Terminally ill patients and the people around them

Euthanasia is not only in desperate need for the terminally ill patients but also for their family. It cannot be said that the cost and time the family spends to keep the patients to be alive is worthless, but in some cases it is considered an obstruction for the future of the remaining family after the patient passes away. Not only will they despair for the loss of their loved ones, but they might also be put in a situation where they might have difficulties meeting ends meet.

The cost of taking care of the terminally ill patient is enormous for both the hospital and the family. The willpower of the family members to keep the patient alive with only a desparate but tiny hope for cure, grabbing on to a very low possibility, which in fact can be considered as a miracle often seen in the media, is honorable. But to be realistic, most of the family members will experience great despair and financial droughtness. The family members are forced to go through and endure an overwhelming emotional and psychological suffering for an undefined period of time, seeing their beloved ones in pain and facing economic difficulties at the same time, longing for a unpromised reward of recovery. This situation is also uncomfortable for the patient because they feel guilty and vulnerable about the family spending a large amount of their earnings towards him/her, which leads to mental stress affecting their recovery.

Moreover, the time spent on caring terminally ill patients is a tough task. When someone is near death, most of the patients hope to die at their home. The problem with this is, the family members have to search for a paid carer or a volunteer. The family who are not in good financial condition have to either look after the terminally ill patient by themselves, or find a volunteer but the number of volunteers are very few that it is difficult to approach. Both ways will result in a considerable amount of property loss either due to reduction in income due to less working time or the payment of caregivers.