this is a completely different patient than the one who was allegedly PVS but could operate an electric wheelchair?
Dana On 4/12/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Schiavo's 'Dr. Humane Death' Got 1980 Diagnosis Wrong > http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%5Carchive%5C200504%5CSPE20050412a.html > AKA (http://www.antiwrap.com/?681 ) > > .... > Cranford expressed similar certainty about another patient he declared > to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) in 1980, former > Minneapolis Police Sgt. David Mack. > > ''Sergeant Mack will never regain cognitive, sapient functioning,'' > Cranford said six months after Mack was shot while serving a search > warrant on Dec. 13, 1979. ''He will never be aware of his condition > nor resume any degree of meaningful voluntary conscious interaction > with his family or friends.'' > > Based on Cranford's unequivocal diagnosis of Mack, the officer's > relatives removed him from a respirator in August 1980 "because his > family felt he should be allowed to die rather than exist in such a > state," according to published reports. > > But Mack did not die. > > On Oct. 22, 1981, 18 months after Cranford declared Mack's case > hopeless, doctors at the advanced care facility where Mack was being > treated noticed that he was awake. The Associated Press described > Mack's recovery. > > "A policeman considered 'vegetative' after being shot in the head in > 1979 has come out of his coma and, although doctors caution he may > never recover fully, he is spelling out some of his desires: 'TALK. > WALK. SKI. DOG,'" the news report stated, explaining that someone > would point to letters displayed in alphabetical order on a board > while Mack nodded "yes" or "no" until the correct letter was reached. > > Asked how he felt about his recovery, Mack smiled and spelled out > "SPEECHLESS!" > > "Doctors say Mack has recovered about 95 percent of his intellectual > capabilities," the news account continued, "and can understand > everything said to him." > > .... > > On 4/12/05, William Bowen wrote: > > but the parents don't have to "take him to task" for abuse. They > > merely have to make mention of it, subtly even, to get the word out > > that he's got happy fists. > > > > And there are plenty of people willing to believe that he's an abuser > > simply because of the accusation, I daresay they're salivating over > > the possibility. Oh there's xrays, oh there's evidence he's hiding by > > denying the autopsy. Oh, he's okay'd the autopsy but it doesn't really > > prove he's not guilty of abuse. He's controlling her after all these > > years! The parents love her, but Schiavo is trying to take the easy > > way out by "murdering" her. > > > > 'cause he fits the profile. > > > > Well, shit, lot's of people fit the profile. The profile is pretty > > friggin' broad. > > > > Accusations in this country make it so, don't kid yourself. Schiavo is > > guilty until proven innocent and even if that happens, you'l still > > hear the whispers. > > > > Look at O.J., acquitted, but everybody "knows" he did it. Don't they? > > Oh yeah, acquitted doesn't mean innocent. Got away with murder. > > > > and Schiavo hasn't been "accused" of anything, has he? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153680 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
