Detective Robert Goren Fading

This series is a form of creative writing known as fan fiction. Detective Robert Goren is a regular character on the Dick Wolf television show, Law & Order: Criminal Intent. What follows is one longtime viewer's breath of life into an already popular character.

Have you ever watched someone who knew death wasn't so far off? After they've come to a point of acceptance, if time still remains, then what? Someone that is close to me is watching a parent let go. Their health is failing and they've decided that being hooked up to machines meant to prolong "life" isn't the road they want to travel. This is someone in their 70s who has led a very active life - for that person not being active and able to care for themselves is a form of death as it is. Confining them to a bed and telling them that maybe *if* they stay in that bed hooked up to those machines, then maybe they'll get to live a tiny bit longer. What kind of life is that really?

How devastating it is to watch. This parent is still in their right mind and is able to make their own medical decisions. That includes deciding AGAINST some types of treatment. What is left is an elderly person who has lived a full life and they have now decided that it's okay to let go with a bit of dignity.

The friend has discussed these types of things with their parent over the years. Whenever an acquaintance was in bad health ... The parent has always stated that they didn't want to be kept alive by machine. Now that the situation actually exists, the response is the same.

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Trinket has worked as a journalist for the last 15 years covering sports, entertainment while dabbling in satire. She has taken multitasking to a crazed level juggling work, 3 little diva's and putting the finishing touches on an upcoming book.

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