I wanted them to roll over, speak, feed themselves and walk unaided – anything that showed they were becoming more independent.
He had spent the last seven years paralyzed from the neck down and unable to speak, feed himself or even clean his own teeth, communicating through a system that allowed him to write messages on a computer screen by blinking his eyes.
The plans hatched by Mr. Connor and Dr. Weldon eventually snowballed into Congress's marathon weekend session, resulting in the recall of more than 260 members of the House from their spring vacations to try to preserve the life of one brain-damaged woman who has spent 15 years unable to speak, feed herself or move much more than her eyes.
Devin, still debilitated, unable to walk, sit up, speak, feed or bathe himself was sent home.
He described "the real ugly truth of the disease," telling how by the age of 60, his mother-in-law had forgotten "how to speak, feed herself, dress herself and go to the bathroom herself".
Under that assumption, terms like "starvation" "hunger", and even "feeding" begin to lose meaning (although we do speak of "feeding" plants).
Speak to feed manufacturers (most have helplines) and they will be able to recommend suitable feeds and feeding amounts.
Tina, now 10, cannot walk, speak or feed herself.
When that chance became real, doctors predicted he would be paralyzed for life on the left side and may never speak or feed himself again.
After suffering a severe form of ME which left her bedridden and unable to speak or feed herself for all of her adolescent and adult life, she had decided she was never going to recover, and wanted to ensure her life would end before total degeneration robbed her of all dignity.
