I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream
TAMPA, Florida: He lies flat, unseeing eyes fixed on the ceiling, tubes and machines feeding him, breathing for him, keeping him alive. He cannot walk or talk, but he can grimace and cry. And he is fully aware of what has happened to him.
I don't know that I've ever read a sadder war story. The saddest part, if there can be such a thing, is that the parents simply must know that their son is praying daily for death to take him. What else is there for him to do?
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At what point should our doctors and healers be compelled to continue a quality of life that is absolutely cruel? This is a great case for euthanasia.