After being operated on for several hours, he is now on life support and appears to be paralyzed from the waist down, the doctors said.
Sometimes, documents of this nature are called living wills or medical power of attorney, but they all can play the same role -- allowing a trusted loved one to end life support when it appears that the suffering is too severe and the hope of recovery too slim.
With the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, once hailed as the best chance in years to end the country's chaos, seemingly on life support, Somalia's violence appears driven not so much by clan hatred, ideology or religiosity but by something much simpler: survival.
The biggest move came in U.S. bond markets, where the 30-year treasury bull market appears on life support as investors anticipate inflationary policies from the incoming administration.
The results of our study suggest that the use of invasive procedures, limitation of life support measures and ICU mortality appear to vary according to Intensivists' base specialty of training.
Glorifying life support as a 'special' intervention, would appear to render any discussions less than honest and may help health care providers to evade communication regarding death and dying.
"Chase" has already been moved once and appears to be on life support.
TotalMusic, the digital music distribution initiative created by Sony BMG and Universal Music Group, appears to be on life support – or worse.
Contract talks between Lackey and the Angels, which began earlier this month, appear to be on life support.
The bill was rejected by small government conservatives, panned by Republican moderates and appeared to be on life support a day after its release.
