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Originally Posted by Pierre
However, on occasion, a judge may grant a ruling. As they did in the poor case of the lad who was severley brain damaged after the Hillsborough tragedy.
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If I remember correctly, the lad in question was in a Persistant Vegatative State. Had been on a life support machine for many years, and had zero quality of life. Thus the application to switch of the life support.
In this case, a youngster who was suffering from a horroble degenerative disease. Which in time would have left him with absolutely no quality of life. If I am completely honest with myself, then I have to say, in the fathers place I would do the same thing. To watch a loved on waste away, over a long period of time is a horrible and emotionally painful time. I can remember visiting my maternal grandmother in hospital, month by month, watching someone I loved disappear. Although the person in the bed looked like my gran, we you looked into her eyes in the final weeks before she died, there was no-one there anymore. I was only 14 or so at the time and didnt really understand what was happening with her illness. Now that I'm older, and I understand a bit more, I wish granny had died quicker, and not suffered as she had.
I'm sure there will be posts in this thread comdemming the actions of this childs father. But take a moment to think about what it will have cost, a most likely decient man to see his child become someone he wasnt. I would condem Mr. Wragg's action if I thought they where commited out of anger/ a want of money etc. All I can see is a loving father, who has brought his sons illness and misery to an end.