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Boy who doctors claimed was in PVS state makes miraculous recovery
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J
Oct 8, 2012, 9:56:29 PM10/8/12
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12 year old Zach McDaniel is quite lucky he didn't suffer the same fate
as Terri Schiavo. Like Terri, young Zach was being deprived of food and
water with a DNR designation. Unlike Terri, saner minds prevailed.
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/08/boy-who-doctor-claimed-was-in-pvs-state-makes-miraculous-recovery/
A 12-year-old boy, whose doctor claimed he was in a “persistent
vegetative state” after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, is now
talking and receiving physical therapy at a Dallas hospital.
On August 6, Zach McDaniel was shot in the head as a bystander when he
got caught in the crossfire of a drug deal gone bad. He was rushed to
emergency surgery in Abilene, placed in a drug-induced coma, and then
transferred to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth on a ventilator.
Upon transfer, Cook Children’s staff claimed that Zach’s prognosis was
poor, and that part of his brain had been removed during surgery. They
pressured Zach’s parents to sign an organ donation consent form.
However, a brain scan later revealed that Zach’s brain was intact. The
staff said that there must have been miscommunication between the two
hospitals.
But just a week later, the hospital convened an ethics committee, an
entity under Texas law that has the power to terminate a patient’s care
after 10 days. It was the committee’s opinion that any further care for
Zach would be futile, and moved to terminate care. Zach’s parents
pleaded for the hospital to give him time to recover. But because of
procedural mistakes, the committee did not technically convene, and
their ruling didn’t stand.
Three days after that, Zach was able to breathe on his own. Yet, on that
same day, Zach’s doctor secretly withdrew Zach’s food and water, then
slipped a “Do Not Resuscitate” order into his chart without his parent’s
knowledge or consent. Dehydration can cause — among other serious
problems — cardiac arrest. But with the DNR in his file, if Zach did
need help, the hospital would have done nothing to save his life.
When Zach’s mother, Jessica, discovered the DNR and realized that her
son wasn’t receiving food and water, she was alarmed and called Texas
Right to Life for help.
“Currently, he is in the process of moving to a full in-patient
rehabilitation facility where they will help him recover fine motor
skills and the ability to walk again. He was in a drug-induced coma for
so long that his body has to relearn these simple functions. However,
his doctors expect him to have a full physical recovery, with the only
lasting damage being weakened vision in his left eye.
“Zach’s recovery is a victory for Life, and a testimony that we should
fight for all innocent human life without making arbitrary quality of
life judgements.”
--
J Young
jdyo...@ymail.com
http://www.americandecency.org/
as Terri Schiavo. Like Terri, young Zach was being deprived of food and
water with a DNR designation. Unlike Terri, saner minds prevailed.
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/08/boy-who-doctor-claimed-was-in-pvs-state-makes-miraculous-recovery/
A 12-year-old boy, whose doctor claimed he was in a “persistent
vegetative state” after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, is now
talking and receiving physical therapy at a Dallas hospital.
On August 6, Zach McDaniel was shot in the head as a bystander when he
got caught in the crossfire of a drug deal gone bad. He was rushed to
emergency surgery in Abilene, placed in a drug-induced coma, and then
transferred to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth on a ventilator.
Upon transfer, Cook Children’s staff claimed that Zach’s prognosis was
poor, and that part of his brain had been removed during surgery. They
pressured Zach’s parents to sign an organ donation consent form.
However, a brain scan later revealed that Zach’s brain was intact. The
staff said that there must have been miscommunication between the two
hospitals.
But just a week later, the hospital convened an ethics committee, an
entity under Texas law that has the power to terminate a patient’s care
after 10 days. It was the committee’s opinion that any further care for
Zach would be futile, and moved to terminate care. Zach’s parents
pleaded for the hospital to give him time to recover. But because of
procedural mistakes, the committee did not technically convene, and
their ruling didn’t stand.
Three days after that, Zach was able to breathe on his own. Yet, on that
same day, Zach’s doctor secretly withdrew Zach’s food and water, then
slipped a “Do Not Resuscitate” order into his chart without his parent’s
knowledge or consent. Dehydration can cause — among other serious
problems — cardiac arrest. But with the DNR in his file, if Zach did
need help, the hospital would have done nothing to save his life.
When Zach’s mother, Jessica, discovered the DNR and realized that her
son wasn’t receiving food and water, she was alarmed and called Texas
Right to Life for help.
“Currently, he is in the process of moving to a full in-patient
rehabilitation facility where they will help him recover fine motor
skills and the ability to walk again. He was in a drug-induced coma for
so long that his body has to relearn these simple functions. However,
his doctors expect him to have a full physical recovery, with the only
lasting damage being weakened vision in his left eye.
“Zach’s recovery is a victory for Life, and a testimony that we should
fight for all innocent human life without making arbitrary quality of
life judgements.”
--
J Young
jdyo...@ymail.com
http://www.americandecency.org/
Syd M.
Oct 9, 2012, 12:10:30 PM10/9/12
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On Oct 8, 9:56 pm, J <jdyou...@ymail.com> wrote:
> 12 year old Zach McDaniel is quite lucky he didn't suffer the same fate
> as Terri Schiavo. Like Terri, young Zach was being deprived of food and
> water with a DNR designation. Unlike Terri, saner minds prevailed.
>
You just won't give up humping Schiavo's corpses, will you?
