This has been in the news quite a bit recently and while I don't have all the details from what I understand Terri told her husband before that if anything were to ever happen she whouldn't want to remain a vegetative state. But the parents continue to push the courts to keep her alive with a feeding tube. She's been in this state for almost 15 years now. I know there are times when people can make it back from that lenght of time but usually everything works fine they just aren't consious. Terri on the other hand can't do anything for herself. I just feel it's sad to keep her like that.
I guess my main thing is we don't know what happens to a soul when the body is like that. Perhaps she is traped in her body unable to leave because the body is still alive even if it's not going to get better. On the other hand if the soul has already left because of the brain damage they are just using state money to keep alive a body that nothing will happen to. And on the 3rd hand (if there is such a thing) If she does get better so much time has passed and so much more time may pass the world she will wake up to will be completly different. And who's to say if she does wake up she'll wake up compeletly. Anyway just posting this to get my thoughts out there. Enjoy or not just still my thoughts.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Terri Schiavo
Posted by Grinningcomb at 5:23 PM
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Some people say that she shows signs of life because she smiles and moves about.
In my mind, however, it all comes down to that feeding tube and her prior instructions about being in a vegetative state. A vegetative state would be one in which a person depends on life support in some form or fashion, but can't do anything otherwise.
The reason I feel that the feeding tube is life support is because if she were truly able to function as everyone else, she could feed herself even if the tube was removed. If they put food in front of her, she'd eat it, in other words. That she doesn't tells me that the feeding tube is life support and if she's previously expressed that that is not how she would want to live, then her wish should be respected instead of her parents keeping her around through denial and their own selfish desires.
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