Please understand that what a "vegetative state" is presented as in common usage and what it is as a actual condition is NOT the same thing.
Please re-read what I originally wrote until it sinks in. Otherwise we have nothing to talk about because we are not speaking the same language.
I was referring to nicmarlo's presentation of Dr. Baden's conclusion that trauma caused her to be in a "vegetative state". Your initial response also glibly stated that you were that way without your coffee [or words to that effect].
It is only logical to assume that Baden was rendering a "medical" conclusion. That is why I was attempting to have nicmarlo to reconcile the issue.