[robinjoe]

I think it's impossible for any of us to know the truth about this whole Shiavo thing unless we have seen her for 20 years. I refuse to take sides on this.

I think it's also unfair to judge people on either side of this argument. People can be sincere and loving on both sides.

I don't think that name-calling on either side helps matters either.

On a personal note, living wills can be very risky. My mother had a do not resucitate (DNR) order that my sister and I didn't know about. When she was brought to another hospital that didn't know about the DNR she had heart problems and teh Dr. asked my sister if they should resucitate, and she said yes.

It turned out that the reason that mom was having heart fibrilation was that they gave her an IV drip as soon as she got to the hospital to "hydrate" her. Well, because my mother has complete kidney failure, the fluids built-up in her system, in her lungs and around her heart, and that caused her fibrilation.

Imagine losing your life over some stupid mistake and a DNR. Now she's doing well and seeing her grandchildren grow.