Pardon me? Ariel Sharon is still alive???

[Thtwudbeme]

Older DUers...do you find this as weird as the guy the Soviets claimed was alive for so long??

What in the world is the point of this?

[Lerkfish]

1. are you thinking he's not alive?

last I heard he was in a coma.

[Thtwudbeme]

5. I am thinking extreme life support

if this guy has ANY brain function left, I will eat my birkenstocks.

[Warpy]

8. I believe he's breathing on his own

but that's the extent of it, just brainstem function at most.

That's the last report I saw, anyway.

[uppityperson]

2. People can be in comas for a long time.

Franco is still dead though.

[spinbaby]

3. In a manner of speaking

He's sort of on maintenance.

[theboss]

He's been in a coma

Where is the scandal?

[Bluebear]

4. Senator Doctor Frist diagnosed him from a picture on a RAZR cellphone

and pronounced him alive and well.

[Thtwudbeme]

6. Thank you; I was wondering

that makes as much sense as anything, I suppose.

[Fridays Child]

10. LOL!

:D

Was he sitting up and playing cards with his family, too? :rofl:

[Bluebear]

17. Yes and contemplating representing Israel at the Olympics.

Ice dancing. Fact! :rofl:

[Bucky]

7. So tough, even Death can't take him

Fifty or sixty years from now, he'll come out of his coma and kick everyone's ass! I can see it now.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

18. So can I

There was an interview with him in the New Yorker just a couple of weeks before his stroke. It was as comprehensive as anything I've ever read about the man. He evolved in ways that left me breathless. What a vision he had, and how he fought for it. I didn't always agree with his tactics, but I understood why he used them.

It doesn't surprise me at all that his heart keeps going. Like him or not, I have to admit that he was the kind of leader Israel needed, and I hope the new people carry on his philosophy and legacy.

He was remarkable.

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. Thanks to the wonders of medical technology

anyone can be kept alive way past their time.

Sharon has had 5 - 7 surgeries since his stoke. Quality of life at this point = 0.

[lindisfarne]

11. If this is his family's wishes, it's their call. He certainly had a

massive stroke and cognitively will never be the same but perhaps there is some hope he will be able to live outside a hospital at some point. Unless the drs. treating him or the family provide in-depth info., no one but Sen. Frist can diagnose him from afar.

[Thtwudbeme]

12. ummm yeah...in a long term "facility" on life support

I personally am finding this whole thing bizarre.

[lindisfarne]

13. Some people choose this option (I wouldn't but it's their call).

I don't know what the relevant Israeli laws are.

[mike_c]

14. his brain is sawdust and ashes...

...if you can call that "living...."

[NJ_Lib]

15. I wonder who's paying for all this care since Israel...

...has a national health care system... I wonder if the average citizen could remain on support for so long... I guess it's good to be the PM...

[Jacobin]

16. Happens a lot to older people

Its very sad to go through this with a loved one

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