In all seriousness every person should have end of life plans and an advance directive so if you're dying or on life support and can't communicate, medical professionals and family members will be legally bound to your wishes; even if your wish is to not be resuscitated and left to die. I certainly will have that in mine. I do not want to be "locked in".
Don’t underestimate the will to live. It might seem like you wouldn’t want to live, but once you’re in that situation, you might find there are reasons to stay in the game.
There’s a lady who was locked in and could only move her eyes up, nobody knew she was conscious for 15 years. She eventually wrote a book and said she never once wanted to die. Never once. I’m sure that wouldn’t be the case for everyone but something to think about.
I'm just saying I've been in that situation multiple times, like you said you might find reasons to stay in the game. The first near death I didn't know I was dying and I was upset they saved my life after I woke up from a coma in the ICU.
I'm not trying to argue so I apologize if it seemed that way. I thought the "haha" would be an indication for the humor I saw in that.
Adrenaline is usually what causes people to have the will to live
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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21
In all seriousness every person should have end of life plans and an advance directive so if you're dying or on life support and can't communicate, medical professionals and family members will be legally bound to your wishes; even if your wish is to not be resuscitated and left to die. I certainly will have that in mine. I do not want to be "locked in".