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plinocmene t1_j4wa77j wrote

Reply to comment by shnnn73 in Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed by Wagamaga

If I can think, or even just dream I want to be alive. I have a very vivid imagination and can entertain myself.

I'm not saying that other people's preferences are invalid, but people speak as if my preference to try everything is somehow invalid. There is this implicit assumption in today's culture that if you value anything other than net pleasure/pain you're in the wrong. I value being able to do things (including thinking, visualizing, and dreaming) over being able to do nothing, even if the things I can do are limited.

I wouldn't want to be in a state where I can't do anything at all, even thinking or dream but supposing the chance of recovery were nonzero, even the smallest of chances I would rather be kept alive just in case. That includes factoring in the possibility of new discoveries in medical technology that might be able to help.

EDIT: Also you didn't answer my question. What is there to prepare for when it comes to death and what are the consequences of not preparing?

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