Huh? The woman has been in a permanent vegetative state for 13 years. Who is she going to tell anything to?
Remember she has NOT had therapy or rehab. You can look in her eyes that she is alert. HEY , she laughs when she watches cartoons!! Thats not exactly non communicative!!!
Sorry, but I didn't see any of this in the video.
I only saw her sort of smile and her eyes follow a balloon for a few seconds.
I have also heard experts state that people who are in a permanent vegetable state will do these things reflexively at times. It doesn't mean they are alert.
I've pushed enough Glucerna, Similac, and Ensure Plus into the g-tubes of sick people to last a lifetime. Some I enjoyed because I could get a response out of them & help brighten their day, however short that moment would be. And for some, I couldn't wait to get out of the room because I felt like an accomplice to unwanted suffering and lingering on. Some people are just better off being allowed to pass into the hereafter, in my opinion. For people truly in that condition, I think that letting them die is a merciful thing to do.
IOW, I've seen many, many people who were PVS and every time I entered the room I had thoughts that maybe they wouldn't be there any more. An empty bed would mean someone's suffering was finally over.
But I guaran-dang-tee you, any time I had those thoughts, it wasn't when they had the ability to smile back at me at the time.
There is a difference. The difference is often tangible and concrete. Like Terri.