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Originally Posted by Cowperson
My father had a living will, indicating it was his wish to have life support removed if he was ever rendered into a vegetative state.
That occurred. I ordered his life support removed, except morphine for the pain.
It took about a week and a half for his body to die.
Everyone should have a living will so you remove that decision from the hands of the living. That means your wishes, one way or the other, are known and respected.
Cowperson
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My doctor suggested that I should make a living will. I haven't done it because how I feel about it now could be very different than how I feel about it at the time. I'll leave it up to my kin and the doctors.
I've been in the position of having to give my input into the decision of another life and I think about it the odd time but I believe the decision to remove the life support at that time was the right one and I can live with it.