In the essay, “When Living is a fate worse than death,” By Christine Mitchell she talks about a child name Charlotte, who was born with just enough brain cells to breathe and take pain away. Ever since Charlotte, was born, she was back in forth from home, hospitals, pediatric nursing homes and the ER. Each time the doctors and nurses saved her life, her body would get worse and weaken. The doctors and nurses believed the child should die peacefully, however, the parents believed someone was able to nurse the child back to a healthy state.
I could understand why the parents would want to delay their child death. The parents loved Charlotte. Mitchell wrote, “Where ever she was, every time her body tried to die, nurses, and doctors stated off death. Each time, Charlotte got weaker” (page 480). The doctor recommended that a do not resuscitate over be placed on Charlotte chart. However, the parents disagreed. All the parents cared about was getting their child healthy. Therefore, they weren’t realizing the hurt and pain they were inflicting on their child.
Being in the health care field, whether you’re a doctor or nurse I can only imagine the frustration and sadness they feel every day. Mitchell wrote, “It was horrible, said a doctor. “We tried to resuscitate her for over an hour. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever done. I actually felt …show more content…
So, being a child trying to raise a child will have its cons. Mitchell wrote, “Why didn’t Charlotte’s parents spare Charlotte and us the awfulness of her death? Because they were too young? (page 480)” Being a young parent can impact a child, however, in Charlotte’s case. If her parents were older they would have considered the suffering they was putting their child through. Even though every parent young and old would try every possible way to try to make their child feel better, before they allow doctors and nurses to just give up. Charlotte’s parents went overboard, and make her suffer instead of dying
I could understand why the parents would want to delay their child death. The parents loved Charlotte. Mitchell wrote, “Where ever she was, every time her body tried to die, nurses, and doctors stated off death. Each time, Charlotte got weaker” (page 480). The doctor recommended that a do not resuscitate over be placed on Charlotte chart. However, the parents disagreed. All the parents cared about was getting their child healthy. Therefore, they weren’t realizing the hurt and pain they were inflicting on their child.
Being in the health care field, whether you’re a doctor or nurse I can only imagine the frustration and sadness they feel every day. Mitchell wrote, “It was horrible, said a doctor. “We tried to resuscitate her for over an hour. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever done. I actually felt …show more content…
So, being a child trying to raise a child will have its cons. Mitchell wrote, “Why didn’t Charlotte’s parents spare Charlotte and us the awfulness of her death? Because they were too young? (page 480)” Being a young parent can impact a child, however, in Charlotte’s case. If her parents were older they would have considered the suffering they was putting their child through. Even though every parent young and old would try every possible way to try to make their child feel better, before they allow doctors and nurses to just give up. Charlotte’s parents went overboard, and make her suffer instead of dying