Is this worse than death?
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From: FAR BEYOND THE WHEEL...
Originally Posted by Mondo131,Nov 23 2009, 12:18 PM
Reminds me of the movie that Metallica used for the "One" music video.
Dont know what movie it was.
Dont know what movie it was.
I would rather be dead than go what this guy went through. Anyone ever experience sleep paralysis? I used to go through quite frequently from age 19-25.
Its when you wake up, but cant move.. kinda of half awake half still sleeping, you can only see out of the corners of you eyes..
you fight to snap out of it, but sometimes it can last for what seems like an hour or 2. Sometimes you see (hallucinate) things coming at you. Its pretty terrifying actually.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
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Originally Posted by Deception,Nov 23 2009, 01:17 PM
Anyone ever experience sleep paralysis?
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Originally Posted by thebig33tuna,Nov 23 2009, 10:17 AM
i thought they could tell by brain activity if someone was 'awake' or not... even if they couldn't move or anything...
maybe i've just been watching too many medical tv shows.
maybe i've just been watching too many medical tv shows.
Doctors in Zolder, Belgium, used the internationally accepted Glasgow Coma Scale to assess his eye, verbal and motor responses. But each time he was graded incorrectly.
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Originally Posted by mxt_77,Nov 23 2009, 02:08 PM
Once they finally did the brain activity scan, they saw that his brain was almost functioning as a normal brain.
damn that's a very long time to be in solitary confinement. I really do feel sorry for all that poor human has been thru...
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Sounds like as much BS as flu vaccine girl.
Basically a "therapist" says she "feels" him move his finger to push the letters to communicate. I'll believe it if other "therapists" can document him doing the same thing.
Basically a "therapist" says she "feels" him move his finger to push the letters to communicate. I'll believe it if other "therapists" can document him doing the same thing.
A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.
The therapist, Linda Wouters, told APTN that she can feel Houben guiding her hand with gentle pressure from his fingers, and that she feels him objecting when she moves his hand toward an incorrect letter.
Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, said he is skeptical of Houben's ability to communicate after seeing video of his hand being moved along the keyboard.
"That's called 'facilitated communication,'" Caplan said. "That is ouija board stuff. It's been discredited time and time again. When people look at it, it's usually the person doing the pointing who's doing the messages, not the person they claim they are helping."
Caplan also said the statements Houben allegedly made with the computer seem unnatural for someone with such a profound injury and an inability to communicate for decades.
The therapist, Linda Wouters, told APTN that she can feel Houben guiding her hand with gentle pressure from his fingers, and that she feels him objecting when she moves his hand toward an incorrect letter.
Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania, said he is skeptical of Houben's ability to communicate after seeing video of his hand being moved along the keyboard.
"That's called 'facilitated communication,'" Caplan said. "That is ouija board stuff. It's been discredited time and time again. When people look at it, it's usually the person doing the pointing who's doing the messages, not the person they claim they are helping."
Caplan also said the statements Houben allegedly made with the computer seem unnatural for someone with such a profound injury and an inability to communicate for decades.
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