Have been thinking on these lately....
A patient that met with an accident.. was lucky enough to be save but a tragedy seem to be happening as the patient is being paralysed from the neck down.. he jus cant move, cant speak and only can express himself and answering questions by blinking on his eyes.. he jus spending the rest of his life on the bed.. he is once a very active boy but now he is jus numbness....he is born from a single parent family.. only have his mother to work hard and save for the living of his son. his living is rely on the machine, rely on his mother to bath him, exercise him and understand him..
One day the patient wish that he will be given a solution, a decision to be given natural death as the solution to end up his burden to his mother, and the solution to end up his efforts to struggle every minutes of life!! From this, many questions occur?? Shall he be given his human rights to make his decision in his life?? Is it correct for him to end up his life or shall he continue to struggle every minutes to the end?? Is there any miracle will happen to him?? A chance for him to recover? Shall the doctor fullfill what the patient decision?? or is the doctor doing the correct thing for saving his life?? Doctor save his life but he for having his life need to suffer for every minutes he live... Have the doctor think of the patient feeling of suffering for the rest of his time but having a chance to continue living!! Do the doctor need to think of this?? What about the mother... the son would like to give up his life while the mother wants his son to struggle and hold on to his life.. Is the mother doing a correct thing by wanting his son to live... Parents was the one who given their child a chance to reach this world and having their life but at the end.. the child should be the one who shall have the rights or the parents should have the rights to give an end to the children life?? Is the mother correct with her perceptions??
A similar incident happen in US.. a wife who suffer from the same condition as the boy... this wife was even doubtful that she didnt manage to let other people know what she wanted the best for herself.. a conflict happens between the husband and the parents of the wife.. the husband wants his wife to have a natural death as he belief this is a better solution for his wife..while the parents disagree and belief thier daughter will prefer to hold on to her life.. In this no one knows what the best and what the patient want... the conflict went up to court and finally an order from the court was foods will not given to the wife... and the wife jus struggle few days of living without foods and finally she jus passed away.. On this.. no one really know is it a solution to the wife or is it jus a force to dead.. will it be a relief for the wife to walk away her life or....
Which decision is the best?? Whose decision should be follow?? a very subjective topic... different people in different role will have its own view.. Shall we jus respect the patient wish or ... really wonder in this kind of situations.... who are the ones having the rights???
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