My father lost both his parents to forms of cancer when he was still young (his mother at 11 and dad at 20-something).
Iasked him the other day what it was like to watch his father waste away- apparently he was so far gone that they unhooked him from his support and it still took him a fortnight to starve. For the last month he could not speak or move, could not feed hmiself or use the toilet and did recognise even his own son and daughter.
My dad, who is a tough old-fashioned sod of the old school, said that if he'd had the chance he would have finished off his old man with a pillow as they'd discussed it, but they were never alone for long enough.
What are your opinions on this, and please try to be understanding? Also, what do you think would have actually happened to my father? Would the doctors, in actuality, have pressed some sort of charge or do you think they would have understood? This was in the 70s.
Thanks!
2007-05-29
01:25:32
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