[oldenuff2no]

“And wouldn't a true vegetative state negate the need for powerful pain medications???”

Maybe and maybe not. I'm not a doc and I'm not reading her medical records. My best friend is a doc and when I asked him this question I got an ear full. This issue on the use of pain meds is debated even among docs.

[taraytarah]

I would consider reacting to pain a form of communication.

These people use the term "vegetative-state" to imply the patient does not interact with stimuli.

So, which is it? Does she interact, or not?