Quantity vs. Quality of life
I hesitate .... You are a little soft in your judgements of the "Death Cult" / CoS. Jet died after falling and striking his head...intra cranial bleeds(s). His parents took him off the anti-siezure meds, which increased the potential for siezures, and when he had a siezure, he fell and struck his head, and died.
My bullshit detector is really junk. I can`t see anything in the way of bullshit comeing , YET, I saw the CoS`s malarky very early on. They continue to fling BS at me to lure me back...I see it for what it is.
A family, in the private sector, recently refused to have their child undergo a second round of Chemo, All of the do gooders (wise citizens) knowing what was right for the child, were cheering for the arrest of the parents, and forced medical treatments for their child. Those same dogooders could only muster sympathy for Jet Travoltas parents. No, it wasn`t a different situation from yours or "Marias", yet you "feel their pain".
The reason nobody thought badly of the Travoltas (yourself included), is that the CoS and the Travoltas worked the audience over with heeps of Bull Shit, prior to and dureing the sugar coated release of the sciencefiction version of the FACTS.
Media know better than to challenge the CoS, for fear of very expensive litigation. "Never mind the truth, lets avoid a lawsuit". My advise is don`t believe anything you hear from CoS, or the media.
I don`t have a clue as to how you can erase the acidic CoS BullShit in your mind. Mine is still there or I would not fear THEM.
I hesitated at the outset for fear of causing you anymore emotional pain than you are already in. I went ahead with my thoughts, on these matters, because I think that ONLY the truth, will set us free.
Thank you for expressing your thoughts and no, you are not causing me emotional pain. Thank you for being considerate, though.
When I wrote this it was very much painful so many thoughts, so many memories ... and I had just discovered the board. There are days that some things hurts more than others but I have also grown a lot being here and as I grow, or rather come to terms with my experience with and in Scientology, and learning more about what others have been through, the pain slowly ease as time passes.
It's kind of two fold, Scientology frown on medical care actually, just about any medical care in my experience. Infections, colds flu's etc is believed to be psycosomatics caused by being PTS. If a cold that lasts longer than 3 days, the person is PTS and rather than seeking medical attention and getting antibiotics or OTC drugs, they deliver touch assists, PTS handling or a loads of mega doses of Vitamin C.
My son was just an infant when we joined the SO and on the first night we arrived, he spiked a fever above 105 close to 106 and by evening the the next day, I wanted to take him to the ER. I got a lot of flack but eventually we arrived in the ER and he got his antibiotic. Well, two weeks after that, he spiked yet another fever at 104 but that time I didn't take him back to the ER - and that was because of the out of ethics handling I received.
I think Scientology and anyone else for that fact, is wrong for not allowing a person, parent or guardian to choose the choice of treatment for themselves, their child or loved one, a religion or belief is not justified in denying medical treatment and blindside or prevent a parent to make a different choice of treatment from the religious or philosophical view point. In other words, I believe every person and parent has to right to an
informed choice which in Scientology is not acceptable.
Scientology deny the freedom of choice and informed choices especially when it comes to any medical issue or anything when the person is "less" or not absolutely perfect. I am convinced I lost Maria because of the "religious" beliefs of Scientology and Dianetic Auditing. I don't feel she had the opportunity to an informed choice about her own medical treatment and life. Scientologist are not allowed an informed choice because of the "fundamental" beliefs in Dianetics that make Scientology a religion.
I also read the story about the teenage boy who needs chemo. Personally, it sounds to me that the boy has an excellent prognosis and quality of life for the future is excellent, yet the parents, I think the parents has influenced the boy to believe he should not accept the chemo because of "religious" belief. I don't believe the religion of this family a has afforded them an informed choice. If this was my boy, I would opt for chemo.
In the case of Jett Travolta, I understand your point in the regard that Jett might have been still alive if he had been given anti-seizure medications. Not knowing his medical history or diagnosis other than reading the news papers, yes it is easy to believe that a seizure medication might have saved his life. From the pictures in the news, I think it is evident that John loved his son dearly. So, from that point of view I feel the Travolta's pain. As a parent, I can also sympathize and relate to the Travolta's as to what "others" may feel is the correct course of treatment but may not be in the best interest for their child.
I have difficult decisions to make for my own little girl and have made many in the course of her life. In the beginning, I fought long and hard for some treatments and largely because I was stuck on many Dianetic and Scientology points of view but in time, I have come to realize that all medical treatments are not bad. It has been been long journey, more than twenty years in defining the difference between quantity and quality of life.
In the past three months, I have again been faced with decisions I don't want to make. Decision that weigh her quantity against quality of life. I can choose to place her into an environment that provide 24-hour round the clock nursing or I can choose to allow her to stay where she is, the difference being if she needs immediate medical intervention and if a nurse is not there soon enough, I may loose her. On the the other hand, she also risk a set back with medical intervention that is not guaranteed to bring her back to where is now. If she survive and become dependent on machines to keep her alive, she will not be able to do the things she now enjoy.
Because there is medical options available it doesn't necessarily mean it is in her best interest but that is a decision I have to decide. As much as I don't want to let go - am I? Am I making the right decision? I think the Travolta's made their decisions for what they believed was in the best interest of their son although, I also feel Scientology did not allow them an informed choice. But whom am I to judge them as parents?
The fundamental belief of the CO$ has nothing to with the person, it is a salesmanship of "spiritual super natural God abilities" created by Science Fiction writer that loved to write and instilled his love to write in his followers by making them write everything down, in auditing, knowledge reports and so on and so on. He said "what isn't written isn't true", so to make it "true" it had to be written. There is another chapter that needs to be written, I have son and there are many sons out there that has been lost to Scientology, lets bring them back home. And you are right, why should we fear especially "THEM?"
Thanks for pointing that out!
Honey Love,
Bee Sting