Posted by marcos on March 26, 2005 at 00:30:59:
I am also praying for Terri. However, I'm not sure where my views stand with those I have seen expressed here. But the whole problem with this case is that we don't know for certain Terri's own wishes regarding this matter, we only know her parents, or husband, and they both claim to know they know Terri's wishes. For certain, I know that each of needs to state right now our wishes if a similar case were to befall us, individually. I certainly know that I would never want to be indefinitely prolonged beyond my natural death in that way, and I would never ever want to live in such a state, for that is no life at all. I would want all to respect my wishes, whether it'd be family, friends, the government, or the church. When I see devils tearing my life away, they are really angels, for if I've made my peace with God, they will be freeing me from this earth, and with my Father I will be.
Again the problem is we dont know about Terri wishes. We need to make sure our wishes are clear and can stand against any legal confrontation and/or opposition, so we won't put other people through the same shit that people have had to go through in this now present case.
I know: we should we err on the side of life? maybe so. But are we also perhaps putting Terri through needless suffering and anguish by prolonging her life in such a state, and denying her of her natural death?
Right now I am praying for Terri; it looks like maybe it might finally be the end of this and she can finally kiss this fucking shit good-bye at last and meet her heavenly Father face to face, which she has probably been longing for a long time now. And I'll ask her to pray for me.
Marcos