Man dies after 19 years in a coma

Very hard on his wife.

After life support was ended, I believe Karen Ann Quinlan (remember that name? Her family sued to have her taken off life support; their case made it to the US Supreme Court and kick-started the Right to Death With Dignity Movement) lived another two decades or so.

Did insurance pay the bills during the whole 20 years of life ?

Spooky.

I wonder what he looked like -- if he'd aged 19 years without being in the sun, or laughing, or crying.

His poor wife.

Mmmm, his poor wife....

One in a coma still has some brain activity. I wonder what thoughts or images he entertained for that length of time. A man I knew died of a massive brain tumor recently. He went into a coma for a few weeks first. During that time, when the television in the room was on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, he answered the questions. Other than that he failed to respond to any sort of stimulus.

edgar - odd!

Sunny von Bulow is still alive I think. She has been in a coma for about 20 or so years.

That is so sad :-(

OK let it be known that if I am in a coma for that long, throw me off the hospital roof.

.....then my eyes open on the way down.......

Man WAKES UP after 19 Years in a Coma--Praise God!
A man just recovered from a a coma after 19 years:

"The words began tumbling out — at first just a few nouns and eventually a torrent of phrases.

Terry Wallis, who had been in a coma since a 1984 car accident, regained consciousness last month to the surprise of doctors and the delight of his family, including his mother, who heard his first word in 19 years.

"He started out with 'Mom' and surprised her and then it was 'Pepsi' and then it was 'milk.' And now it's anything he wants to say," Stone County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center social director Alesha Badgley said Tuesday. "

Read the full story:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/09/health/main562293.shtml


Praise God!

Yes Lk, this happens ALOT.
I have seen people in comas for years wake up. And vice versa.
I believe with the range of medications we have today that this " coma survival" trend is going to be more and MORE common indeed.