His parents, children and grandchildren stood around his motionless body as his eyes popped open. His lifeless eyes gazed blankly around the room. Everyone smiled and tears of joy and hope fell. Except for Lisa. She was off in the corner with her own tears, but these were tears of sorrow and compassion. How could she smile? He did not open his own eyes. The machines did that for him. He was so helpless that …showed first 75 words of 916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 916 total…intolerable, and plain out vicious disease. The person should be allowed the choice of whether or not they want to live this way. If the person is so ill that they are not capable of making this decision than the family should be able to decide to relieve them from their pain. Any person living with such abuse would surely want to escape it, or at least have the choice. Euthanasia will provide this escape.