For example, if a person is dying of renal failure which is caused by cancer that renders the kidneys virtually useless and lapses into a coma in his/her deathbed and eventually dies 4-5 days afterwards, was that person ever able to heard anything said to her in the room during her last days? The patient showed very few signs of discomfort, and never opened her eyes until just before dying for a few seconds; never was able to speak (but tried to just before dying); and never moved anything other than her eyes just before death. I have heard yes, she definitely could hear; maybe she couldn't ; and it depends on the kind of medical situation. Okay, the latter sounds logical to someone who doesn't know much about such things, but does anyone here cite anything with a good source? Has anyone here known anyone who recovered from a bedridden coma and was able to remember things that we said while he/she was in the coma? Serious answers only please.
2006-07-23
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