[cateizgr8]

I hope that if I am EVER in a vegetative state for years on end, that someone will do the merciful thing & pull the plug.

[Bluebird Singing]

According to Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary:

Vegetative state, a physical condition in which a previously comatose patient appears to be awake but is unable to communicate OR RESPOND TO STIMULI. The eyes may be open but because of senile brain disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis, or injury to the cerebral cortex the patient remains immobile and must be fed and toileted.

Now: Go watch the video clips, and watch her respond with her eyes wide open, making eye contact. Decide whether definition of vegetative state is accurate for Terri.

[Ohioan from Florida]

"I hope that if I am EVER in a vegetative state for years on end, that someone will do the merciful thing & pull the plug." - your words

Well, I hope that if I am EVER in a vegetative state for years on end, that someone will do the merciful thing & try to rehabilitate me, let me go outside and get fresh air, let people send me flowers, let me listen to music, stroke my hand, talk with me, love me, let me receive the sacraments, and last but not least, if nothing else helps, keep giving me food and water! I guess I just appreciate the little things in life more than you do.