Infinite MonkeysSo Fark links to a heart warming story of a guy in a coma who had his life support turned off, work up, and ten days later gave his daughter away at her wedding.
Sweet. But wait a second...isn't that odd? So, honey, we're getting married in a couple of weeks. Anything we forgot to do? Oh, yeah, I've got to unplug Dad.
Posted by David at February 26, 2006 07:20 PMA woman at our church was recently (this year) in a horrible accident, and was in a coma for weeks. She was diagnosed as brain dead.
She is presently out of her coma, undergoing physical therapy, and spending a couple of days per week at home.
Did she experience brain damage? Yes, absolutely. But perhaps we need a more accurate descriptor for her prior state than "brain dead," because on its face the term conjures an interpretation that clearly was not correct.
Posted by: Monkey RobbL at February 26, 2006 07:53 PM