Associated Press
Donald Herbert, a firefighter with brain damage from a 1995 fire.
1 posted on
05/04/2005 6:23:05 PM PDT by
neverdem
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2 posted on
05/04/2005 6:25:45 PM PDT by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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3 posted on
05/04/2005 6:26:02 PM PDT by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: neverdem
It's a good thing God had nothing to do with this.
Think what the ramifications would be!
Whew!
LVM
4 posted on
05/04/2005 6:27:12 PM PDT by
LasVegasMac
("God. Guts. Guns. I don't call 911." (bumper sticker))
To: neverdem
I wonder what Judge Greer thinks.
5 posted on
05/04/2005 6:27:49 PM PDT by
mlc9852
To: neverdem
It is a shame he is to be denied the euphoric experience of being starved to death. If only he received the proper care! He could be so much more peaceful and radiant!
6 posted on
05/04/2005 6:28:01 PM PDT by
gridlock
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: neverdem
9 posted on
05/04/2005 6:30:10 PM PDT by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: neverdem
God bless him.
If only Terri had been so lucky. :(
11 posted on
05/04/2005 6:32:00 PM PDT by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: neverdem
14 posted on
05/04/2005 6:49:28 PM PDT by
kitkat
(!)
To: neverdem
" This is a phenomenon that is being frequently reported," said Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the medical ethics division at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital and an expert on the subject.
"It may be just the tip of the iceberg,...."
IIRC- Dr Fins supported Michael Schiavo.
To: neverdem
He was largely unresponsive, but could track objects with his eyes If the reporter had followed the Terri Schiavo case, he/she would recognize that as nothing more than an involuntary reflex, and no indication that he will ever recover.
To: neverdem
Tis time to start the Terri Schiavo murder investigation.
20 posted on
05/04/2005 8:07:31 PM PDT by
dr huer
To: neverdem
I can't believe they aren't even studying this, or even keeping track it seems.
Maybe some enterprising med student (or somesuch, guess it wouldn't be a med student, exactly) can start the research in the archives of "Lifenews".
Beats toenail fungus, I venture. No insult intended to any toenail fungus sufferers or curers out there.
24 posted on
05/04/2005 8:21:49 PM PDT by
jocon307
(Irish grandmother rolls in grave, yet again.)
To: potlatch
From the New York Times
Interesting scientific discussion.
Wonder what his MRI looked like.
Terri should have had stimulation and therapy all those years.
27 posted on
05/04/2005 10:14:58 PM PDT by
ntnychik
To: neverdem
I read somewhere that he spent much of his time sitting in front of a TV for the past several years. I think THIS is what is responsible for his recovery. The constant stimulation of the TV served as a modeling device for his brain. It literally grew dendrites as his brain responded to the stimulation. He had a lot of damage to his brain, which is why it took so long for it to repair itself.
To: neverdem
33 posted on
05/05/2005 2:03:59 AM PDT by
backhoe
(-30-)
To: neverdem
Saw his Doc. this morning on FOX. He said that about 3 months ago they started adding a med that was reported to stimulate nerve activity.
38 posted on
05/05/2005 6:46:33 AM PDT by
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