[jocon307]

Not a very long piece, it probably should have been longer. It's actually 4 stories, the one that leads the article is the fourth. It's pretty much more propaganda for death from the Globe, but not entirely.

[AmericaUnited]

No one knows how much he understands.

Hmmm... looks like the WPPFF motto applies here:

"When in doubt, snuff it out!"

[Adder]

Don't let Judge Greer near him. He'll be gone in about 20 days.

[G.Mason]

Afraid this show will fail to garner the audience needed to be a success.

The next Terri look alike they bring out for martyrdom needs to be better than the original, or the ratings will plummet, the sponsors will pull out, and the TV screen will be blank.

[BlackVeil]

The family decided to turn off the ventilator. Doctors predicted he would die within hours. Instead, James began breathing on his own. His mother stood vigil, waiting for the end.

''On the seventh day, I said, 'No more,' " Kim said. ''I told the doctors, 'You made a mistake.' "

They are always making mistakes! In fact, it is very difficult to assess exactly the state of someone with a brain injury.

A month later, James blurted out his first word since the accident -- ''Mom" -- and began the slow climb out of what doctors had called a persistent vegetative state. Now at Middleboro Skilled Care Center, a nursing home specializing in head injuries, James, 22, is entirely dependent on others. He is unable to see more than shadows and has little control of his body. Yet, he understands more than he can express. He roars at jokes and follows the sound of his mother's voice.

I have heard other stories like this, of people who do come back - at least partially. And some stoke victims say that they were aware of everything, while people talked across them and assumed they were insensible.

[Mjaye]

I like this one, as well, the husband actually made sure his wife got therapy, etc. And she woke up 30 years later.....

http://www.geocities.com/frankie_meehan/LongSleep.htm