My Grandaughter Graduates. Part 2

After being picked up in Savannah, please see previous post "Shooting in Alanta". by my Daughter and her Husband.  I was so looking forward to spending time with my Daughter and her family as it has been at least 8 years.

What a wonderful party, the day before graduation, my Granddaughter received. Her parents went all out. All they needed was to have a band. She is their first born and already has a Scholarship. She is the first one to graduate in 32 years in our family. I graduated 40 yrs ago but never walked across the stage, life happens, but I still have my graduation certificate. While in the last 32 yrs most of the remaining family have gone on for GED's. I suppose that's the quickest and easiest way to go. However, I loved school and so does my Granddaughter.

Graduation:
Since I can't stand long nor walk up and down the bleachers I sat in a folding chair. I tried to get a few good pictures. This is the one I got during the ceremony:

And then this one my daughter got afterwards:

I am so thrilled that my Granddaughter got high honors, which is printed on her diploma, and a Scholarship to start her out.

I wish to thank anyone who has been following this journey of me bussing it to FL for this Graduation. It was all worth it, even sleeping 12 hours on the terminal floor, during a long layover each way.

Life Support And Patient Rights:

Should The Family Disregard the Patients rights; Not If There's A Living Will

In my living will I have it designated that after six weeks on life support, if no improvement or if I am brain damaged beyond quality of life, like a vegetable, or will be unable to live without being on the machines then "harvest my organs and discontinue life support." My children and husband and family members know of and have copies of my living will. I expect them to follow my wishes. My mother did not want to be put on life support so in her living will she did not have a total DNR but did have it to where she would just have fluids to sustain and make her comfortable. Dehydration is a horrible way to die, so withholding even that is in-human for oneself.

Family should always show their respect for their loved one's by acknowledging and doing whatever it is they wish. However it is up to that loved one to have a living will in order to be sure that the family is sure of their wishes and nobody is just guessing or arguing or saying "but she/he told me this or that." Put it in writing and be sure the appropriate people get a copy so there are no reason to not follow through with your wishes. Life support is a very touchy topic and it can be overturned in court if you don't have a proper Living Will. Do your part now while you are in the proper frame of mind and there can be no reason for your family not to follow your wishes.

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