I'm quite skeptical of this case. Its great that the man was able to be rediagnosed as locked-in syndrom rather than minimally aware syndrome or being in a peristant vegitative state. But other than that there may be no great change. He still cannot communicate in any meaningful way. It would appear that all the communication is being done through a "facilitator." (http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/091201-coma-victim.html). How do we know whether its the patient or the so-called speach facilitator who is communicating?
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > I saw a doc on this recently. Can you imagine the frustration that would > cause. Perfectly functioning brain combined with total paralysis. I > shudder to think of how awful that would be. > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Actually...did anyone read about that guy who was in a coma for 15 >> years supposedly braindead, but with new methods they recently found >> that his brain was quite active, and for those 15 years he knew what >> was going on around him? >> >> 2009/12/6 Dana <[email protected]>: >> >> >>Your accusation is quite interesting considering this is coming from >> >>someone who thinks its ok to keep someone who's brain has rotted away >> >>alive by artificial means >> > >> > bla bla bla.... no evidence needed for you on that one..... >> > >> >> in a form of half life does make me want to >> >>puke. What next have anyone who does have a living will persecuted? >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309126 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
