CPT Asshole

Terri Schiavo, buried alive for 12 years?

There was this movie about a man who pissed off some voodoo witch doctor, and was put in a trance resembling death, but aware of what was happening to him. He got buried alive, while his mind screamed to be heard.

Poe wrote about premature burial more than once, and used this particular horror with great effect.

Imagine being in that voodoo trance, completely aware of everything, yet unable to communicate in any way. But instead of being buried alive, you’re in a hospital bed with a feeding tube keeping you alive.

How many times will your nose itch, and no one does anything about it? How many times will you imagine bugs are crawling on you? How many times will you wish your mind had shut off, when everything else did, so that you don’t have to continue a Groundhog Day existence? How long before you wish you were dead?

Those who want to remove the feeding tube have been accused of "playing God", but those who have kept the feeding tube in have already been "playing God" all these years.

I pray Terri Schiavo was never aware of anything during those many years. Because if she was aware, then she suffered with the knowledge that some of the people she loved the most, extended her torture by keeping her alive, while virtually buried alive, all these years.

Even though they had good intentions, if she was aware, then she suffered. How many times did she curse them? How many times did she forgive them for they knew not what they did?

Pray she didn't know any of this.

Pray for the rest of us to be saved from the harm caused by people with good intentions.

Rest in peace Terri Schiavo.

posted by cpt asshole @ 7:59 PM