To: KosmicKitty
Mike Siegal, a local talk show host here in the Seattle area, discussed Terri's case this morning. One caller made this same point. What if she's normal on the "inside" but just can't communicate it to anyone? We may never know, but there are enough facts to err on the side of caution. Thank God for Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature!
To: Softballmom
Or what if she is like a small child or baby on the inside (having suffered some damage).
We don't know what is going on in there, just that something "is". That is why we should always err on the side of caution.
4 posted on
10/22/2003 9:16:18 AM PDT by
najida
(He who is without baggage can cast the first Samsonite.)
To: Softballmom
A couple of Reader's Digest articles come to mind:
The Butterfly in the Diving Bell was "written" by a stroke victim who could only blink his eyes to communicate.
The Long Sleep of Gene Tipps dealt with a guy who suddenly awoke from a 20-year state of diminished consciousness.
Robin Williams starred in a movie, I think the title was Sleepers, about people who were able to come for brief periods "into the sunlight," yet who remembered the kindness of family members during their times in the shadows.
As a Christian, I wonder how people in such a condition process the awareness of God's presence.
10 posted on
10/22/2003 9:34:33 AM PDT by
TomSmedley
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