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Tom DeLay, one of the most vocal opponents of letting Terry Schiavo die, seems to have had different thoughts on the matter just sixteen years ago. LA Times article here. Following is an excerpt:
When his father's kidneys failed, the DeLay family decided against connecting him to a dialysis machine. "Extraordinary measures to prolong life were not initiated," said his medical report, citing "agreement with the family's wishes." His bedside chart carried the instruction: "Do not resuscitate."
Be sure to read the article's report of the lawsuit brought by the DeLay family. Tom DeLay is now a proponent of tort reform which would make it more difficult for lawsuits of that kind.
1 comment:
It is amazing how a person can decide one thing when it is their own loved one suffering, then have another opinion when they are not at all emotionally envolved isn't it? Especially when that person knows the entire nation will hear your comments. How convient and quickly we forget what our loved one actually needed and the anquish it takes to make that decision. I just wonder what his father would have to say about this whole situation, being that he has lived, and died through it.
I think it takes courage to make the decision that his family makes, as it did ours, but it takes more courage to stand by that decision and carry it on, even beit through politics.
Those are my thoughts on this item. I could go on for about 2 hours, but will spare everyone my preaching.
So, Kansas, Ky
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