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on Friday August 15 2008, @12:00AM
A follow-up to the previous story "Jerry Finn taken off life support Aug. 9". Link posted in the comments by Mike L.:
Say Prayers for Jerry Finn [message #364505], post by Ross Hogworth - prosoundweb.com forums Thu, 14 August 2008 18:07 I am out on the end of Cape Cod with no Internet on a daily basis so please excuse me and don't shoot the messenger here this is the latest from Mike and the family love and respect ross hey everyone, i have been informed that via the web they are saying jerry has passed away, he has NOT passed away his health is declining and off of life support but he is still with us! i can't even begin to address how i feel about what nonsense is flying around out there. if something is going on you will hear it from me! thank you for keeping jerry in your hearts and prayers. mike
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Jerry Finn follow-up - off life support, but has not passed away
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Whilst a full recovery seems unlikely: There are precedents whereby such a tragedy unfolds in a way that baffles modern medical orthodoxies. And raises serious questions regarding any simplistic analysis of Jerry’s current condition.
To me, it appears there is no way of knowing if the decision to remove ‘life-support’ technologies is to facilitate a loving and compassionate farewell - or to see if Jerry’s physical body is capable of some recovery such as to support life independently. Despite exhaustive tests which can be indicative of the 'impossibility of recovery': Until the technology is removed, it may be the case that his Doctors simply cannot know with absolute surety.
His health may decline further - but until and unless he passes away the possibility of some ‘limited recovery’ cannot be entirely extinguished. And the quality of that possible recovery cannot be easily gauged at any stage. Medical Science is a great aide, but it’s not foolproof.
Since this news broke I’ve re-read ‘The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique de Bauby. This was also recently made into a critically-acclaimed movie which I have yet to see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diving_Bell_and_the_Butterfly
If anyone reading this post wants to kindle hope that ‘miracles’ are possible, then the heart-rending story of this Frenchman could help.
This ’miracle’ didn’t have a happy ending, but it did raise serious issues around the escalating dilemmas of doctors, family and friends, as to how and when to make such decisions on someone else’s behalf: Not definitively knowing if their loved one is in a ‘twilight of consciousness’ or an entirely ‘vegetative’ state. The ordeals of mis-leading ‘signs of recovery’ can be almost too much to bear.
Having been through this heart-breaking process on more than one occasion myself: I can only wish Jerry, his doctors, family and friends my prayers and best wishes as they live through this tragedy and make those decisions.
Just because you’ve never met someone doesn’t mean you can’t feel compassion for their fate. It’s sobering to realise that for all our astonishing wealth and technology, we are still faced with unanswerable existential dilemmas such as this.
With sadness I await the release of ’Years of refusal’ which will, inevitably, be imbued with the patina of this terrible event.
Kind regards.
“There is a crack, a crack in everything: That’s how the light gets in…that’s how the light gets in..” Leonard Cohen.
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Nice...:)
I do not know anything about this man..
Yet,I am happy to read he is alive..
I hope he is being tended to as needed...
And I wish him many years to come.
Second chances do not come around very easily.
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