[Radix]

This was discussed at length on local radio today. Apparantly most of the family is in disagreement with daughter, but in accord with hospital.

Very contentious.

[HMFIC]

It's called QUALITY of Life. I know I would NOT want to exist like that.

[Wolfie]

As long as the daughter's paying for it, keep her mother on life support as long as she wants.

[Mamzelle]

She's been on a ventilator since 1997?

[Fierce Allegiance]

My mother worked in ICU/Trauma for a long time, and said it was always the real crappy families, ie druggie/hooker kids of parents, who would not let their parents go with dignity, but demanded they be kept alive indefinitely.

I do not want to live on a heart & lung machine. Please let me go if I am ever in such a position.

[Mamzelle]

Gehrig's is a terrible way to go...

[Ronaldus Magnus]

This slope is very slippery. Also today, same story but with a baby being removed from life support without the mother's permission:

Judge Rules Baby Can Be Removed From Life Support

[ApplegateRanch]

``You can see the eye move back and forth, and her mouth starts moving.''

Obviously, she is trying to say, "let me go, you dolt! Can't you see how agitated I am at you? You better be wearing iron panties when you get to Heaven, because I'll be waiting with my belt!"

[Trinity_Tx]

"Apparently most of the family is in disagreement with daughter, but in accord with hospital."

See, that's the problem with guardianship. I don't blame the hospital for pushing it.

This could go on forever if all that is required is that she alone claims to be seeing "something."

Family members are seldom objective. They can convince themselves that what they see is whatever they want it to be, and I expect that she is just struggling with letting go.

This is a different thing from Terri Schiavo.

I mean, 7 years on life support? And with ALS, there's no hope. I'd consider that hell on earth, especially if I were at all conscious "in there". It would be like being buried alive.