Schiavo-type case in Canada

Schiavo-type case in Canada (OneNewsNow.com): Joshua Kulendran Mayandy, a Sri Lankan native and Pentecostal pastor, suffered a heart attack and brain damage May 29. He was in a coma but came out of it and has improved. Mayandy has no family, no written instructions on what to do, and no power-of-attorney agreement that could effect those decisions.

The court then chose someone to make decisions for him, and that person went along with the hospital's wishes to supply no medical treatment, including food and fluids. Members of the pastor's church, however, agreed the decision was contrary to Mayandy's wishes.

The substitute decision-maker agreed to allow a nurse, who is part of the church, to come in every day and feed Pastor Mayandy.The decision to restore food and water also came after the hospital received thousands of calls protesting the removal of food and water. The situation is not over yet because the substitute decision-maker could change course again.
Meanwhile, the pastor is now able to swallow and could go on to live many years.