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[apocalypsos]

I'm stealing a page from frogmajick, even though I've already told my mom and dad this and I'd like to think they'd remember.

If I'm in a horrible accident or something and end up in a coma, for the love of frosted donuts, would you just let me go? I'm not sure I believe in Heaven, but I definitely believe that anything ... anything ... has to be better than lying in a bed staring at the ceiling. And if you believe in Heaven, then why do you want to keep me here?

Unplug my ass. (The first person to make a snarky crack at that gets trout-slapped.) I can't write, I can't read, I can't watch "Jake 2.0", I can't shag my friends list. Trust me, I'm not having any fun.

And if I'm braindead? Yeah, as much as the morbid, Halloween-lovin' part of my brain would like to be a zombie, let's not do that, okay?

And remember what I said about donating my organs. Whatever you don't give to the needy, I bring back from the afterlife and fling at your head.

There. Now that's saved for posterity.

Comments

[marag.livejournal.com]

I've also told this to my husband and my parents and half my co-workers, but just in case, I second this motion. It goes for me as well. If I can't read comics, throw popcorn at bad episodes of Enterprise, and lie in bed in the mornings with my husband, I'm not alive. Pull the plug.

::firm nod::

[thornsilver]

For some reason, I cannot really agree to organ donation, so I did not comment on that to my family (if they decide to after I am dead and gone, then that's that), but at least I made sure that I am not going to lay there comatose. That is way creepy.

[ajinamoto.livejournal.com]

To be perfectly honest, I'd rather they don't starve me to death.

Look, my cat was old, having trouble walking, and generally not living a good life. Though it nearly killed me to do it, I had her put to sleep, and I'm still crying over it. But I loved her enough to go through the expense I couldn't afford. It was fast, quiet and painless.

Why can't I put a clause in my will that says if there's no hope for me and the only thing keeping me alive is machines or a feeding tube, that they just give me a shot?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Because if your grandmother and your cat are suffering to death, it's okay to save your cat from that, but God forbid you do the same thing for Granny.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_redpanda_/]

A-fricking-men. But better print it out and get it notarized. e.e

[ajinamoto.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I just. don't. understand.

[akacat]

It's because most of the people who make the laws are eeevil. They can see someone using it as an excuse to off Granny while she's still capable of having some fun, just to get her money.

They don't care about Granny, they just don't want anyone to do it to *them*.

Permanant vegetative state

[frogmajick.livejournal.com]

I'm happy yours is online for posterity too. I was reading MSN last night about that woman in Florida who has been in a PVS for 10 years and her parents adn husband have been fighting over her. The court finally ruled that her husband can make the decision and he said remove the tube. Basically let her starve to death, but don't outright KILL her. Suddenly the state leg give Gov Bush power over her and makes the docs put the feeding tube back in. For fucks sake, just let this poor woman go! Let the husband get on with his life! It's been 10 years!

So yeah, in a fit of "this will never happen to me" I figured I'd better have my wishes in the ether so my mom or whoever couldn't contest it when my husband fulfilled my wishes.

no way, no day.

[impulsiveone.livejournal.com]

i don't care how much it costs or if medical science has'nt found a cure. keep my ass alive. i wouldn't give a damn if i had to have a catheder up my ass to do so, i enjoy my life far to much to miss anything. sure there are certain aspects of my life that i could probably do without, but for the most part i enjoy being alive. i can't really speak for anyone else other than myself and eating my food intraveniously, wearing a bedpan and drooling on myself doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun, but when medical world finally does fix my broken ass i'll still be alive and enjoying things like sunsets, drawing a good picture or laughing at a friends joke.

[nocluvok.livejournal.com]

But...but...that's such a terrible waste of good popcorn, not to mention the mess involved. Wouldn't it be easier to change the channel?

[faith21.livejournal.com]

ditto. its not a 24 hour fun time here anyway.
& i have a donor card, which makes me cool.

[marag.livejournal.com]

No no, changing the channel would be *cheating*. Besides, how can I whine, bitch, and moan about what they're doing to my beloved Trek if I'm not watching? ;)

[nocluvok.livejournal.com]

LOL. I keep waiting for Kirk to wake up and step out of the shower. It was just a dream...a really bad dream.

Makes me wish Firefly was still on.

[marag.livejournal.com]

Heh. I pre-ordered my Firefly DVDs months ago. I've spent a lot of time staring at the calendar, waiting for it to be time for those DVDs to ship. ::whimpers::

[nocluvok.livejournal.com]

Got em on tape myself. Kinda nice to be able to watch them in their intended order. I'm still holding onto the hope the show will find a home someday.