Comments on: Trapped in his own body for 23 years and misdiagnosed as “vegetative,” does this change your mind about Terri Schiavo? http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/11/23/trapped-in-his-own-body/ Award-winning columnist, mom, wife, speaker, advocate, and trouble maker. I'm on your side. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: kate http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/11/23/trapped-in-his-own-body/comment-page-1/#comment-17370 kate Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:34:30 +0000 http://www.outinleftfield.com/?p=3193#comment-17370 One of the other questions is the definition of communication. It looks like he's taking part in facilitated communication. This means said communication is debatable. I agree with all the facebook comments that the biggest lesson to learn from all this is get a living will and talk to your family about your last wishes. Then they will hopefully do what you wish and not feel bad or guilty about it. One of the other questions is the definition of communication. It looks like he’s taking part in facilitated communication. This means said communication is debatable.

I agree with all the facebook comments that the biggest lesson to learn from all this is get a living will and talk to your family about your last wishes. Then they will hopefully do what you wish and not feel bad or guilty about it.

]]> By: Quakerjono http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/11/23/trapped-in-his-own-body/comment-page-1/#comment-17363 Quakerjono Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:35:25 +0000 http://www.outinleftfield.com/?p=3193#comment-17363 This is the danger of using anecdotal situations to change a paradigm. It seems to me that there's a difference in action between actively taking a life, or killing, and not going to heroic measures to preserve a life that is failing naturally. The exact definition of "heroic measures" is the issues, of course, and why living wills are important. This is the danger of using anecdotal situations to change a paradigm.

It seems to me that there’s a difference in action between actively taking a life, or killing, and not going to heroic measures to preserve a life that is failing naturally.

The exact definition of “heroic measures” is the issues, of course, and why living wills are important.

]]> By: Me http://www.outinleftfield.com/2009/11/23/trapped-in-his-own-body/comment-page-1/#comment-17354 Me Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:17:11 +0000 http://www.outinleftfield.com/?p=3193#comment-17354 A tragedy to not be able to laugh or smile or communicate, or tell us what to do or what you really think of us. Yes. Tragedy indeed. A tragedy to not be able to laugh or smile or communicate, or tell us what to do or what you really think of us. Yes. Tragedy indeed.

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