Dead

Tomv32
Terri Schiavo died and now the Pope has died. Every one seems to think that the Pope is headed to some kind of reuniting with the Lord but no one has said that about Schiavo.
Is there life after death? Most religious people seem to think there is some kind of after life.
Have you ever watched some one die? It is not hard to tell when a person changes from being alive to being dead. I have been at the bedside when several people have died. Some I have helped ease their passing with lots of morphine. None of them have come back to thank me for making their death an easy passing. I think that once you are dead that is it your dead.

don't give up

Teaching English 91
I can remember going through high school and taking all of the "bone head" classes. I got off course in English in the seventh grade and didn't get back on course until my first year in college. Many years later I know the importance of learning grammer and being able to write a properly consturcted sentence. I work with some one who has a masters degree but is not able to communicate effectively in writing because she cannot consturct a sentence. Her inablility to communicate has cost her the respect of her peers and a promotion. So don't give up. What you are doing is important.

living will vs power of attourney for health care

Tomv32
If you are thinking about a living will (and you should be) think about a durable power of attourney for health care instead. If you want to have as much assurance as you can that your wishes will be carried out then the only option is power of attourney for health care. I have dealt with this problem a lot and consider myself some what of an expert. If you would like more infromation just leave your email address in the comments.

Florida feeding tube

Tomv32
The only moral/ethical thing to do with the lady in Florida is to remove the feeding tube. I have not been to Florida to see this lady but I have seen lots of other people in a persistant vegatative state. The real test is how she interacts with her enviroment. If some one would ask her to blink her eyes 2 times and she did it then she would not be in a persistant vegatative state. Have you noticed that the pictures on tv show that her right arm is drawn up? It is called a contracture. She will never be able to use that arm again. No it could not have been prevented. She does not interact with her enviroment. The appearance of tears and what could be misunderstood as laughter is not interacting with one's enviroment. It is reflex much like any other kind of reflex. The only person who is looking out for her best interest is her husband.
How many people do you know of would want to "live" not being able to move, eat, perform their own personal hygiene, or take care of themselves after relieving themselves. It is not just the functioning of a living organism but the quality of life that is at issue here. She has no qualtiy of life and should be allowed to die.
Contrary to popular belief starvation is not a bad way to die. You are only hungry for a short period of time. In fact starvation is a rather painless way to die. The best thing would be to remove the feeding tube and start a morphine drip and turn it up so that she would stop breathing and put her and this whole mess to rest.

legal problems

Tomv32
Stayed home from work today so that I could talk to the lawyer. It seems as though every thing I have tried to do over the last 5 years has gone to shit. People have told me things that have just turned out to be untrue. I must be too stupid.

NYPD Blue

Tomv32
OK so tonight is the last night of NYPD Blue. Personally I could give a shit. I don't like tv shows that remind me every week that the people that are supposed to protect us are rotten themselves. I have an SOB for a boss I am not entertained by watching some one else deal with an SOB boss. Do you care that the last episode of NYPD Blue is being aired tonight?

back to work

Damn today is Sunday and Monday always follows. Monday means that it is back to work. Work wouldn't be so bad if there was a challenge. It would help if one of my co-workers were nice to look at but no help there either. I have applied for another job may the new job will come through.