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aaronblohowiak
on Feb 4, 2010
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The "trapped in a body" thing has a name and is well-researched:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome
You should consider a living will if you are serious about avoiding this.
aarongough
on Feb 4, 2010
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Good point on the living will... Up until now I have just made every person close to me promise to pull the plug if it ever came to a situation like this. I'll look into that some more...
dandelany
on Feb 4, 2010
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I don't think a verbal promise like this would legally allow anyone to pull the plug, although I don't really know. Can any lawyers comment on this?
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You should consider a living will if you are serious about avoiding this.