OK, by now I'm sure that you've all read about the man who woke up from a coma after 19 years. My questions, though, surround the logistics of the whole thing. Does one have to pay medical bills if they awaken after 19 years? You'd think the hospital would just say, "Hey, we've never seen anything like that before. This one's on us!" In addition, WHO keeps anyone on life support for nearly 20 years?!!!Hey, I'm all for Jesse Jackson's "Keep Hope Alive" mentality, but there comes a time when you've gotta throw in the towel. Just think of what their monthly bill session must've been like for his wife over the past 19 years: "Bills, bills, bills. Here's the Verizon bill, and the Time Warner bill, and....look! It says that in a few more payments, we're gonna own that respirator!"

Posted by William @ 7/17/2003 11:16:18 AM
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