My Life is In Your Hands

I know that my parents wouldn't want to be kept alive on life support and all of our children know that my husband and I wouldn't want that either. In addition, we all have living wills that state what our wishes are. Having a living will...or medical directive...helps to avoid these kinds of fights.

It depends. If you can't effort the cost, what you will do? I think who has enough money to continue this situation will accept it to keep alive. No body wants to take one's life in his own hand. So, its totally depends..........

I have never been in this situation so kind of difficult to say how I’d react specially since this is a very tricky issue but neutrally speaking, a person’s life maybe in my hands but I’m having to pay the bill knowing fully well that this is for an indefinite period and ultimately maybe totally futile and few of us actually have so much money to we can look after the healthy family members and pay for the life support of another sick member, indefinitely. The decision to pull the plug is definitely not an easy one, and I’m sure the conscience will never let the children rest in peace, but money is a big big factor…when the cost of maintaining the life support system is just draining away the resources, what options do the children have?

You know I firmly believe that only God can take away our lives. As much as it will hurt me a lot because he/she is a family member I would rather choose to take off the life support. I also believe in miracles. God works in mysterious ways and I believe that if it's time for you to go, you will go but if your time is still not up, God will make a way for you. Try watching Just Like Heaven wherein in the movie, Reese Witherspoon was also comatosed as they have already taken her life support but she was still able to make it. I know that miracles from God do happen.

I for one would not want to live in that situation. If there is no possible way of pulling through I wouldn't want to live in a comatose state let alone anyone in my family. It is really not fair to the person that has to live likie that let alone the family that has to suffere because of that person being comatose. I agree with the kids taking their parent off life support after a year. It is a very hard decision but they made it and it is their choice to do so.

I have asked all my family members what they would want to be done if this situation ever arose. I know that there are one or two of my family members who would not want the life support to be turned off, but most of them would not wish to be in a vegetative state and have said that they would want me to turn off their life support. I would do this if the situation ever happened because that is what is required of me as a loving relative and I would respect their wishes no matter how I felt about it.

If it was in the best interest of my parent then yes I would, in my will I have requested that if ever in that situation or something similiar that they will take the life support off..it is my time to go not to have my life prolonged any longer by a machine or because someone else thinks it is the right thing to do. There again saying that I do believe in euthansia...littleowl

Hi diutay, That is the most difficult question, I would not know what I would do in that position, as they say that some people who have been in a coma do wake up even after two years but I would want to make that awful decision, I do agree with the doctors and what right have the court to play God, that really makes me want to spit, surely if any desission was to be made it would be up to the children? Tamara

Well it would depend on the situation really. Now I myself if i was in a coma for over a year and it was still a 50/50 chance of living just pull the plug cause i do not want to be a veggie for the rest of my life or not be able to run and play with my children.Hopefully that wont happen but never can tell. Well my grandfather was on life support for 87 days and wasnt getting any better and he was like a yellowish color he had lung failure as well so on the 88th day my grandmother and there kids decided to go ahead and pull the plug because he wasnt getting any better.

My mom has told us that if she has to be on life support to remain alive forever then we are to "pull the plug." That is what she wants and so that is what will be done. If she is never going to wake up again then I will do as she asks.

ya it is very general that my life is in ur hand noone can deny this...there are lots of discussions on my lot related to this...no means at all..as what I am doing does not mean anything

Yes I would do it because no one wants to live in that state. I know I don't nor do my parents. It would be hard but laying in a bed for a year without communication that is not living. Plus lets say you happen to wake up from the coma its not a guarantee that you will be able to function like you did before. I'm sure doctors can tell now adays if you woke up from a coma if you were going to be a vegetable for the rest of your life. Who would want that plus who would want to put such a burden on others. Pull the plug I say. I just wonder why the doctors were opposed to pulling the plug?

Oh, I can understand the rule.But I don't support the rule. If I were in their case,I will do my best to save the family member. I think everyone doesn't want to die even if they are painful to live,they want to see the people they love.

It depends realy because if it some one you know for a fact that does not want to remain that condition than you can consider pulling but first ou still need to think it over and try to see if you can fix it. if its a child you shouldnt take quick action to pull it because that child has not been given a chance at life. I think you should put forth alot of effort to save him or her. in the worst case you might have to pull it. it cost to keep people on life support and it isnt cheap. many have gone broke doing this. then financialy they go hurt severely.