“Love, Loss, and a Heart-Wrenching Choice: What Happens When a Man Faces the Unthinkable?”
He requested the necessary court order and let the doctors know of his decision. Now that they knew what direction Ryan wanted them to go down, there were a few words of caution they had.
Preparing For The End
The doctors warned Ryan that something called the “last rally” often happens when people are taken off life support. They might move or make sounds as their body adjusts and begins to shut down.
Ryan and the rest of Jill’s family prepared for what was ahead. They gathered together to tell Jill their final goodbyes, and the doctors removed the life support. Even though Ryan had stuck by her side all this time, what happened next was too much for him.
The Last Rally
Ryan recalled that Jill’s “whole upper torso would just kind of shift a little bit. And then the mumbling would start.” Seeing the life slipping out of his wife like that was too much for Ryan.
He left the room and got physically sick. Ryan had done an amazing job of holding it together and being realistic, but it all was finally getting to him. He couldn’t stand there and watch as Jill faded away.
Ryan Braced Himself To Return To Jill’s Side
Though Ryan was initially overwhelmed, that changed when hours passed and Jill was still hanging on. Five hours after Jill was taken off life support, Ryan’s mom encouraged him to come back inside.
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