Posted on 07/03/2006 8:50:04 PM PDT by ECM
Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.
Terry Wallis, 42, is one of the few people known to have recovered so dramatically so long after a serious brain injury. He still needs help eating and cannot walk, but his speech continues to improve and he can count to 25 without interruption.
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I don't understand some of your thinking. I believe we are in agreement against euthanasia, but I don't dump living wills into that same catagory.
Euthansia is the active taking of life. The vast majority living wills are not necessarly any thing about that. Living wills are about refusing some forms of medical treatment.
Terri Schaivo situation is really a horrible example to have for living wills and end of life discussion, because the medical and ethical decisions that had to be made in her regard are not what most end of life decisions are surrounding.
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