Stand in the Trenches: “When will they be coming for Ryan?”
You knew that someone somewhere was thinking this. Blogger Tom McMahon writes:
In February 1991 our son Ryan suffered a severe brain injury. He was in the hospital for 6 months, and has never regained the ability to walk or talk. He cannot answer Yes or No by any means. He is totally dependent on our care. When he came home from the hospital, he had a feeding tube to his stomach just like Terri Schiavo does now. Through a lot of repetition he learned how to eat and drink again at home, and since we didn’t need the feeding tube we removed it and the hole in his stomach healed quite well, quite naturally. He likes to be around people, and he watches a lot of TV.
In short, Ryan’s pretty close to the level of functioning of Terri Schiavo, as far as I can tell from the news reports about her.
Thanks to Mary-Eileen for posting this link!
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