Terri Schiavo Case...Treated like 3-Ring Circus

If I ever become in such a state that I can not function on my own and only feeding and breathing tubes are keeping me alive, I would not want to live like that…if that is even called living. There! I made it PUBLIC!
What happened in the Terri Schiavo Case was not about Terri at all. Instead, it was a battle of morality, the court system, the media, the public, and a family divided. In other words, it was a 3-ring circus. Who was Terri? She was a person, who got changed into a statistic. We all viewed Terri on our TV’s of her in 2002, but that wasn’t the whole Terri. We didn’t get to know her other than through those short clips.
I don’t have answers as to what is right or wrong in someone’s life, that I have no idea of who they are. But, I don’t think it right for the loved ones to be constantly hounded by the press, the protest groups, and the public. Terri’s family and her husband battling on opposite sides were stressful enough for them. The decision that was made did not of come easily to her husband. He did what he felt Terri wanted, and to abide by her wishes had to be one of the most difficult decisions he could have made. Click here to read more on what the decision was based from.
In Canada, we have a ‘living will’ and in case you are not able to make that decision for yourself, you choose a benefactor to make that decision for you. You pick someone that you trust to make that decision you’ve chosen to have it carried out, rather than someone you think may not be strong enough when the time comes.
As for the Schiavo family, my condolences go out to you on the loss of your wife and daughter and the rest of those close to Terri. May her peace bring you comfort. My you be able to heal the deep wounds between each other of the choices that were made and remember that those choices were made out of love for Terri.