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The days rolled into weeks, and although the dreaded words brain dead were never spoken, they hung over Suzanne like the heavy blade of a revolutionary's guillotine. Meanwhile Tony had used the money from his mother to buy himself some time. He was free of debt but was still using cocaine and his situation was already starting to slide away from his control. He clung to the obstinate hope that he would soon get his hands on the cottage. As the time went by Emily's recovery seemed to become less and less likely.
When Suzanne spoke to him about his sister, he had at first tried to appear supportive. But slowly by subtle degree he had changed his stance. At first suggesting that they should consider freeing Emily from her suffering, he was now openly advocating letting her go... pulling the plug. His arguments were based around saving Emily from the distress that she must be in and that it was not really living at all being in her state. It would be the humane and kindest thing to do he argued. His views, although with a completely different set of motives, were also starting to be supported by the medical staff. Suzanne was still not ready to say goodbye to her daughter. Only Ken seemed to offer support to Suzanne's position that Emily was too precious to let go without a fight. Even so Suzanne was starting to accept that she would inevitably have to say goodbye to her beautiful daughter and let her spirit fly free of the troubles of this world. But not yet... Please, not yet.
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