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[jason1637]

SpokenTruth said:

jason1637 said:

This situation sucks and you made the decision that you thought would be best. If I were in a situation similar to this I would have made a different decision and let continue to live.

Medicine reseach and advancement is moving at a fast pace everyday and we hear about new treatments and advances all the time. So the possibility of someone getting better is always there.

@the-pi-guy Even if medicine is not available to the public immediately there are options to test try these treatments for those that are really ill.

No medicine has come about since that day that would have regenerated her brain damage. Nor is one likely to ever happen.  Even if you could regenerate brain synapse activity, the individual axon connections that make up a persons consciousness, memories, thoughts, personality, etc....would be gone.

How long would you keep them on life support?  2 days?  2 weeks?  2 years?  Absolutely no chance for recovery by any current treatments and any medications that are expected to help in any capacity are still not yet undergoing human trials which alone can take a decade or more.


And by the way...welcome to America.  You have to pay for all that.

I did a quick google search on the topic and saw a lot of advancements regarding regenerating brain damage and activity. These advancements are probably don't go far enough yet but maybe someday the treatment will come full circle.

I'd keep them on life support until they are ready to naturally die. I just can't see myself pulling the plug on someone.

Actually a lot of these treatment test are free or come at a low cost. But yeah our healthcare system is bad.