Someone who purports to be one of Chris Dunn's family members offers an entirely different perspective (excerpts below):
Help Chris Dunn See Christmas | RedState
jonedwards • 5 days ago
"A note from the family of Chris Dunn:
Because of the dishonesty with which
this story is being treated, some clarifications are necessary.
First and foremost, when the phrase
"the family" is used in this article, it is being used dishonestly.
It is saddening to see the wishes of a particular family member being presented
as if that individual spoke for the entire family. Chris has other family—a
father for example—who are conspicuously absent from all media publications
concerning this story...
...While we are on the subject of the
truth, the truth is that Chris is believed to have had terminal cancer for some
time. The truth is that his organs are shutting down. The truth is that his
condition is irreversible, and that no fewer than a dozen highly specialized
doctors have delivered the unfortunate news to the family that Chris is dying.
The truth is that there is no
"nameless, faceless death panel" that is "imposing" death
on Chris. The Ethics Committee of the hospital have personally met with family
representatives in order to explain Chris’s situation and to present options
for his continued care. The truth is that all personnel at Houston Methodist
Hospital have been empathetic, caring, professional, informative, and willing
to answer (face to face) any question the family has, all while faithfully
fulfilling Chris’s curative and comfort needs. Numerous personnel from the
hospital’s medical and administrative staff have met with the family for hours
on end to thoroughly answer our every question. None of this is to mention the
great lengths that were taken to save
Chris’s life two months ago when he arrived at Methodist Hospital near death.
The truth is that Chris was forcibly awakened
from a fifty-two day medically induced coma (because of the nature of his
condition) for the filming of the video that shows Christ pitifully begging for
his life. The truth is that because he had been medically sedated for fifty-two
days, Chris had (and still has) no idea what is actually going on. The truth is that waking an imminently
dying man to ask him if he wants to live is extraordinarily cruel. But it is
also true that it accomplishes precisely the purpose for which it was intended.
It tugs at the heartstrings and garners attention—absent any relevant details
of the patient’s condition. The truth is that at the time of this writing,
attorneys have again barged past hospital
security and into Chris’s room against hospital policy, against the family’s
wishes, and against HPPA law (a patient in Chris’s medical condition cannot
consent to his being filmed—and we suspect the attorneys should know this).
Again, he was forcibly awakened for questioning. Expect that video to be
released very soon..."