I really have mixed feelings when it comes to this subject. Wedding voes are particular when they say, "in sickness and in health". My first thought would be that I would hope that my husband would stick by my side if there was something to happen to me, but is it really fair to the person that is healthy?
I remember Terry Schiavo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo). She was in a vegatative state after an episode of cardiac failure that left her severely brain damaged. Her husband wanted to remove her feeding tube and her parents did not want their daughter to die. Ultimately, the husband won the court battle and her feeding tube was removed. He had since moved on with his life in the midst of the sadness.
My other story I always remember on the subject is the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor. What a historical woman. The first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. In November 2007, CNN reported that her family's situation has been made more difficult as, due to memory loss, her husband has formed new personal attachments in the institution where he now lives while not fully recalling his life-long family connections. On Sunday, November 18, 2007, New York Times reported in an article titled Seized by Alzheimer’s, Then Love, that she is relieved to see her husband of 55 years so content. She completely amazed me.
I am not certain what my exact feelings are about the subject. I move in both directions. I have to admit, I was facinated by Sandra Day O'Connor's story.
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I really have mixed feelings when it comes to this subject. Wedding voes are particular when they say, "in sickness and in health". My first thought would be that I would hope that my husband would stick by my side if there was something to happen to me, but is it really fair to the person that is healthy?
I remember Terry Schiavo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo). She was in a vegatative state after an episode of cardiac failure that left her severely brain damaged. Her husband wanted to remove her feeding tube and her parents did not want their daughter to die. Ultimately, the husband won the court battle and her feeding tube was removed. He had since moved on with his life in the midst of the sadness.
My other story I always remember on the subject is the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor. What a historical woman. The first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court. In November 2007, CNN reported that her family's situation has been made more difficult as, due to memory loss, her husband has formed new personal attachments in the institution where he now lives while not fully recalling his life-long family connections. On Sunday, November 18, 2007, New York Times reported in an article titled Seized by Alzheimer’s, Then Love, that she is relieved to see her husband of 55 years so content. She completely amazed me.
I am not certain what my exact feelings are about the subject. I move in both directions. I have to admit, I was facinated by Sandra Day O'Connor's story.
August 17, 2008 - 10:01amThis Comment
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