we don't know without definite information about her condition. This woman hasn't had any kind of therapy or treatment and only very basic diagnostics. Some people say she is clearly so badly off only very basic diagnostics are required, but I am an agnostic on that. I have been doing quite a bit of patient advocacy and individual well-meaning doctors are very often wrong. IF the diagnosis of PVS is correct then there is little hope and it becomes a matter of her wishes. That is how I see it.
Dana On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:22:54 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whatever damage is there, it is the cause of her current condition. Also, > what damage has been done to the brain is permanent. > > Logically then, the quality of her life, should it be extended, will > presumably go on in its current form. > > I guess my final opinion on this is that if she's been in a PVS for 15 years > with nothing remainging of who she used to be, she should have been let go > many years ago. If, on the other hand, some part of her has remained alive > for 15 years, then what she has had to suffer is far, far worse than any > person deserves. > > I truly hope she's allowed to move on, because I see nothing but continued > suffering from the other outcome :/ > > > > ah, meant to add, that it does seem quite likely that there isn't > > *much* of a mind. If that makes you feel any better. Some of the > > medical professionals looking at the scan (and yes the one on the u of > > miami ethics site does seem to be hers despite the lack of captioning) > > say it doesn't matter what slice we are looking at because that is > > massive damage. But you do realize that this would be only a partial > > image, right? > > > > Dana > > > > > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:01:36 -0600, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So I was considering Dana's points that there may be reasonable doubt as > >> to > >> the extent of Ms. Schiavo's incapacitation. > >> > >> If we consider the possibility that Ms. Schiavo actually IS alive in > >> there, > >> that she has the ability to think, to reason, to perceive, to make > >> decisions......and yet has absolutely NO way of expressing any of these > >> things.... all of a sudden her situation becomes even MORE tragice, in my > >> opinion. > >> > >> I can't imagine the horror of being awake, of being aware, of being > >> cognizant, and yet of having no way of expressing any of it.....for 15 > >> years. > >> > >> I'm curious what your thoughts on this are Dana. If your suspicions are > >> right, and Ms. Schiavo is still alive mentally......does this make her > >> situation better, or worse? Would this fact actually make the case > >> stronger > >> for ending her suffering? > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151295 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
