How To Write A Case Study Ricky's Death
1. Looking at the different options, it seems like there are only two in this scenario. Either “pull the plug” or leave it in, in hopes that Ricky will one day come out of the coma. If the parents decide to keep the feeding tube in place, Ricky will either wake up, or he won’t. If he does, he will not be a “normal” functioning adult. Just the fact of him being around could make the parents happy, but Ricky could be upset and unhappy with his current situation and if he is able to, wish his parents had just let him go. The parents may eventually also become unhappy due to the fact that Ricky will probably have to either live with them or in assisted living for the rest of his life.
If Ricky doesn’t wake up but they leave the feeding tube in, …show more content…
I think that Jonathan should remove the tubes and let his father die. Samuel even told his lawyer that he did not want to live with artificial life support, and I believe that this would be considered so, due to the fact that Samuel will not get any better. Samuel will live the rest of his life with the tubes and that is not what he wanted. Also, keeping Samuel in the hospital is costing the family and the hospital quite a bit of money as well as resources that could be used on another patient who will need them to get better. Jonathan’s father left him as the power of attorney and I do think he should consider his family’s wishes, he should ultimately make the best decision based on the facts without so much emotion. Flora wants to keep Samuel on the tubes, but she does not even fully understand what is going on with him medically. Roger wants to remove the tubes to more or less save money and also to get more from him father’s savings. He knows that if they keep him on the tubes, all of the money will be gone and for what? Cynthia wants to keep her father alive for what seems like guilt rather than anything else. She also thinks that she knows him best even though she has not been around for the past 6 years. Laura doesn’t even know what she wants to do because she does not feel like she even knows what her father would have
If Ricky doesn’t wake up but they leave the feeding tube in, …show more content…
I think that Jonathan should remove the tubes and let his father die. Samuel even told his lawyer that he did not want to live with artificial life support, and I believe that this would be considered so, due to the fact that Samuel will not get any better. Samuel will live the rest of his life with the tubes and that is not what he wanted. Also, keeping Samuel in the hospital is costing the family and the hospital quite a bit of money as well as resources that could be used on another patient who will need them to get better. Jonathan’s father left him as the power of attorney and I do think he should consider his family’s wishes, he should ultimately make the best decision based on the facts without so much emotion. Flora wants to keep Samuel on the tubes, but she does not even fully understand what is going on with him medically. Roger wants to remove the tubes to more or less save money and also to get more from him father’s savings. He knows that if they keep him on the tubes, all of the money will be gone and for what? Cynthia wants to keep her father alive for what seems like guilt rather than anything else. She also thinks that she knows him best even though she has not been around for the past 6 years. Laura doesn’t even know what she wants to do because she does not feel like she even knows what her father would have