'til death do us part
It's so frustrating not to be able to join the protests against the ongoing "murder" of Terri Schiavo. Actually this is worse than murder!! She's being killed little by little and who says that just because she can't talk or signal to the people around her, she can't think and feel. Who knows that at this moment she's scared to death of dying and she wants to live to see her family? It's really so frustrating.
America prides itself of giving equal opportunity to life and protecting it...even animals have their own police force. A neighbor calls and reports that she saw a thin dog in your home and suspects that you haven't been feeding it. The authorities goes to your home and arrests you. What the..?! Or, a neighbor knows that you're not at home but notices that there's a dog tied in your backyard. The authorities come and see that the dog has not water. They call you and warn you that if you do it again, there are consequences.
And here we are, fighting for a HUMAN's life. There shouldn't be any question because for one, is there an explicit wish from Terri that she wants to die? Plus, she's a Roman Catholic. Part of a Catholic's belief is to fight for life. For once, I agree with President Bush...when in doubt always, ALWAYS side with life. One of the protester's who was interviewed shared that she had a very good friend who was slowly dying of an illness. When he was still strong he left word that should the time come when he couldn't feed himself, they shouldn't give him food through a tube. But when that time came, they asked him if he wanted to eat and he signalled YES. At death's door, people's minds and feelings can change. Who's to say that Terri has been fighting to send a signal to the people who are SUPPOSED to care for her that she wants to live! That she can in fact still understand what they are saying, that she still wants to see her parents, be hugged, and be kissed? One doctor said "Nobody can enter a patient's mind and discover what that person is experiencing.."
Maybe she did share to her husband before that should she be in that situation, they should pull the plug. But maybe she was thinking that pulling the plug means instant death, not a slow and painful one. That's what's getting to me. You are starving a human being! If her husband (I can't even type his name!) does not want anything to do with her, well her parent's and millions of people want to help! He can even choose not to see her anymore. And now this self-righteous person is saying that he made a promise, a committment to Terri even if he has moved on with a part of his life. Promise? A promise to what, kill her when the time comes? Maybe he wants to move on completely and he doesn't want other people to think ill of him -- "oh he left his invalid wife..", "how can he divorce her..". Well I just want to say to him that, couples divorce left and right in the US for petty reasons such as "irreconcilable differences", incompatibility, or one party cannot provide what the other needs. Why doesn't he just let her be? If he really knows "what she wants" then I'm sure that he knows that Terri doesn't want infidelty. Isn't that what he's doing right now? Having relationships and kids while still married to her? What a committment, huh?
Nobody can fault him if he can't handle taking care of Terri anymore. People have different reactions to different situations. I want to share the story of Wawel. We used to work for the same company but I wasn't able to meet him because he left before my first day on the job. A lot of people love to share his story because his story is nothing short of amazing. Kindly read this article from Inquirer
Sorry for the long post but this is the only way I can think of to share my thoughts and maybe convince whoever is reading this know that what is happening now is wrong. And I also want to let the family or close to the family of Terri know that I am praying for their cause.
America prides itself of giving equal opportunity to life and protecting it...even animals have their own police force. A neighbor calls and reports that she saw a thin dog in your home and suspects that you haven't been feeding it. The authorities goes to your home and arrests you. What the..?! Or, a neighbor knows that you're not at home but notices that there's a dog tied in your backyard. The authorities come and see that the dog has not water. They call you and warn you that if you do it again, there are consequences.
And here we are, fighting for a HUMAN's life. There shouldn't be any question because for one, is there an explicit wish from Terri that she wants to die? Plus, she's a Roman Catholic. Part of a Catholic's belief is to fight for life. For once, I agree with President Bush...when in doubt always, ALWAYS side with life. One of the protester's who was interviewed shared that she had a very good friend who was slowly dying of an illness. When he was still strong he left word that should the time come when he couldn't feed himself, they shouldn't give him food through a tube. But when that time came, they asked him if he wanted to eat and he signalled YES. At death's door, people's minds and feelings can change. Who's to say that Terri has been fighting to send a signal to the people who are SUPPOSED to care for her that she wants to live! That she can in fact still understand what they are saying, that she still wants to see her parents, be hugged, and be kissed? One doctor said "Nobody can enter a patient's mind and discover what that person is experiencing.."
Maybe she did share to her husband before that should she be in that situation, they should pull the plug. But maybe she was thinking that pulling the plug means instant death, not a slow and painful one. That's what's getting to me. You are starving a human being! If her husband (I can't even type his name!) does not want anything to do with her, well her parent's and millions of people want to help! He can even choose not to see her anymore. And now this self-righteous person is saying that he made a promise, a committment to Terri even if he has moved on with a part of his life. Promise? A promise to what, kill her when the time comes? Maybe he wants to move on completely and he doesn't want other people to think ill of him -- "oh he left his invalid wife..", "how can he divorce her..". Well I just want to say to him that, couples divorce left and right in the US for petty reasons such as "irreconcilable differences", incompatibility, or one party cannot provide what the other needs. Why doesn't he just let her be? If he really knows "what she wants" then I'm sure that he knows that Terri doesn't want infidelty. Isn't that what he's doing right now? Having relationships and kids while still married to her? What a committment, huh?
Nobody can fault him if he can't handle taking care of Terri anymore. People have different reactions to different situations. I want to share the story of Wawel. We used to work for the same company but I wasn't able to meet him because he left before my first day on the job. A lot of people love to share his story because his story is nothing short of amazing. Kindly read this article from Inquirer
Sorry for the long post but this is the only way I can think of to share my thoughts and maybe convince whoever is reading this know that what is happening now is wrong. And I also want to let the family or close to the family of Terri know that I am praying for their cause.
posted by mela at 11:14 AM
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