Do the brain-dead sit up and look around and reach out toward people when they're placed on gurneys? Because there is overhead video of Anne doing just that. I know Terri Schiavo was brain damaged and she could sit up, move, and react to people and things.
That was Ms. Heche's last gasp and voluntary effort. She lost consciousness shortly thereafter in the ambulance. Very common event in gravely ill, shortly preceding death.
The was 3 days ago,
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