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Subject: [Leica] IMG: House of Cheer and Hope, II
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:48:12 +0530
References: <CA+yJO1DZpBVcfT3r79T+oyD1xu-1=gSNVXNPvgaP0pGnJe4AtQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ2ZKcOV+xLeNEEd9TNC5oitdJ2Oxpra+MKVVWWAZ2ABjQ@mail.gmail.com> <77F45946A1E3440D9C1E7ED22C3E3BC8@syneticfeba505>

A close friend of mine, who is a very prominent surgeon here, always
reiterates that modern medicine does not allow anyone to die with
dignity...
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:26 AM,  <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Jayanand Govindaraj mon ami,
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: House of Cheer and Hope, II
>
>
>> Dynamic framing..
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>
>
> The framing might be dynamic ! However if in my case I should be bundled in
> a bed without being the least bit mobile I would trust someone would give 
> me
> the "black magic pill" and for heaven sake have mercy on my soul and let me
> go!" To wherever that maybe?
>
> Just don't leave me in some semi-communicated state dying slowly day by day
> sitting or lying on a bed being kept breathing with machines and pills! 
> HELL
> NO I WONT GO THAT WAY!
>
> Hell we have far more mercy toward animals and critters!
>
> But we humans???????? Why we'll work almost forever attempting to keep Mom
> or Dad alive. And many do that without any thought what the patient is 
> going
> through mentally? Even though they may never speak a word again ! THE TRUTH
> IS? Get over it! They're dying! Let them go mercifully and quickly! They 
> are
> never going to walk out of the hospital and be... "NORMAL WHATEVER YOU MAY
> THINK AND WISH!"
>
> No I'm not being mean and unlovable toward "dying humans?" If they are, let
> them have as much comfort as they pass away. But for heaven sake don't keep
> them alive just for the sake they're lying there some how breathing with 
> the
> assistance of machinery when they mentally have no idea what day or who you
> are!
>
> Live the memories of past and appreciate the times you had.
>
> But when a "human is going?" Just let them go as quickly, quietly and
> painlessly as possible. You'll, if you are lucky will see them on the other
> side if that is in your beliefs of whatever?
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
>
>
>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> PESO:
>>>
>>> I sent this one this morning and could not believe that I have had no
>>> comments on it.  Then I checked the sent mail and discovered that I had
>>> sent it Tom instead of the group:
>>>
>>> PESO:
>>>
>>> The director of the nursing home took me to several rooms and asked me to
>>> photograph the people for their relatives who were not able to visit:
>>>
>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/154522521
>>>
>>> C&C greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tina
>>> --
>>> Tina Manley
>>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com
>>>
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Replies: Reply from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] IMG: House of Cheer and Hope, II)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: House of Cheer and Hope, II)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: House of Cheer and Hope, II)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] IMG: House of Cheer and Hope, II)