> 12 year old Zach McDaniel is quite lucky he didn't suffer the same fate
> as Terri Schiavo. Like Terri, young Zach was being deprived of food and
> water with a DNR designation. Unlike Terri, saner minds prevailed.
>
She was brain dead, thick headed idiot. She wasn't coming back, No
way.
That is the difference between her and this kid. This kid wasn't brain
dead.
He had a chance of reviving. Schiavo DIDN'T!
Now get that thru the terminally thick brain of yours, IBen.
MarkA
Oct 9, 2012, 12:30:55 PM10/9/12
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On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:56:29 -0700, J wrote:
> 12 year old Zach McDaniel is quite lucky he didn't suffer the same fate as
> Terri Schiavo. Like Terri, young Zach was being deprived of food and water
> with a DNR designation. Unlike Terri, saner minds prevailed.
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> http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/08/boy-who-doctor-claimed-was-in-pvs-state-makes-miraculous-recovery/
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> A 12-year-old boy, whose doctor claimed he was in a "persistent
> vegetative state" after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, is now
> talking and receiving physical therapy at a Dallas hospital.
Nobody is diagnosed as being in a PVS after 2 weeks. That's why it's
> 12 year old Zach McDaniel is quite lucky he didn't suffer the same fate as
> Terri Schiavo. Like Terri, young Zach was being deprived of food and water
> with a DNR designation. Unlike Terri, saner minds prevailed.
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> http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/08/boy-who-doctor-claimed-was-in-pvs-state-makes-miraculous-recovery/
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> A 12-year-old boy, whose doctor claimed he was in a "persistent
> vegetative state" after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, is now
> talking and receiving physical therapy at a Dallas hospital.
called "Persistent". You have to be vegetative for months. Or, in the
case of Terri Schiavo, years.
>
> On August 6, Zach McDaniel was shot in the head as a bystander when he
> got caught in the crossfire of a drug deal gone bad. He was rushed to
> emergency surgery in Abilene, placed in a drug-induced coma, and then
> transferred to Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth on a
> ventilator.
>
> Upon transfer, Cook Children's staff claimed that Zach's prognosis
> was poor, and that part of his brain had been removed during surgery.
> They pressured Zach's parents to sign an organ donation consent form.
>
> However, a brain scan later revealed that Zach's brain was intact. The
> staff said that there must have been miscommunication between the two
> hospitals.
>
> But just a week later, the hospital convened an ethics committee, an
> entity under Texas law that has the power to terminate a patient's
> care after 10 days. It was the committee's opinion that any further
> care for Zach would be futile, and moved to terminate care. Zach's
> parents pleaded for the hospital to give him time to recover. But
> because of procedural mistakes, the committee did not technically
> convene, and their ruling didn't stand.
>
> Three days after that, Zach was able to breathe on his own. Yet, on that
> same day, Zach's doctor secretly withdrew Zach's food and water,
> then slipped a "Do Not Resuscitate" order into his chart without his
> serious problems - cardiac arrest. But with the DNR in his file, if
> Zach did need help, the hospital would have done nothing to save his
> life.
....."secretly" withdrew food and water? "slipped" a DNR order into his
> life.
chart?
Use "loaded language" much? Had they given up on using Zach as an organ
donor?
Apparently, hospitals in Texas can do that without the consent of the
patient's guardian/Power of Attorney. I think it was governor GW Bush who
signed that into law, wasn't it?
As usual with "lifespews", it makes me wonder what the real story is.
--
MarkA
Keeper of Things Put There Only Just The Night Before
About eight o'clock
Christopher A. Lee
Oct 9, 2012, 12:44:37 PM10/9/12
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that are nothing to do with atheism, in the atheist newsgroup.
Sanders Kaufman
Oct 9, 2012, 12:48:25 PM10/9/12
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"Syd M." wrote in message
news:35734ac7-24c3-4cf3...@a7g2000yqo.googlegroups.com...
> You just won't give up humping Schiavo's corpses, will you?
The alternative is to talk about CURRENT events.
Republicans don't like talking about what's going on in the world today.
It makes them angry and then they go do something stupid to get in trouble.
news:35734ac7-24c3-4cf3...@a7g2000yqo.googlegroups.com...
> You just won't give up humping Schiavo's corpses, will you?
Republicans don't like talking about what's going on in the world today.
It makes them angry and then they go do something stupid to get in trouble.
Syd M.
Oct 9, 2012, 12:51:34 PM10/9/12
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lib_o_matic
Oct 9, 2012, 1:01:41 PM10/9/12
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On 10/9/2012 10:48 AM, Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> It makes them angry and then they go do something stupid to get in trouble.
It's useful for folks to understand what happened to your brain and why
> It makes them angry and then they go do something stupid to get in trouble.
you are they way you are:
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Then the DotCom era turned me into an overpaid programmer. That's when
the NeoCons seized power here in the US - ending a period of screaming
prosperity. At the same time, I got hit with a case of Menningitis
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Then your twitter account has some more evidence of your mental state:
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I am totally going to stop letting people like him, who do so little
for me, control how I think. So I'm going...
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!
FYI - I have a whole nother identity on the web as
"sur...@kaufman.net". It's linked to Twit like my real ID is
I spy with my little eye... A jealous girlfriend hiding in the
closet, eavesdropping on her boyfriend's call home...
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Sanders Kaufman
Oct 9, 2012, 7:23:53 PM10/9/12
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"Syd M." wrote in message
That damnation belongs to the Republicans party.
Syd M.
Oct 10, 2012, 2:06:12 AM10/10/12
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