When it comes to medical treatments to keep people alive, we are continually striving to find new ways to do this. Just how much effort do we pour into considering the quality of the life that we save.  In this story I bring you one such case and the consequences of the treatment. Rated: PG - Parental Guidance -This story contains some mild swear words like bl@@dy and sh1t.  So if you don't like these skip thus one. The title track is "This Life" by: Adastra, the full track can be downloaded  from musicalley.com This story does not represent the views of the author, but is an exercise in exploring this viewpoint. Please respect all the hard work that goes into making these audio stories, don't alter them and don't sell it, but you CAN copy it and GIVE it to others as long as you don't alter the file and tell them where it came from. written by Steve Simons and is a SciFiStories.co.uk Production  (c)2010 Steve Simons