Let it go? or keep holding?

As hard and harsh as this may sound sweetie, i will pull the plug. No one wants to live from machines. TATA.

To be honest I don't want to be subjected in this kind of situation. I don't have an answer to this and this is one question or situation that I really want to avoid. If there will come a time that I have to face this, it will definitely put my faith to the test. As much as possible I don't want to resort to Euthanasia...

There is always a ray of hope that the person revives and so it is not ethical to pull the plug. This is a situation some are destined to go through and the inconvenience is more for those who are looking after the patient. I will not do it but take it as a challenge.

I say if he is still breathing and alive with the help of the apparatus, don't let go yet. Keep on praying for him and talk to him even if he seems not to respond. But if even with the apparatus, and your relative already passed away, that way you know that God has taken him already. This way, you would know in your conscience that you did everything that you can to keep him. But if the Creator took him already, that is the proper time to let go. Place your trust in the Lord to take care of your love ones.

oh, i dont agree on mercy killing and i will never will do that, pull the plug... God will be the only one to decide to let him stay in the world like that or not..

Choose to pull the plug is a bad decision, though it's painful seeing a relative in that state/condition but no condition is permanent,technology is advancing, someone may come with research and solution to that problem, just take care of the person and if in the process he/she give-up the ghost then no problem.

to me if there is no chance of all, then i would say let them go and be in peace. i dont think anyone would want to be kept alive in that condition. i know if its me, pull the plung

I would keep holding, and hope for the best, you never know what will happen, they could pull through. It would be just cruel to give up, and say eh sucks to be you. If it were me I would hope that people would hold on.

You better give it up. That person might suffer a lot when you keep on holding on. You also need to accept and talk to him that you're doing that for him. Its easy to say but very hard to do when you are at that kind of situation.

that is very difficult. i think the doctor's advise will help in deciding. if he's been in coma for days and the doctor can't really see any sign of progress, maybe i'll let go of him. i'll give him the rest that he need.

hi... It was a real difficult thing for them to do i think the doctor's advise will help in deciding.

You keep mentioning them being in pain. When you are in a coma, you are NOT in pain. The pain comes when and if you wake up.

When I became diabetic this became a very real possibility for me. I refuse to go on insulin and stick my finger every day. I have told my daughter that if I slip into a diabetic coma, let me go, do not revive me...NO INSULIN!!! I watched my mother go through that torture every day for years and it was such a relief when she finally passed! I have had people scold me about this but hey! I would rather the disease take me right away than fight for every day that I'm alive in pain. I live with daily pain now as it is...and not only am I not insulin dependent but I'm not even taking any pills for my condition so I'm doing pretty good with diet and exercise. The medical profession has betrayed my trust too many times for me to buy into their expensive remedies with all their nasty side-effects. When my time comes I want to be as far away from hospital as I can get. I don't want to be lining the doctor's BMW while my daughter is worrying about how to pay for the extreme measures my care requires. That said, I do take care of myself with diet and exercise as much as I am able and herbal remedies when I can and my A1Cs have been really good. Beyond the A1C, though, I don't worry about my blood sugar levels.

That's quite a tough call and one perhaps I am not suited to make. However, I would say that you should do as the person wished. Gather all the people that knew him best, and discuss not only what would be best for him (what would be the most humane in a way) but also discuss what the person would have wanted. Many times people in my family have told me "If anything like that happens, pull the plug". And so... I know what they would desire. I understand that perhaps this is not how you feel when the situation actually arrives, but... That is the best advice I can offer friend, and I hope I helped at least a bit.

That is one of the hardest choices in the world to make I would think. At one hand, it is always hard to let go. You want to cling onto the hope that somehow, by some miracle, that person will recover to live. Even if the chances are slim, I think we want to hope that the doctors were wrong. However, there is a harsh reality that it rarely is something like that. It is much kinder just to let go. Drawing out the inevitable can be unkind to both you, the person, and everyone else. I have never been in this situation and I really do not think I want to be. I would most likely hesitate and would hate to be the person to make the final call. There will always be a lingering doubt in the back of my mind. Granted, the thought might be delusions. Still, its the most difficult decision in the world but logically speaking, it might be kinder to pull the plug, no matter how hard that seems.

I think i would let god do his work!!! Man is keeping him here now... Maybe god needs his help in heaven and we are keeping here for selfish reasons!! not that wanting him here with you guys is selfish but holding on when its time to let go is sorta the same as! sorry to hear abou tthis tragity in your life! Hope you can see the light through the dark!