tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424288185418554374.post7554499409499711518..comments2023-12-23T20:32:03.960-08:00Comments on otherspoon: How Do We Talk About Quality of Life?Ann Neumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690469764844904030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424288185418554374.post-52972629353257881762010-06-03T15:40:01.881-07:002010-06-03T15:40:01.881-07:00Hi Anwer,
I assume you're referring to persis...Hi Anwer,<br /><br />I assume you're referring to persistent vegetative state patients? While we only have one (contested) study that really concludes that some (though not those who suffered anoxia injuries like Terri Schiavo) do have brain activity, I think the quality of life discussion we need to have would include issues of brain activity. I think the torture of some awareness should not be forgotten. In short, we face an era where death no longer means what it used to. How we wrestle with that legally, socially and individually remains to be seen. Who is alive? Who is dead? And who should answer those questions? The patient? The family? The doctors? God?Ann Neumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690469764844904030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424288185418554374.post-53378247380238707902010-06-03T14:43:52.773-07:002010-06-03T14:43:52.773-07:00Do you know many of them are conscious and aware?Do you know many of them are conscious and aware?Anwer Pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896910102748796682noreply@blogger.com