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Death Plans -
August 15th 2011, 05:58 PM
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I don't know whether anyone can help me really. Just wanted some general advice.
My boyfriend is on holiday with his dad etc at the moment. They found out his grandma is in a coma in hospital. But she seems to respond to people e.g. when the nurse brushed her teeth she sorta smiled to make it a lil easier and she appears to squeeze a hand in response to familiar voices. She's now been unconscious for over 100 hours and they are thinking about death plans. His dad is really cut up about it and obviously my boyfriend is upset. I want to support them but don't really understand what a death plan is/what it means. They may be coming off holiday early so I want to know bit more really before that to know how to deal with something like this, because even though i;ve had deaths close to me, its not been like this  Can someone please offer some help? |
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August 15th 2011, 07:28 PM
Hey, thank's for getting in touch
 It sounds like you want advice on how to help a friend-your boyfriend to be more acurate- who is dealing with or facing death. Whatever the specific situation my advice for helping a friend is fairly simlar. You need to respect how he may be feeling, sometimes he may not want to talk to anyone. But you should allways offer to talk to him-or just to listen. For someone dealing with death one of the best things they can have is a friend to listen-so you be that friend. Id also recomend you take a look at my general advice poasts wich I am currently in the middle of writing. Well Iv done one and I have plans to do others when Im able to. I wish you all the best and Im here if you would ever like to chat just PM or VM me. Or ask any more questions on this thread dipka You have just read Dipka's forum post. Dipka is a HelpLINK mentor who is allays happy to help, please just let me know. Also, check out my profile for more about me
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Re: Death Plans -
August 26th 2011, 02:43 AM
Hi Alice.
I would assume that by 'death plan', they mean the decision of whether or not to take her off life support and let her die. This decision is made when there is a strong chance that the person won't wake up from their coma, or that they will have severe mental retardation when they do, meaning that their life will (in the decision-maker's opinion) not be worth living. I am sorry that you are having to deal with this for the first time.  The only way you can really support your boyfriend and his family is to offer your condolences and be a shoulder to cry on/ear to listen. You may feel that you are being of no real use by just standing on the sidelines, but believe me you are and your boyfriend will appreciate the support. Take care of yourself. J. x  |
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