You really ARE the first and only one!
I don't know where one draws the line for others, which is why Dan and I are at last putting pen to paper on this. For some, like my husband, the idea of mental incapacitation is terrifying. He doesn't want to live like that, or for us, his family, to have to take care of him. I imagine his line is different from mine. I want them to at least TRY for a while-- just in case.
I can't judge Terry Schiavo's condition from a few tapes or from what her poor parents say. On the other hand, there are some pretty questionable things being said about the husband, and what was and wasn't provided for her.
My thoughts would be- (just thinking aloud here) to appoint the guardian ad litem, gather what evidence there is, make sure that she DID get therapy, that everything HAD been tried and then make a decision independent of the husband and the parents.
Also I wonder if the parents are willing to take on the expense of her care. I can't imagine there is much left of the original settlement. If so, who could object to that?
There's another touchy issue- who IS paying? Are we? And if so, how long do we use limited resources on a case like this? |
