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Emee	Saturday, 18. October 2008, 23:21
Posts: 1,279 Group: Members Member #20 Joined: September 26, 2006	I discussed this with my family this evening John. I just think it is so sad for everybody involved. Although I believe euthanasia is wrong, how can I judge this young lad and his family? How can I begin to even start to imagine what his changed life must have been like for him? My only comparison is to Joni Erikkson, a sporty young teenager who became a near quadraplegic at the age of 17 in a diving accident. Fortunately for her she had a Christian faith beforehand and this supported her through the early stages of her new condition and afterwards. Her boyfriend at the time couldn't cope with the change in her condition, but she eventually found love with someone else and went on to marry them. She has lived a full life since then writing and painting - but then her condition was not quite so bad as the young lad's and she has some movement in her upper arms. Poor lad - may God rest his soul. Poor family. However, Rose is right. I hope this does not set a precedent. Mind you I know of cases where the elderly in hospital who, even wanting to live, have had food and sometimes liquids taken away from them. To my mind this is even more shocking as it goes on all the time in our hospitals. I fear the young lad may be just the tip of the iceberg. I am very wary of the "care" of our elderly in our hospitals.[redit][/redit] Edited by Emee, Saturday, 18. October 2008, 23:25.


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