[KosmicKitty]

I'm still trying to get my real audio, to work, new ISP and connection, so I can hear the entire interview myself. I got a portion of the transcript off of a blog site, http://www.101-280.com/archives/000167.html, but found it to be very relevent to Terri's battle.

[smith288]

What a sucky state to live through...

[Mr. Bird]

I wonder if this is the same person from a Reader's Digest first person story several years ago. I think that was a young man. He had similar experiences, and his uncle was the only one in his family that would not consider "pulling the plug".

After I read that, my "last wishes" considerations changed significantly.

[Normally a Lurker]

Since this thread appears to be general in nature to this point (dosen'd directly discuss the Terri topic), I'd like to say the following, before it goes in that direction:

The "article says: the only problem was that I was there and could hear it but the means I had to communicate were not conventional. I couldn't talk, but I could draw letters in the air, and while I was drawing the word D O N ' T in the air backwards so they could see it, and while I was blinking like crazy and doing everything I could think of on my own to commmunicate while they discussed that I couldn't communicate.

That is almost the classic definition of the "locked-in-state", and a relatively less severe case at that (i.e., as compared to many of the LIS cases). It is almost the opposite of the definition of a PVS state. (refeeence to medical web sites can be provided if necessary).

[VeritatisSplendor]

I want to read this not hear it. Why doesn't NPR give transcripts?

This is NPR! NPR! A minor miracle.

Mrs VS

[GOPbabe]

http://www.katesjourney.com/

Here's another story of a woman who survived having her feeding tube removed for eight days. Heard her on The Factor (O'Reilly) and found her website.