[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Well yeah. Clinging onto blind hope aside,I'm not entirely sure his family fully grasps what braindeath means, as in, what's going on with him physically and neurologically, and what things would be like for him if he woke up.
I'm not saying potential brain damage means someone's life isn't worth living, by the way.

Yeah and as you know brain damage and brain dead are different.

Depending on the extent of the brain damage is a question as to whether that life is worth living.

I have looked after people with brain damage and they are pretty much in a vegetated state and you are just caring for someone who isn't there.... The lights are on and no one is home.

I advocate for euthanasia in extreme cases, but it's extremely complicated and another debate.

Having said that, I express strongly that it depends on the extent of the brain damage and I'm not blanket talking all those with brain damage...but it can leave some with little to no quality of life