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Claudia - I'm glad you posted the message about your father and your father in law. I was taught w\that starvation was very painful. Best wishes. Jo Ann On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:06:09 -0800 "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > This is my first time posting to this group although I have been a > lurker > for a little while. I have had PD for approx 7 yrs now (I'm 60 ys > old). > > I was prompted to write because of the message saying it is > hypocrisy to let > the poor woman die of thirst and hunger. I agree that it does sound > horrible and cruel and something that would be agonizing to see or > endure. > > I felt the same way until I witnessed my father's death in 1993 and > my > father-in-law's death in 1997. They had both requested that they be > be > given no medical care and specifically said they did not want > feeding tubes. > > I was with both of these loved ones, literally day and night (8 days > with my > father and 4 with my father-in-law). I was terrified that I would > witness > their terrible suffering and not be allowed to help. > > I can tell you with absolute certainty neither one showed the > slightest sign > of discomfort or gave any indication they were hungry or thirsty. > It was, > rather a gradual fading of their life until they quietly passed from > this > life to whatever life lies ahead. > > I hope this will in some small way allay the fear and horror some > may feel > when they think of "starving a person to death". I wish the medical > community would make this info more widely known. > > God bless all of you. > > Claudia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J.E. Cripps" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:42 PM > Subject: Re: Schaivo case/JoAnn > > > >> What infuriates me is the hypocrisy of having the poor woman die > if > >> thirst/ > >> hunger. If those involved really believe it's right for her to > die, they > >> should > >> have the courage of their convictions and kill her as quickly and > cleanly > >> as > >> possible. > > > > I do not have PD and am only a "casual" supporter, I was lurking > > bc this is one of the few discussion groups I find discussing this > > issue intelligently but G-d forbid this possibility be allowed to > > happen. I am not saying the OP here advocates this, pls note. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn