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Yes, and that definitely worries me. That's why I included the whole caveat about the cerebral cortex having disintegrated before I would want the tube pulled. Although in hindsight, not that I would have any at that point, if it were to come to that then I would wish that I'd just been let to go from the initial trauma before ever coming out of the full coma. Or, I guess that's foresight (you know what I mean).

But, that's beside the point, because many people would have a totally different view, and many would want sustenance indefinitely. A lot of people want to go quiet and calm, in their sleep or whatnot. I certainly don't want to die, ever, but if my time comes then I want it to be spectacular and memorable - exhilirating but not excruciating. You know, like maybe one of those apocalyptic movies, except that I'd wanna be far enough away to see the asteroid strike but not so far away that the actual end wouldn't be instant. =)

But, getting back to the point, everyone is different. The key is the wishes of the given individual and we just don't really know in this instance. My impulse is to err on the side of life, but I have a hard time being confident about that when I can't know if that's truly the person's wish.

This is all very morbid, and life is rarely like the movies..