hi, I've been thinking a lot these past few months, and now with mum getting the medical intervention she is, I want to pose this question:
Should medical intervention be halted at some point?
I've seen this before with a mencap patient who was on my long stay ward. She had stroke after stroke and they kept bringing her back, and I thought to myself, it should be left to God now, its gone on long enough, eventually she couldn't be brought back, but it was a hard time on the staff and on her.
I think there is some part of mum that is fighting because she wants to be left alone. Oh I can see all the psychiatric and medical side, but that doesn't take into account her wishes, I think thats why she was asking to go home so uregently this weekend just gone.
But, the law is the law, and sometimes I think the law needs to be reviewed, to restore a little dignity and compassion
agree or disagree?
hugs
David
Should medical intervention be halted at some point?
I've seen this before with a mencap patient who was on my long stay ward. She had stroke after stroke and they kept bringing her back, and I thought to myself, it should be left to God now, its gone on long enough, eventually she couldn't be brought back, but it was a hard time on the staff and on her.
I think there is some part of mum that is fighting because she wants to be left alone. Oh I can see all the psychiatric and medical side, but that doesn't take into account her wishes, I think thats why she was asking to go home so uregently this weekend just gone.
But, the law is the law, and sometimes I think the law needs to be reviewed, to restore a little dignity and compassion
agree or disagree?
hugs
David