While I am sympathetic to the pro-life push by various groups behind all the legal wrangling, I think what we're seeing is the result of a very aggressive effort by Terry Schiavo's PARENTS to not pull the plug. I don't think this case would have made the headlines without the parents.
My Dad passed a couple of years ago..He had a stroke while in the hospital..He couldnt speak but he seemed to recognize family..But as he progressed he was just laying there mostly out of it...We as a family were told that at his age he would not recover..The only thing keeping him alive was the feeding tube..They gave us the option to remove the tube which we debated..Ultimately it was up to Mom...Thank God my Dad passed before she she had to make that descion...A very hard decsion for anybody..Hopefully will not have to go thru that again...
I read that the eye movements may be a result of a reaction from the brain stem developing as opposed to the higher level, upper part of the brain. The drs. said that if you come out of a coma and don't respond fully in a very short time, this is what you are seeing and is a very, bad sign.
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