Tommy Johnson
New member
Ive been glued to the tube for some strange reason over this deal. Well it somewhat hits home concidering my son is severly brain damaged and has cerebral palsy. He has a shrunken brain, has four large holes filled with fluid (two on each side). I havent read any medical reviews concerning Terri, but what little Ive seen on TV she is as coherent as my own son who is now 6 years old and cant feed himself. Cant walk, cant stand up, cant play, cant speak. We have to give him 6-7 different types of medicines a day. He has a hard time controlling his swallowing, another words he drools. We inserted a G-Tube when he was about 3 since he was always sick (keeping him out of therapy and now school) and we couldnt administer his oral medicines since his nose would get stopped up and he couldnt drink his bottle. He cant move his mucus around like 'normal' people i.e. snort, hack, etc. That is a natural defense to common diseases and he is incapable of those 'normal' bodily functions so he stays sick.
Im torn, the estranged husband wants to execute her wishes (or so he says) but there are accepting caring parents that want to care for her. What do you do?
Its a burden to care for these types of cases. Since my son cant walk, one hip is now out of socket and the other is on its way. He now has to go through surgery again. Its always something. If we wouldnt have accepted artifical care such as his feeding tube, the respirator that kept him alive for 2 weeks when he was born, he would be dead. At some point it has to be the caretakers decision.
Im torn, the estranged husband wants to execute her wishes (or so he says) but there are accepting caring parents that want to care for her. What do you do?
Its a burden to care for these types of cases. Since my son cant walk, one hip is now out of socket and the other is on its way. He now has to go through surgery again. Its always something. If we wouldnt have accepted artifical care such as his feeding tube, the respirator that kept him alive for 2 weeks when he was born, he would be dead. At some point it has to be the caretakers decision.