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Have I done anything today worth noting? Meh. That's a question of opinion I guess. Speaking of opinion...
Jen came over tonight, this was the first time we've seen her since she has come home from her honeymoon. She came and we went to look at her new house. It's gorgeous. It's 1920's style and in way better condition than our house before we remodeled. It's gorgeous and has a beautiful living room. Of course they'll fix it to their fancy. Anyways, on to the opinion part...
On the way home I had informed them that Terry Shiavo had passed away. Neither of them new and we were talking and I came to a conclusion. I believe that it was a very inhumane way of letting someone die. I have several points to state.
1) They gave her morphine which can imply two things.
a)she can feel pain or there is the possibility of her feeling pain. If that is so then do the doctors say this is a very peaceful way to pass?
b)morphine is a pain killer which implies that the method of which they are killing her is painful.
2) In videos someone was holding the balloon over her head and she was following it with not only her eyes but moving her head. Is that vegitative?
3) She smiles is more than one video shown on the news. People report this as a reflex. People who are brain dead, it vegitative states don't have reflexes that aren't provoked (ex. tapping a muscle to move a finger).
4) Was there EVER anything in writing about this being her wishes? Something seems odd about the fact that all I heard was the husband saying this was her wish after watching a movie about someone in a somewhat similar case. It was never in writing. If it was in writing then the media would have NEVER picked up on this case as being so controversial.
5) The parents were WILLING to take custody of her. They would TAKE her from him and TAKE CARE OF HER. Why was this not a possibility.
6) When the HECK did America become so ridiculous? First we kill babies, then we let children starve who aren't necessarily in the most perfect condition, now we're starving people who are "brain damaged" without a WRITTEN STATEMENT-what next? Honestly? How long will it take before we start to kill the disabled, the elderly, the handicapped...
I'm just disgusted. Honestly. Someone once said, "After abortion was passed it's been a slippery slope for America." Where are our morals? Our common sense? My God people, think it out. If she needs morphine then THE PROCESS WAS PAINFUL and SHE CAN FEEL PAIN. Two thing doctors said were not the case. BUT THINK IT THROUGH. A poll said 75% of American's said they agreed with Michael Shaivo in taking the feeding tube out. That percentage shows the AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA WHO DO NOT SIT DOWN AND THINK. I'm just so mad. I'm mad because I live in a country where there is SO MUCH FREEDOM that we can kill unborn babies, half born babies, people who can't speak up for themselves and LOOK AT US. Are we any better for it? No... I mean, God. Exactly... God... America used to be such a christian based nation. Controversial? Maybe, but ask your grandparents how America has changed from the 50's and they will most likely say the morals of Americans have dropped. Okay, well I can't write about this anymore--it just... God we're just... America will fall-just like the Romans. I'm looking forward to that.
Aren't you?
BETH