This brings tears to my eyes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7123460.stm
2007-12-01 20:45:35 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I fully understand him and he did it for love, not for himself but to end the suffering and anguish of his wife. My father, who is now dead, had Alzheimer's. We cared and watched him as his illness progressed, it was truly terrible, none of us have been the same since - it changes you.
Only the people who have watched people with this disease can truly understand what this Italian man was going through.
I hope the Italian authorities go easy on this man, he has suffered terribly and will continue to do so and he did what he thought was right. Brave man to do what he did. I actually salute him!
2007-12-02 10:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by shafter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we can. He did bring his wife's life to a violent and sudden conclusion and while we can have every empathy for the reasons, the law must prevent and uphold such episodes. In any shape or form, this was murder even though all value of life had apparently left the patient. The only hopeful course of action is that the courts see the total passion and love from which this was done and judge accordingly. The man himself probably expects whatever is coming to him but the reasons must be examined in every detail. If indeed, this act was born out of pride and passion, then the courts should at least act accordingly. But this cannot set a precedent, can it?
2007-12-01 20:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i sincerely feel for this man and of course his wife. If her alziemers(oops bad spelling) was advanced he will have lost his wife a long time ago. He obviously couldn't take any more suffering and wanted it all to end. I think he could have done it in a more humane way, but he may have been in need of some mental help himself.
2007-12-01 23:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by donnajaneindigo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't feel able to make an informed comment on this as we only have a bare outline of events, and certainly do not have the full history of either the man or his wife , without proper knowledge of this, sympathy or condemnation are both meaningless.
2007-12-01 23:16:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother had Alzheimers & I saw my father's health suffer as he struggled to look after her at home. The person she was had gone long ago but he tried his best to remember the good times. This is a disease that has no cure & in the early stages there are glimpses of the loved one as they were but as time goes on they become totally dependant & stop remembering who people are. My mother thought I was her youngest sister for 2 years before she died. She used to refuse to go to bed because she said she didn't know who my dad was & was scared to stay alone with him. It totally broke his heart.
My opinion is that, once this disease takes hold & the patient no longer has any quality of life, euthanasia is the best way. My own mother had a stroke & died but I firmly believe that if she had not died when she did that my father probably would have. The strain this disease takes on the families of the patients needs to be realised. Many husbands/wives postpone allowing their loved one to be taken into hospital because they feel it is their duty to look after them at home.
Hopefully, the authorities will take these sort of thimgs into account in his case. How desperate must he have been to do this? Poor guy!
2007-12-01 21:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
after working with people who have dementia including alziemers for over 20 years my heart goes out to that poor man he must to have been so desperate to put his poor wife out of her misery.i read a comment on how its only painfull to family members, on the whole its true but not always. ive seen people who have dementia reliving in there confusion their most painfull experiences, including the pain they feel when they loose a loved one, its hard to live through the first time yet over an over again. god bless them both
2007-12-01 21:26:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You know i am all for euthanasia and this story highlights the argument for it
He wanted to end the suffering for his wife and he was obviously tormented by her suffering
I have to say though shooting her was a tad extreme but that is only my opinion
Sadly his torment will continue but i am certain in his heart he feels happy he has ended his wife's torment pain and misery
2007-12-02 04:19:50 · answer #7 · answered by sammie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agreed yet on condition that she understand the thank you to guard him . some spouse do no longer do something the disregarded babies . the do no longer do there chores interior the abode . a real spouse is the guy who in charge for the full family individuals and could make a determination .that she would be in a position to maintain the family individuals sturdy via one yet another .
2016-12-17 04:23:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a sad situation. But the question should be "what can he do for himself?" The only thing we can do for him is pray for him. God is the only one who can help him at this point. It wasn't her time to go and he murdered despite the fact he saw her as suffering. Yes, it may have been hard for him to see his wife like that, but he should have sought counseling....what he need to now is repent and ask God for forgiveness so he can meet his wife in heaven......
2007-12-01 20:59:39 · answer #9 · answered by G@Nj@Kw3eN**** 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Alzheimer's is a terrible disease and whilst i have sympathy for the bloke, if he didnt want her to suffer couldnt he have killed her a bit more humanely??
More support is needed for both the sufferers of dementia AND their carers.
2007-12-01 20:54:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