I don't really know.

Posted By: Trigger Happy on 2009-06-05
In Reply to: she was in a 'vegetable' state. How long can a patient - ()

I guess as long as the patient was getting the nourishment it needed through the tube and no other complications came along.....as long as their body holds out I guess. But who would want to live like that? Can you imagine the medical bills that go along with that too? Wow!

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Has anyone else been disturbed... - Hmmmmmmmm
- Yes, I'm still disturbed by it too - GhostMom
- I "had" to be starvation, because no one the - balls to opt for euthanasia. So cruel.
  - "It" --- not "I" ! (sigh....) - nm
- she was in a 'vegetable' state. How long can a patient - ()
  - Pretty much indefinitely. YEARS. - nm
  - Alzheimer's patient of a friend of mine - Backwards typist
    - You're totally right! - nm
    - No reason at all to flame because you are right...nm - ()
      - Yes, you're right. It's the kindest thing to do. - nm
  - I don't really know. - Trigger Happy
- Though I think this is more beliefs than political . . . - Anon
  - I couldn't agree more. - Trigger Happy
- No offense...but how is this - Trigger Happy
  - Nowadays, anything that comes before a court - becomes political
    - Certainly! And... - Mythbuster

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