If you had a loved one on life support

Libby1978 · November 2012

Would you ever use the term "pull the plug" when it's time to let them go? That just showed up in my FB thread.

It was something like, "my uncle is getting worse. our family has decided the best thing to do is pull the plug and let him go in peace."

RockyTopVols · November 2012

I wouldn't be posting about it on FB, thats for sure.

I think people post way too much personal info on FB.

EVA116 · November 2012

No. We had to turn off life support for my sister and "pull the plug" never came out of my mouth. I don't know if this is because she was 10 years old or because I was so close to her. I have heard people say that though.

Libby1978 · November 2012

It's something I've heard in a joking way, but NEVER when someone is actually being taken off of life support. And I don't think the girl was being ugly. It's probably just ignorance on her part.

Libby1978 · November 2012

EVA116:
No. We had to turn off life support for my sister and "pull the plug" never came out of my mouth. I don't know if this is because she was 10 years old or because I was so close to her. I have heard people say that though.

I'm sorry you lost your sister at such a young age.

chiualover · November 2012

Pull the plug- not appropriate

Posting about it on facebook- not appropriate

RayRay007 · November 2012

I don't think I would refer to it as that about anyone I knew.

MandaPanda518 · November 2012

That sounds terrible. No, I wouldn't use that phrase ever, let alone for a loved one.

LILBIT1221 · November 2012

RockyTopVols:

I wouldn't be posting about it on FB, thats for sure.

I think people post way too much personal info on FB.

I agree. Somethings just shouldn't be "Posted"

And no, that is not a term I would use.

TrixieMonroe · November 2012

No, this wouldn't come out of my mouth, but many people (especially in our area of the world) are ignorant and do not know any better.

Luckie519 · November 2012

I wouldn't say it either, but I have seen similar posts on my FB. I think everyone is just different and deals with things different.

MommaG123 · November 2012

It's something I've said to MH now while talking about what we would want if the situation occurred but there is no way I would post something like that when actually facing the situation with someone.

Although I wouldn't be posting about it on FB in the first place so there's that.

gimmietimmies · November 2012

chiualover:

Pull the plug- not appropriate

Posting about it on facebook- not appropriate

ITA. DS has been on life support several times and the discussion came up in ICU more than once if we wanted to take him off as he wasn't expected to make it (quite obviously we said no). Saying "pull the plug" on Facebook is so not appropriate. I'm personally not comfortable posting much about things like that on Facebook anyway.

Helenahhandbasket · November 2012

EVA116:
No. We had to turn off life support for my sister and "pull the plug" never came out of my mouth. I don't know if this is because she was 10 years old or because I was so close to her. I have heard people say that though.

Sorry for your loss...how heartbreaking.

My grandma had to make the decision for my then 19 year old uncle. I can't imagine she would have phrased it that way.