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It is a really tough call. Until you have taken care of someone who has little to no brain function 24/7 I don't think any of us can judge...it is not like they cut off her arms and legs. My 30 year old SIN had breast cancer...it was HER choice to have her other breast removed as a precaution. Just recently, she went in and had her ovaries and uterus removed...for no other reason than her not wanting to go thru cancer/chemo again. A family, that has a very large incidence of stomach cancer in their family...they ALL (about 12-15 of them) had their stomachs removed as a precaution. People do this all of the time.
There is a huge difference between turning/lifting/washing a 60 lb person and a 120 lb person. The girl is in diapers...bad enough cleaning up pee and poop, adding blood from her periods in the mix is not necessary. Her periods and the ability to have children are of no purpose to her.
I know it sounds cruel...and if I had a child in that situation, not sure I would do it....but in all honesty...as much as I HATE myself for saying this...I just don't know if I would have the patience and the absolute devotion to care for a severely disabled child 24/7 until the day she died. You basically give up your entire life.....and then you worry about what will happen after you are gone and there is no one left to care for her.
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