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Such a sad story. I can certainly see both sides of this. What a tragedy. :cry:
With pregnant wife unresponsive on life support, husband hopes to fulfill her wishes
Erick is talking about the moment he saw his wife, Marlise, unconscious on the living room floor at around 2 a.m. Nov. 26. As a paramedic, Erick rushed in to do CPR and later called 911.
Marlise Munoz, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time, was taken to JPS in Fort Worth. Family members say doctors suspected she suffered a pulmonary embolism, but didn't know with complete certainty.
"You just never think it's going to be you," Erick said.
Marlise has been on life support since that day in November. Erick tells News 8 she has not regained consciousness and is "simply a shell." Tests are done daily on the fetus, and results show a normal heart beat.
Both Marlise and Erick are paramedics in the Tarrant County area, and both have had serious conversations about what to do if the worst happens. Marlise's mother told News 8 that conversation started when Marlise lost her brother tragically four years ago.
"We knew what her wishes were," Erick said. His wife told him she never wanted to be kept alive by machine.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/With...and-hopes-to-fulfil-her-wishes-236654371.html
With pregnant wife unresponsive on life support, husband hopes to fulfill her wishes
Erick is talking about the moment he saw his wife, Marlise, unconscious on the living room floor at around 2 a.m. Nov. 26. As a paramedic, Erick rushed in to do CPR and later called 911.
Marlise Munoz, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time, was taken to JPS in Fort Worth. Family members say doctors suspected she suffered a pulmonary embolism, but didn't know with complete certainty.
"You just never think it's going to be you," Erick said.
Marlise has been on life support since that day in November. Erick tells News 8 she has not regained consciousness and is "simply a shell." Tests are done daily on the fetus, and results show a normal heart beat.
Both Marlise and Erick are paramedics in the Tarrant County area, and both have had serious conversations about what to do if the worst happens. Marlise's mother told News 8 that conversation started when Marlise lost her brother tragically four years ago.
"We knew what her wishes were," Erick said. His wife told him she never wanted to be kept alive by machine.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/With...and-hopes-to-fulfil-her-wishes-236654371.html