Vam wrote:Where in hell did that dumbass, Susie Smith, spring from?
"Great post seacam but unfortunately many will not listen. They seem unable to see the big picture here or comprehend the ethics. There seems to be a fear of this treatment, an unwillingness to recognise that the authorities and institutions can sometimes get it wrong. There are examples of it everywhere yet most of us prefer to turn a blind eye"
...says Susie, the medical ethicist, who speaks for "most of us"
I need a bit of light relief from the Baby Gard thread. Think I'll go catch up on the latest clownish antics in TrumpWorld for a while instead.
I've avoided that thread for this exact reason. I lost a sibling in their late teens to medical negligence. But it's very fucking possible to know there are shit doctors, feel desperately sad for Charlie's parents, and think it's being dragged out too long.
I fucking despair at the media circus it's become. I know when we were in the situation of whether or not to let go, the last thing we would have needed were people encouraging us to keep fighting without knowing the situation properly. Just seeing the Facebook posts from friends was hard enough, all that "you can beat this! Keep fighting!", makes you doubt you're doing the right thing.