[Ninastar]

I wouldn't know what I'd do. I doubt he'd ever settle with a new family and it's not something you ever really get over. It's something you'd struggle with your whole life.

But again, you never know what would happen

[Novo]

Jedward Fever's sister arises from the Ashes

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by michael21

for me it no any way it not just one preson when he grows up he might have kids and when they grow up they might have kids and so on

inspiring

[Marsh.]

Silly question really, it wouldn't be up to you to decide.

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

inspiring

i no so let the kid live

[Doogle]

The thing is you'd have to tell the kid all his family is dead and everything and I don't know that just seems too much.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I wouldn't know what I'd do. I doubt he'd ever settle with a new family and it's not something you ever really get over. It's something you'd struggle with your whole life.

But again, you never know what would happen

It would be a struggle, but he would only be 8 therefore has his entire life to create new relationships with a new family. Not beyond possibility IMO.

Either way, as far as switching life support off goes I wouldn't be pigheaded enough to think that it was my decision to make.

[King Gizzard]

It would completely ruin him if he was told, but not to an extent where you can justify killing him himself, they'll have expert people to deal with him, and he might have grandparents/relatives that can take him on

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Doogle

The thing is you'd have to tell the kid all his family is dead and everything and I don't know that just seems too much.

he might not rememberer any thing

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Doogle

The thing is you'd have to tell the kid all his family is dead and everything and I don't know that just seems too much.

If doctor's had the option to kill people they had to deliver very bad news to then not many people would come out of the hospital alive. lol

[Brother Leon]

I am sure he would have Uncles,Aunts or someone willing to look after him.

[Doogle]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

If doctor's had the option to kill people they had to deliver very bad news to then not many people would come out of the hospital alive. lol

I LOL'd at that. I didn't really give it much thought when I thought about this. But Idk it's just such a horrible thing for the child to cope with. Killing it wouldn't be the right answer I guess but it's truly awful.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by michael21

he might not rememberer any thing

I don't understand. You're hoping he wouldn't remember having parents in the first place so it would lessen the blow?

[michael21]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

I don't understand. You're hoping he wouldn't remember having parents in the first place so it would lessen the blow?

he new he had parents but he might not be able to remember them

[joeysteele]

Absolutely, no way could I do that at all.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Novo

Jedward Fever's sister arises from the Ashes

What does this mean?

[King Gizzard]

As in jedward fever asking awkward questions all the time and this was a bit like one of his, I guess

[Locke.]

Still wondering how this is classed as a dilemma

[Mystic Mock]

Well it depends how likely he is to survive, but I probably wouldn't.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Novo

Jedward Fever's sister arises from the Ashes

My Sister is very much alive.

[Niamh.]

No, why would you do that?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by 08marsh

I don't understand. You're hoping he wouldn't remember having parents in the first place so it would lessen the blow?

That genuinely made me laugh out loud

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I wouldn't know what I'd do. I doubt he'd ever settle with a new family and it's not something you ever really get over. It's something you'd struggle with your whole life.

But again, you never know what would happen

Kids are very resilient though, why would you take it upon yourself to decide that he won't have a happy life now? It's crazy

[Livia]

The decision to switch off life support is based purely on the fact that his family are dead? Absolutely not then. If he is clinically dead, and could only be kept alive artificially, then the decision to turn off the support would be made by a group of qualified people, not just one person playing God.

Making a decision to switch off life support because the child has no family would open up a whole can of worms around end of life decisions for disabled people without family and for the elderly.