I'm still trying to get my real audio, to work, new ISP and connection, so I can hear the entire interview myself. I got a portion of the transcript off of a blog site,
http://www.101-280.com/archives/000167.html, but found it to be very relevent to Terri's battle.
To: KosmicKitty
What a sucky state to live through...
2 posted on
11/03/2003 11:38:13 AM PST by
smith288
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To: KosmicKitty
I wonder if this is the same person from a Reader's Digest first person story several years ago. I think that was a young man. He had similar experiences, and his uncle was the only one in his family that would not consider "pulling the plug".
After I read that, my "last wishes" considerations changed significantly.
3 posted on
11/03/2003 11:41:36 AM PST by
Mr. Bird
To: KosmicKitty
Since this thread appears to be general in nature to this point (dosen'd directly discuss the Terri topic), I'd like to say the following, before it goes in that direction:
The "article says: the only problem was that I was there and could hear it but the means I had to communicate were not conventional. I couldn't talk, but I could draw letters in the air, and while I was drawing the word D O N ' T in the air backwards so they could see it, and while I was blinking like crazy and doing everything I could think of on my own to commmunicate while they discussed that I couldn't communicate.
That is almost the classic definition of the "locked-in-state", and a relatively less severe case at that (i.e., as compared to many of the LIS cases). It is almost the opposite of the definition of a PVS state. (refeeence to medical web sites can be provided if necessary).
To: KosmicKitty
I want to read this not hear it. Why doesn't NPR give transcripts?
This is NPR! NPR! A minor miracle.
Mrs VS
To: KosmicKitty
http://www.katesjourney.com/ Here's another story of a woman who survived having her feeding tube removed for eight days. Heard her on The Factor (O'Reilly) and found her website.
18 posted on
11/07/2003 8:07:31 PM PST by
GOPbabe
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