I think this is every parent's nightmare. I've lost two (grown) children to terminal illness, thankfully before the "pull the plug" decision had to be made. Because of the inevitability of their diagnosis, there was a possibility of having to make this type of decision. As a parent, had that decision been tried in the court of public opinion, a true legal court, or used as a political football with the US president and even the Pope weighing in, I would have been devastated. Watching your child die from a terminal illness before your eyes is difficult enough, having courts, media and complete strangers weigh in on that heart wrenching decision is beyond anything I could contemplate and borders on inhuman cruelty.

Thank you for the way you handled a very difficult topic.