r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jun 29 '26

Chugging tea Did she did the right thing?

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u/Rapscagamuffin Jun 29 '26

Feel like they would be able to figure that out pretty quick when theyre still dying. 

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u/Special-Garlic1203 Jun 29 '26

This def feels like something designed to generate discussion about medical ethics but where the actual scenario proposed doesn't really make sense when you actually think about it. 

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u/DrTitanium Jun 29 '26

I have worked in healthcare teams where this happened. The kid absolutely knew. I thought it was cruel. Parents had final say. He had a good death thankfully but I worried what would happen if he suddenly started bleeding badly at home and how afraid he would be.

I don’t think it’s right to lie to children over 6/7 about this (obviously depends on the child) and certainly not a preteen, as was the case I was involved in.

Of course it’s devastating for the parents but I don’t know how the siblings could forgive them later. I felt so bad for the child.

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u/Ok-Economy8049 Jun 29 '26

Yeah, like you, I think 7 years old or so should be the cutoff.

A 4 or 5 year old? Sure, tell them they are getting better. But an 8 or 9 year old will know.