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.......

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.