Julianna Snow, age 5, is dying of an incurable disease. Her younger brother has been going to therapy in order to prepare for his sister's death. Julianna is stable at the moment, but any germ that comes near her could kill her. She told her parents that the next time she gets sick, she wants to stay home and go to heaven instead of going to the hospital for treatment. If Julianna was 18 she could tell the doctors when enough is enough, but since she is only 5, her parents have to decide whether to keep treating her or to let her go.
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My opinion:
I know that she is not old enough to tell the doctors to stop, but I think her parents should let her be where she wants to. Julianna has been fighting this disease since she was just 6 months old and she said herself that she is tired of the hospital runs, the treatments, and having to be scared of just a little cold because it could kill her.
Questions:
1. Should her parents obey her wish to stay home and go to heaven when she gets sick?
2. If your child wanted this, how would you handle it?
3. If you were in the child's position, what would you want to do?
Replies
Well done!
I think they should listen to her so I wouldn't have to see my daughter upset. Yes, she's young but she's so sad and tired of hospital runs. She'd be happier in the long run. If this happened to my child I think I would have a little get together at the house so everyone has a chance to say there goodbyes. It would be hard, but in the long run I know that she would happier. If I were in the child's position I don't know what I would do but if I was going to go to heaven I would definitely want to say my goodbyes to every one in my family.
1.I think the parents should listen to what there daughter wants because she must be very sad living how she is and let her pass where she well be comfortable and happy.
2It would be extremely hard decision but there isn't a lot of options.So I would let her decide what would make her happy.
3.If there was no other options i would want to be at home with family when i passed
That's a very tough situation for parents to be in, especially since the child is so young. I think they should realize that she is very unhappy though and should be in a better place. If my child was in this position I would do all I could, but once I knew she was going to die soon I would want her to pass away where she was comfortable at home and not in a hospital.
That's a very though story. I think it's heartbreaking to hear a little 5 year old girl say that she doesn't want to be treated anymore. If I were her mom I seriously wouldn't know how to react to it. It would be horrible to see my daughter in so much pain, so I think I would go with her wish and just free her from her pain.
I am not sure. She is a little child and her wish in a hard way to say is to die. I think in her kind of thinking it is going home and continue living like before but this isn't working out. I would explain my child that his or her wish is not working out. I think I also would like to go home. Because every kid wants that and life. In a age of 5 you are way to little to fell a decision like that and you should listen on the opinion your mom or dad says.
I think they should obey her wishes it has to be hard on her and that she knows it is incurable disease she just wants it to be done. I would probably be a wreck but I would obey my daughters wishes. I would want it to be over be in the hospital my whole life and knowing they can't do anything about the disease. I would most likely ask my parents the same thing.
Yes, I think the parents should obey because she is the one that is sick and has to go through the disease. I would be very upset, but if it's what they want then their opinion matters. Instead of suffering, I would rather die.
I think that it would be really hard as a parent, but I don't really think her parents should obey her wish. She is so young and has so much life ahead of her and some day she will realize that it really was worth staying alive. I don't think God put her on this planet to give up so soon. It is really sad that she already feels this way, and I don't really know how bad her life is, so maybe it would be better for her parents to let her go to heaven. I probably couldn't make that decision.
I agree that she has so much life ahead of her and they may one day come up with the treatment, scientist these days are amazing. I also agree that this decision would be one of the hardest to obey, I personally have no idea what I would do if this was may child.
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