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Postby Oddysee » Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:30 pm

FoxyJama wrote:[A lot of stuff]

Foxy, while I agree that family are the closest thing anyone has, hers is obviously deranged.
They kept their daughter alive for 15 years. As a veggie. She wasn't a person. She didn't feel anything, she was a bunch of reflexes and nerves kept working through forcefully feeding it blood and oxygen. Nature would not have let this happen. It was not natural, NOR did it bring her back to life. It was a waste of tax dollars, and emotions for those who cared about her.

It served no purpose other than fuel a crazed view that she was alive. It was selfish, and had nothing to do with the daughter. It was her parents, unable to face reality and let go. And everyone else had to suffer for their derangements?

I know there is no easy solution for this, but I seriously doubt her husband hated her. He didn't leave her untill she actually died. (Yes, I refer to her as dead, her brain wasn't working, and she could do nothing herself.)
The blood didn't pump through her veins, her brain didn't register pain or emotion. Her heart didn't work. The only reason any of her even functioned, was because they artificially kept it going. The second they stopped so did she. But despite keeping her going, her brain still didn't work. She was a machine of flesh and bone. Food goes in, get's processed, and comes out. No other results. Keeping her active served no purpose.

Her parents, in their grief, refused to accept this, and in doing so prevented the husband from getting on with his life.
And how can any of you say he didn't care? What, he's supposed to spend the rest of his life mourning? 15 Years for God's sake! People move on, it doesn't mean they don't care, it just means they face reality. Something her parents should do.

I'd not have let them near the funeral either. Their selfishness has affected so many others now, and so many have had to pay for it. I'd not want them near either. Not out of revenge, but out of basic fear that they'd not stop there.
This has been hard enough on everyone as it is. It doens't need to get worse because of a few people who are clearly insane.
Yes, insane. Their actions defy logic and reason. Only insanity would wish for ones daughter to be kept in a vegitive state for 15 years. Only insanity cannot see it is futile.

I for one, cannot see what the problem is with the funeral. They should do everyone, them selves included a favour, and have their heads checked. I fear they seriously need it.


Oh, and Otori... LOL, that, my friend, was priceless!




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Postby Tarryk » Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:42 pm

In mostly-agreements with oddy.


Foxy, you said:
He wanted her dead, so he's obviously not grieving, while her parents are.

I can't understand how you could believe that. He wanted her dead? I'm of the assumption that he wanted her AT PEACE. And how can it be said that he's not grieving? The parents are the ones who are mentarded in this whole thing, NOT the husband, I think. He's got honor and respect for her dignity, and he's very likely been grieving for 15 years now. Meanwhile the parents aren't grieving at all. They're in some sort of malicious and blind denial about what "life" truly means.
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Postby Maephina » Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:10 pm

Rofl shoulda seen this comin...

TERRI SCHIAVO'S FACE APPEARED ON MY PANCAKE

"eat it and put it out of it's misery" lol :twisted:
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Postby FoxyJama » Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:58 pm

Foxy, while I agree that family are the closest thing anyone has, hers is obviously deranged.


Deranged or not, they have a right to attend their daughter's funeral. My family isn't exactly what you'd call 'functional', but they will all be welcome at my memorial service. My aunts and uncles hate one another, and they all came to my great grandmother's funeral and behaved themselves, because there are some things more important than personal differences of opinion. The right to attend the memorial service of a loved one is one of those things.

The blood didn't pump through her veins, her brain didn't register pain or emotion. Her heart didn't work. The only reason any of her even functioned, was because they artificially kept it going. The second they stopped so did she. But despite keeping her going, her brain still didn't work. She was a machine of flesh and bone. Food goes in, get's processed, and comes out. No other results. Keeping her active served no purpose.


Actually this wasn't the case. I understand that she did respond to pain, all of her organs functioned properly, she wasn't on life support. She was being fed. We don't have social healthcare, and the cost her her care was being provided by her own trust fund (from the malpractice suit) and her parents, so the tax burden argument is a moot point.

Speaking of moot points, however...

Like the poor lady, let's put this thread to rest.
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