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Originally posted by chideltjen
Trust me, I'd like to see an article on that as well. Because honeychile isn't the first person to say that she has the capability to eat and swallow... this same topic is an emotional one at another board I frequent. And someone mentioned that Terri could be fed Jello at some point.
But then that brings up the question... if she can eat SOMETHING without the feeding tube, why 15 years on it?
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In some hospitals, if not most, when someone is brought into the ER under trauma conditions, they are automatically intubated, and given a feeding tube. My father was
technically DOA, but was still given the tubes. It was only when we noticed that blood was backing up in his breathing tube and the precursor to lividity was starting that we realized that there was no hope - even though there was still the tiniest bit of brain activity (we'll never know how much, since we didn't push for an MRI or PET scan).
I've had several clients who have had their tubes removed, have done well for a while, then needed one or the other back again. People can live with ng tubes for many years, and still eat, besides.
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I'm fully aware that my stance is not a popular one, but as has been stated before, a
dog would not be permitted to die in this fashion under medical care. Take her tubes out, let her have water or whatever, and if she aspirates, so be it - but it would be a more natural death than this cruel and unusual one. This is worse than anything that has ever been done to a any death row inmate in this country!