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Two earlier articles (AP and CNN) used this term in their headings, which seemed to me to be in poor taste and implies no hope of recovery. I don't know how much of her problem is communication or cognitive problems. Refering to her having a brain injury would be more appropriate because she could recover God willing.

[Graybeard58]

"brain injury would be more appropriate because she could recover God willing".


...God willing, she could recover no matter what they call it.