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Craig3410 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:44 PM Original message |
So, how long can someone in a PVS survive w/o a feeding tube? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's Been a Week Now |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. One to two weeks |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. With no food or water, any human will expire in approximately 2 weeks |
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Freebird12004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. I was told that it takes 21 days to starve to death. |
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moobu2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Hugh Finn died at a nursing home, eight days after |
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Freebird12004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I did say I didn't check to see if she was right. |
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moobu2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Oh, I know, I just knew about the Hugh Finn case |
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Freebird12004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. This is so sad that I don't even watch the news. |
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TrustingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. you die of thirst before starvation. |
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Freebird12004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Either way is terrible |
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WalrusSlayer (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Actually, complications from dehydration, not "thirst" |
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TrustingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. yes, it's dehydration, not thirst. |
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Selteri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. That actually depends on the type of PVS. |
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luvLLB (394 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. When my mother was ill, she stopped eating and drinking |
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