I find it fascinating that all these people are either religious leaders, medical professionals or politicians. |
They are all individuals who spend a lot of time with random members of the public in face-to-face indoor settings. Their odds of getting infected are a lot higher than people who can work from home or work in outdoor settings. |
Linda Zuern, Trump-loving antivaxxer, died of Covid last week, after spending more than a month on a ventilator. Shout out to the staff at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston who tried their best to save her, even though she fought against vaccines and thought hydroxychloroquine was all she needed.
https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/07/20/cape-cod-activist-and-public-servant-linda-zuern-dies-covid-19/8012431002/ |
But why are we still using medical resources on people who want to die from the virus? Completely serious question. |
I have no idea. What a waste of resources. The article I read is that she had travelled out west with her mother and they both returned with COVID. She was 70 and died. How old is the mother and is she hospitalized? Good move, getting your mother sick. |
It feels cruel to say but I agree. If they’ve made specific decisions to catch covid and they have repeatedly said it’s no big deal, then just… go. Don’t accept the life saving treatment. |
Because they clearly do not want to die because they went to the hospital. Did they dramatically misjudge the situation, absolutely. But to say they want to die is flat out wrong. |
They didn't make a decision to catch COVID. They thought that they would not and if they did it wouldn't be that bad. They were wrong. They still shouldn't be refused treatment and die. |
If you don't want to die, don't put your lips over the exhaust pipe for 20 minutes. *puts lips over exhaust pipe* Goes to hospital and says "I breathed auto exhaust fumes for 20 minutes, please save me" ? |
Look, I hate these people too but medics treat and revive suicide attempts all the time. |
+1 |
The better analogy is someone who rode a motorcycle without a helmet, or injected street drugs. Should those people be refused treatment because they "wanted to die"? |
Comment from one of her colleagues in the local government:
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Sounds a little like the joke about the person that struggles to say something nice about the departed at the funeral. "Well, her brother was worse." |
Wow, that is quite a statement.
It is beyond infuriating that we spend money on and expend medical staff time as well as risk medical staff lives on people like her. But the default for the medical community is try to save lives. |