If the doctor told you that your loved one will not fully recover would you keep them on life support?

My friend has a five year old girl and she was in a car accident. She spent the last few months in the hospital with brain damage and organ failure. Before this, she was a pefectly healthy five year old doing everyday things. The doctor told my friend there was only two options let her go, or life support. With life support there was a chance she could make it but with the extent of the injuries they won't know how well of a recovery she will have. My friend doesn't know what to do. She don't want her daughter to suffer anymore than she has to.

I think as long as there is hope, it's worth fighting for. I will pray for her, and for her parents to get the answers they need.

As bad as it may seem, let her go. We dont let our pets suffer.. why do we let our loved ones suffer. Its a Quality of life issue, not just Quantity. I am so sorry your friend has to go through this, be supportive... she will always wonder if she did the best, no matter what her choice.

No, I would not and when they told me that my wife would not recover, I asked them to remove the machine. That was two and a half years ago and I have no regrets. Sometimes doctors do things because they can without considering whether they should.

It is the hardest decision your friend will ever have to make, either way. If she has brain damage perhaps it would be better to let her go. I have seen patients recover but only partially and life is so difficult for all concerned. I'm sure the doctors will have better answers for your friend.

If she still has brain activity there is hope... The question is hope for what?

Personally I would take my child off life support and then believe she is in a better place.

I have seen parents leave their loved ones on life support so long that the patient becomes frozen in the fetal position and they continue to believe this patient will wake up and walk out of the hospital. I think it's cruel and only serves the parents not the patient. These parents become so obsessed with the patient that their other children often suffer.

Life goes on and yes because of modern medicine we can keep the technically dead alive, but is it humane?

I would give the decision to them and let them say if they would like to try to live thier life the way it is. For me, it would be a very hard decision to make if i truly loved them.

I was leaving my mother on life support, but My mother had a living will, she did not want to be on LS, the hospital had to do what her Living Will stated.