In Whitley?s latestJournal, he talksabout the Schiavo case, and says, “In the past few years,twice had to make similar decisions. In both cases, thevictims had living wills, but, believe me, when you arealone with the question of whether or not to pull the plug,there is always an element of doubt, and that is anagonizing place to be?It is possible for a human being to beentirely alone with an impossible decision.read more
Here’s another indication that the recession may be slowing things down inthe workplace: A man sat at his desk for 5 days before his fellow officeworkers noticed he was dead.
George Turklebaum, a 51 year old proof reader, suffered a fatal heart attackat a New York firm of medical publishers. Since he was such a quiet worker,none of the 23 other people in his office noticed he was dead. His boss,Elliot Wachiaski, said, “George was always the first guy in each morning andthe last to leave at night, so no one found it unusual that he was in thesame position all that time and didn’t say anything. He was always absorbedin his work and kept to himself.”
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