March 18, 2005The inevitable has happened and it is very sad.
I am conflicted with this issue.
1) You have a woman who is self-breathing (ie no ventilators) and shows signs of responsiveness to various stimulations.
2) This woman's husband has had speculation placed on him that he poisoned or caused her injuries by making her ill enough to stop her heart. While it is speculation, if she comes out of her vegetative state and it's true she could implicate him.
3) There is a Quality of Life issue here-no doubt.
However she has family who adore her and say she responds to them however the judge involved (Greer) has denied any testing to document and investigate this....WHY?
This woman's feeding tube has been removed now and she will literally STARVE TO DEATH ....this is wrong.
Posted by pboulay at March 18, 2005 06:30 PM