Noodles about Terry Schiavo

[geminigirl]

I feel for Terry's parents-no parent wants to bury a child. But the person who probably knew her most intimately, the person she chose marry, is ultimately the person with whom these life or death decisions rest with.

Other ramblings...

I don't understand how the people who claim to be in favor of allowing her to live can also be the ones trying to carry water to her. I don't understand how her husband can refuse to allow her to recieve Comunion, if that's something that was in her life important to her. In no way do I understand the people who talk about the sanctity of life and then become involved in murder plots against others.

And I hope when the time comes, that I can be strong and abide by the wishes the people who entrust me to make these important decisions.

Comments

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

He isn't remarried (polygamy is illegal), but he does have a live-in gf whom he has two kids. I don't know when he found the new gf, but I can't imagine staying married to a comatose woman for 15 years. Everyone deserves more than that.

I am not certain anyone really knows what she wants in this case. There is a lot of he said/she said in this case, and both sides have done a lot to demonize each other. I can't imagine why her parents would rather her stay alive in a coma for decades at a time and I can't imagine why her husband wouldn't divorce her. Everyone needs to move onto the next stage of their lives.

And to think that the comatose woman set this all in motion on her own with an eating disorder....

[barking-iguana.livejournal.com]

I can imagine why he's stayed married to her. I wouldn't guraantee it, but his claim that he feels obliged to stay involved to try to carry out her wishies is quite believeable. Assuming he's sincere, he can't divorce her without abandoning her to caretakers whose care is not what she would want. Are you really saying that such commitment is unfathomable to you?

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

Assuming you are right that he is being sincere, why didn't they got through this a long time ago? 15 years in a vegetative state? I can understand that last 3-5 years have been in and out of courts, but why did they wait so long. If you are right, his commitment is noble.

But for all intents and purposes he has tried to move on with his life. He's got the live-in gf and two kids. At some point you'd think he'd want to say "I need to move on."