Well, the good news is that the link you posted said it's probably not hereditary. I know that heredity was a particular worry in our family.
Dana On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:50:52 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deanna, > > Oh that is hard. I really feel for what you're going through. We had > to make a similar decision with my father 10 years ago after he > suffered a massive stroke. While he never expressed such to me > directly, we all knew he would not want to be in such a situation. I > do not think I have a right to tell you what to do, but I think you > already know what is needed. Remember what she was once and honestly > ask yourself, would she have wanted such, then let that be your guide. > > Myself, I have a living will that states no heroic measures are to be > taken. I would not want to be in that sort of half life - being kept > alive but not really alive. I am a supporter of euthanasia, I think > that some situations are worse than death. > > larry > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:29:43 -0600, Deanna Schneider > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, my grandmother has Lewey Body Dementia. She's been pretty wacked > > out for years - very little quality of life. One of the side effects > > of it is that she'll eventually lose the ability to swallow. She's > > just about there - she has nearly no ability to swallow. Last week she > > ended up in the hospital because of a UTI and pneumonia combined. > > Today, they're sending her home (well, to the nursing home). > > > > Chances are good that she's going to die - starve to death or die of > > dehydration - in the very near future. The folks are coming home from > > their snow-bird place in AZ to do the death watch thing. > > > > Would you do it? Or, would you do the feeding tube? Discuss. > > > > (Note: no sympathy needed, as far as I'm concerned. I fully support my > > parents' decision, and we've all been wishing for a quick and painless > > death for quite some time. Sort of sucks that it has to be this. They > > wish she hadn't been sent to the hospital, as dying from infection is > > probably a lot quicker) > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145548 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
