As my mom was dying earlier this year, she wasn't in a coma, but spent much of the time in a pretty deep sleep (pneumonia, congestive heart stuff).....the nurses - all of 'em - would remind us that she was probably "hearing" us as we'd discuss her condition.
It really did comfort us a bit as we were saying our farewells.
80 posted on 11/23/2009 8:16:24 AM PST by ErnBatavia
(Obama is a DIC....... Ditherer-in-Chief)