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Florida Living Will ('Sensitive?' don't read !)
Rebel_James
Member Posts: 4,746
Living Will, State of Florida
I, _________________________ (fill in the blank),
being of sound mind and body, unequivocally declare
that in the event of a catastrophic injury, I do not
wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial
means. I hereby instruct my loved ones and relatives
to remove all life-support systems, once it has been
determined that my brain is longer functioning in a
cognizant realm. However, that judgment should be made
only after thorough consultation with medical experts;
i.e., individuals who actually have been trained,
educated and certified as doctors.
Under no circumstances -- and I can't state this too
strongly -- should my fate be put in the hands of
peckerwood politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade
biology if their lives depended on it. Furthermore, it
is my firm hope that, when the time comes, any
discussion about terminating my medical treatment
should remain private and confidential.
Living in Florida, however, I am acutely aware that
the legislative and executive branches of state
government are fond of meddling in family matters, and
have little concern for the privacy and dignity of
individuals.
Therefore, I wish to make my views on this subject as
clear and unambiguous as possible. Recognizing that
some politicians seem cerebrally challenged themselves
(and with no medical excuse), I'll try to keep this
simple and to the point:
1. While remaining sensitive to the feelings of loved
ones who might cling to hope for my recovery, let me
state that if a reasonable amount of time passes ! --
say, ____ (fill in the blank) months -- and I fail to
sit sit up and ask for a cold beer, it should be
presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a
determination is reached, I hereby instruct my spouse,
children and attending physicians to pull the plug,
reel in the tubes and call it a day.
2. Under no circumstances shall the members of the
Legislature enact a special law to keep me on
life-support machinery. It is my wish that these
boneheads mind their own damn business, and pay
attention instead to the health, education and future
of the millions of Floridians who aren't in a
permanent coma.
3. Under no circumstances shall the governor of
Florida butt into this case and order my doctors to
put a feeding tube down my throat or through a hole
into my abdomen to keep me alive. I don't care how
many fundamentalist votes he's trying to scrounge for
his run for the presidency in 2008, it is my wish that
he plays politics with someone else's life and leaves
me to die in peace.
4. I couldn't care less if a hundred religious zealots
send e-mails to legislators in which they pretend to
care about me. I don't know these people, and I
certainly haven't authorized them to preach and
crusade on my behalf. They should mind their own
business, too.
5. It is my heartfelt wish to expire quietly and
without a public spectacle. This is obviously
impossible once elected officials become involved. So,
while recognizing the wrenching emotions that attend
the prolonged death of a loved one, I hereby instruct
my relatives to settle all disagreements about my care
in private or in the courts, as provided by law. If
any of my family goes against my wishes and turns my
case into a political cause, I hereby promise to come
back from the grave and make his or her existence a
living Hell.
"The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised!"
-- Gen. George S. Patton
referring to the M1 Garand
I, _________________________ (fill in the blank),
being of sound mind and body, unequivocally declare
that in the event of a catastrophic injury, I do not
wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial
means. I hereby instruct my loved ones and relatives
to remove all life-support systems, once it has been
determined that my brain is longer functioning in a
cognizant realm. However, that judgment should be made
only after thorough consultation with medical experts;
i.e., individuals who actually have been trained,
educated and certified as doctors.
Under no circumstances -- and I can't state this too
strongly -- should my fate be put in the hands of
peckerwood politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade
biology if their lives depended on it. Furthermore, it
is my firm hope that, when the time comes, any
discussion about terminating my medical treatment
should remain private and confidential.
Living in Florida, however, I am acutely aware that
the legislative and executive branches of state
government are fond of meddling in family matters, and
have little concern for the privacy and dignity of
individuals.
Therefore, I wish to make my views on this subject as
clear and unambiguous as possible. Recognizing that
some politicians seem cerebrally challenged themselves
(and with no medical excuse), I'll try to keep this
simple and to the point:
1. While remaining sensitive to the feelings of loved
ones who might cling to hope for my recovery, let me
state that if a reasonable amount of time passes ! --
say, ____ (fill in the blank) months -- and I fail to
sit sit up and ask for a cold beer, it should be
presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a
determination is reached, I hereby instruct my spouse,
children and attending physicians to pull the plug,
reel in the tubes and call it a day.
2. Under no circumstances shall the members of the
Legislature enact a special law to keep me on
life-support machinery. It is my wish that these
boneheads mind their own damn business, and pay
attention instead to the health, education and future
of the millions of Floridians who aren't in a
permanent coma.
3. Under no circumstances shall the governor of
Florida butt into this case and order my doctors to
put a feeding tube down my throat or through a hole
into my abdomen to keep me alive. I don't care how
many fundamentalist votes he's trying to scrounge for
his run for the presidency in 2008, it is my wish that
he plays politics with someone else's life and leaves
me to die in peace.
4. I couldn't care less if a hundred religious zealots
send e-mails to legislators in which they pretend to
care about me. I don't know these people, and I
certainly haven't authorized them to preach and
crusade on my behalf. They should mind their own
business, too.
5. It is my heartfelt wish to expire quietly and
without a public spectacle. This is obviously
impossible once elected officials become involved. So,
while recognizing the wrenching emotions that attend
the prolonged death of a loved one, I hereby instruct
my relatives to settle all disagreements about my care
in private or in the courts, as provided by law. If
any of my family goes against my wishes and turns my
case into a political cause, I hereby promise to come
back from the grave and make his or her existence a
living Hell.
"The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised!"
-- Gen. George S. Patton
referring to the M1 Garand