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In reply to the discussion: Family Is ‘Devastated’ After a Hospital Removes Their 2-Year-Old Son from Life Support Against Their [View all]hotrod0808
(323 posts)This poor family endured the worst heartache imaginable, and I was fortunate to finally find an advocate for my little girl. It upsets me that they could not, and were forced to say goodbye to their child before they were ready. The hope is that hospitals will employ some kind of an advocate to counsel these families. The social worker were Sofia was did the best that she could, but the alternative was various clergy that would stop by and ask us inane questions like, "which of your family will welcome her to heaven when she passes?" Or, my favorite, the nun who asked my fiancee, "are you afraid to love her because she will be gone soon?" There should have been someone who asked, "how can we help your family get to a place that can truly help since we aren't prepared for your kind of problem here?" This family needed some understanding from the staff, since the child had no brain activity and they did not want to say goodbye yet, not a court order that took their child as though he were just shot or run over by a bus.