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Scenario Writing
1.
You have Lou Gehrig’s disease. You have complete function of your brain, you
can see, and you can talk, but you cannot use the rest of your body. You are confined to a wheelchair and are in
constant in pain except when you take strong, sedative pain medication that
makes you feel numb. The medication is
the only thing that makes your pain tolerable.
Your family has to take care of you. That means bathe you, feed you, and
even change your clothes – all of them.
They look tired and exhausted but are happy that you have your mental
health – for the most part. They want to
do everything in their power to help keep you alive. Convince them that they are doing the right
thing by keeping you alive, or convince them that they need to let go.
2.
You have Alzheimer’s disease. You have complete function of your body, you
can walk, you can talk but you cannot remember much of your life and are losing
memories fast. Pretty soon you will have
forgotten almost everything you know about yourself and your family. Currently, there is no medication for this
disease. Your family has to take care of
you. And, they have to watch as you slowly forget who they are. They want to do everything in their power to
help keep you alive. Convince them that
they are doing the right thing by keeping you alive, or convince them that they
need to let go.
3.
(Place loved one’s name here) has Lou Gehrig’s
disease. They have complete function of
their brain, they can see, and they can talk, but they cannot use the rest of
their body. They are confined to a
wheelchair and are in constant in pain except when they take strong, sedative
pain medication that makes them feel numb.
The medication is the only thing that makes their pain tolerable. You have to take care of them. That means
bathe them, feed them, and even change their clothes – all of them. You are tired and exhausted but happy that
they have their mental health – for the most part. They want you to help them end their live. Convince them that they should continue
living or explain to them why you will help them end their life.
4.
(Place loved one’s name here) has Alzheimer’s
disease. They have complete function of
their body, they can walk and talk, but they cannot remember much of their life
or much about you, and their memories are fading fast. Currently, there is no cure or treatment.
They are forgetting about the things they love, including you. They want you to help them end their life. Convince them that they should continue
living or explain to them why you will help them end their life.
5.
Your child is severely disabled. They cannot talk and have very little use of
their brain. However, it is impossible to tell exactly how much of their brain
they can actually use. The doctor tells you that they will be like this forever,
and there is no cure. They are in an
institution where nurses take care of them, and the only way they can eat is
through a feeding tube. The only way you
are legally allowed to end their life is by having the feeding tube removed,
which would make them starve to death.
How will you handle this situation?
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