tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post8888961601355550394..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: A Death Panel of OneAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-45441206889584764942011-01-27T16:16:38.723-05:002011-01-27T16:16:38.723-05:00Also posted on the Image blog post:
Andy,
I rem...Also posted on the Image blog post:<br /> <br />Andy,<br /><br />I remember when you wrote about your dad on your blog. It was heartrending then, and it's heartrending now.<br /><br />My mom had a cerebral hemorrhage at age 53, and ended up like your dad: on a vent, with no brain activity. Like you, I am the eldest child. Unlike you, I was only 32. What did I know? How was I supposed to make that decision? Thankfully, one of my sisters is a nurse and worked for an organ bank at the time, so she helped with decision making, once she arrived from Texas. <br /><br />End of life counseling? Absolutely. Patients deserve to know what is coming, and need the information to decide what they want to happen. In addition, it's a lot better for the patient to decide, and make those plans known, than leave it to family members to guess.<br /><br />But like you, I still pray that we made the right decision. Even though there was no brain activity, I still second guess. Did we deny God the opportunity for a miracle? How long should we wait for that?<br /><br />All I can say, it sucks...Mike Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222108530270467216noreply@blogger.com