An incredible story

@slayer wrote:

Wasp

I do not deny your friend doesn’t have it really tough- what I cannot get my head around is that to “have a life”, you end a child’s life. Just because we can’t compare this little girl’s quality of life to our quality of life, does that mean she doesn’t deserve ANY life?

What society (and government) should be doing is putting in place mechanisms to allow this mum some release- but it COSTS- thats a few more pence on taxes- we have one of the worst public sector’s in the western world (in terms of service provision to the public) and one of the lowest tax rates- if you WANT decent public services (law and order, local government, social and health care, education etc) then we HAVE to pay for it

24/7 carers for this mum one week in four would give her a “life” without having to end a child’s life to do it

i agre with you 100 percent. i asked lynne yesterday for her opinion, she is a very close friend and has been for many years, we have ofter talked on this subject in general, and she has no problem with the discussion. her answer was simple and to the point. “as long as chloe smiles at me im happy to look after her, and if thats for the rest of my life, then so be it.” says it all to me. chloe does smile, and even the doctors cant tell wether it is a real smile, or simply muscle spasm. she is very disabled. but she is also the centre of the entire famly, and they all love her just the same. i greatly admire anyone who can care for someone whois severeley disabled, it is a life long task that is too often thankless and relentless, and offers almost no reward. but a job i couldnt do.