What if you became a vegetable?

I do appreciate the gift of life everyday, and I try to live life to its fullest, and to do so in such a way that my living to the fullest will also benefit my fellows. It's the reason why I am involved in the organic movement here in Davao City (Mindanao, Philippines). Living life to its fullest, while nurturing other forms of life and the environment, we are also thinking of other projects.

That is what I always fear, because I am such an independent person and everything I do for myself, the thought of having someone to help me do the most basic of human things like washing, going to the toilet or being fed fills me with dread, and I wouldn't want to be a vegetable, I would want them to pull the plug, no question, I do believe in euthanasia but unfortunately it's still illegal in my country, I am very pro but that's my belief and it also depends on your beliefs about what happens to you when you die! That also makes a lot of difference as to how you answer this discussion as well.

Right now eventhough i'm not yet a vegetable, i can i already appreciate the gift of life. Though i'm not yet ready to die, but it's not because of myself but becauseh of the people around me. So if ever i become a vegetable in the future, maybe if there's already enough time spent with my family and friends like if they've already paid a visit, then maybe i can let them pull the plug without giving them the feeling of guilt or regret. They need to move on without me. Such a waste of money for something that's already hopeless.

I would definitely like them to pull the plug. They should save time, money and grief. I wouldn't want to prolong the sad feeling that my family will have every time they come to visit me or talk about me. It's better that they don't have the glimmer of hope that I'll wake up and be fine because I wont. Even if I do wake up, I won't be the same person. Either way you look at it, they will be disappointed. Pull the plug and keep all the good memories up to that point.

I think it's pointless to be living when one is already a vegetable. Why not tell your family to pull the plug and get done with it? It will do them good once and for all. I love life but in this case rather than making my family suffer more, it would be better to end their miseries.

Have you noticed this rnbforme? He has only one answer to all discussions and that is. "Don't mind me I'm trying to make 1000."

I thought about that a lot and i'm still not sure about it.
I love life but i look at some people that are very sick and i always say that i couldn't live like that.
But i also don't know if i was willing to just die.It's a tough 1.

I always wanted to say good bye with complete consciousness.I hate troubling others and making them pray that I pack up soon.Well God is great.He will definitely listen to my prayers.

No one know what can happen in life and so if one becomes a vegetable as you called it then if the thinking process is still intact he/she can still correspond with God and then the miracle can happen. It is all up to the individual.

Hi all, I hope that everyone who said they would not like to live in a vegetative state have completed a living will or have a designated a health surrogate. I have been a nurse for over 30 years and know that if it's not written then you may end up total care pt. for years. I have taken care of and seen children leave their parents in this state for a long time because they just cannot let go. Sadly there has been the adult child that still collects the retirement benefits from the parent and cannot let go of that. So please make sure you put your wishes in writing.

I think I would rather have the plug pulled. There is always the risk that even when you came to that you would never be the same again. Being in coma can damage the brain. So there is also the question if you did wake up what kind of life would you wake up to? I do believe that there are things worse than death.