[PleaseNoMore]

BTW, Chuck was "brain dead" and his mom "pulled the plug" after we all got together and discussed doing so. It was the most heartwrenching thing I have ever been part of. The agony of it all was literally suffocating us all in that room. They pulled the plug and he began breathing on his own within seconds. He was put back on life support but the machine only assisted him. Later he was weaned from it. He also had a feeding tube but that was later removed after his mom, on a whim, gave him some soup one day and he swallowed it. While not identical to Terri the similarities are there. Never underestimate the human will to live and recover.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

What is interesting about your characterization is that the mother has "come around" to caring for him 100%. I hope that no one demonized her as her views evolved. The intial decision to "pull the plug" was done out of compassion, I assume.