Understood. However don't you think this would've manifested much much earlier? It's been like 15 years or something hasn't it? That's a bloody long time to be fooling oneself with false hope don't you think? Just asking.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hope - that in spite of everything that's happened to the guy, he > will eventually come out of things OK. > > They're not faking anything, I think. In all likelihood its a > desperate hope that he's there and not some very badly damaged shell. > So they look and see a random movement as "proof" that he's conscious > and able to fully communicate. Their expectations put meaningfulness > into what may entirely be random nerve firings. > > One thing I wonder a bit is if beyond everything and he is "normal" > how normal would be be - imagine trapped in your body, you cannot > move, or do anything except state at the wall. How long would someone > stay sane in that situation. > > A bit of personal disclosure here. When I was quite young, my eldest > brother was in a coma which he never came out of. So I think I kind of > understand what the parents are going through. Its a very forlorn hope > and I really hope I never have to go through anything similar again. I > have a living will set up already requesting that if I am in such a > situation, that any and all support be terminated. This includes > removing all food and water. > > That all said, apparently he may be able to respond to yes /no > questions by tapping a button with his foot. if so then he can > interact with the outside world, and you can set up a modified BLISS > system to help him communicate. > > larry > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ok, fair enough. > > > > I'm still interested to know your thoughts on this though: > > > >> As far as evidence, well you're right. I would ask you this though: In > > this > >> case specifically, after all these years, what would be the family's > > benefit > >> to faking it? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:309152 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
