I have spent an eternity saying this.

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Terri Schiavo is not on life support. She does not use a ventilator. I don't know where that story started, but here it ends. She is not hooked up to any machines. She uses a feeding tube. That is not life support. Taking her off the feeding tube will cause her to - slowly - starve or dehydrate.

There is evidence that she reacts to things around her. There is also evidence that her condition would be drastically improved if the money from the settlement had gone towards her treatment instead of her husband's court bills.

So please, base your opinions off of accurate information.

And now, I will let other people talk about being in situations where they were believed dead, and post those links (links I've posted before) about other people who nearly died because "after all, she's not going to recover, might as well pull the plug now" - and at the time, they were conscious.

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[flash-dance-ted.livejournal.com]

tell me. what exactly is "severe" diabetes? if you're referring to type II diabetics, you're correct, in some aspects. some type II's can get along fine without insulin by controlling their diet, exercising, and taking an oral pill. if you're type I, you have no hope of surviving without insulin. no, you aren't going to fall over dead if you forget your insulin for a meal, but over time, you'll lose your sight, become an amputee, and eventually die.

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[waterloomama.livejournal.com]

All diabetes is severe diabetes. :) And yeah, unless you go into severe ketoacidosis, then of course you'll go into a coma and probably die sooner.