The Schiavo issue

[Claire]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I gave the DNR order for my father, and no one ever questioned my intentions. Still his death came long after he wanted it, after I foolishly talked him out of suicide. Such a wierd thing to regret.

My grandpa died from lung cancer a few years ago and he tried to kill himself by stuffing tiny pieces of tissue in his vent tube. He wanted to be done. He'd said his goodbyes in the prior week, he was ready to go. Then the alarm went off on his machines and everyone knew what he had done.....and you know, it made it easier to let him go. Knowing how extremely ready he was. He died about two weeks later. Ack. Now I'll cry. It was a private matter, and very difficult for everyone in my Catholic family to deal with--not just his death but that he'd tried to commit suicide.

The political stuff has really gotten to me. My family would be mortified if the fact that my grandpa had tried to kill himself was in the news. If any part of his death was in the news. Some things should remain in the family. When it can't stay that way--mediation. Beyond that? Okay, a local court. Ugh, then a state court. But to take it to a federal level? To me, it's just disgusting.

I know I've been personalizing it. Gosh I've been following the story for so freaking long and when Terri Schiavo dies, I'll bawl like a baby and wait for the politicians to jump on it, to point fingers and the ugliness will just get uglier.