Who knows why people insist on those kinds of things. I guess some people have a hard time defining what "death" is because of moral or religious beliefs, so the confusion is just amplified when there's emotional involvement, such as losing someone you love. That's the Terri Schiavo case to a tee.
Basically, in the most severe cases of brain damage, the person either falls into a coma or into a persistant vegetative state. (Pretty much the only difference between the two is wakefulness. A coma is like a deep deep deep sleep. Usually when someone with severe brain damage "wakes up" from a coma they just progress to a vegetative state - which is a wakeful unconscious state.) The critical thing missing in both cases is awareness. The person completely lacks cognitive function.
However, I think it's safe to say that neither of these happened to Michael. He just left us altogether. They may have established some sort of something with machines, but that wouldn't have "brought him back". He would have been "brain dead" - which, in my book, is a load of crap... Brain death equals death. Period. Just because someone is able to mechanically keep the heart and lungs functioning does not mean that person is still alive. :no:
No, MJ was gone.
It was just his heart - electrical activity responding to the machines and stuff. Thank goodness, he wasn't there anymore at that point. He was far away and safe.
*Big hug* Because you miss him so much. And so badly want all of this to be different. And because this new information (true or not) is gut wrenching.
:better: (Except you don't have to smile. It's okay to be sad.)
