But buried in the article is something else quite concerning:
Although doctors initially said he would not recover from his brain damage-induced coma, his family refused to let him die, demanding that doctors continue to provide "active" care.
"They said he wouldn't recover sufficiently for his quality of life to be good enough," Ms Gilsenan said.
"[But] he did get a lot better … he really did make progress and he got into rehab, which they told us he would never do."
So persistent was his recovery that just before Easter he was able to say the names of his daughters and even leave the hospital in a wheelchair to visit friends.
The article goes on to report that the man died of pneumonia.
What's concerning is that the doctors had clearly made a mistake about the man's prognosis, with the result that the family had to insist that he be given proper medical care. I wonder how often this happens?
I have heard two first-hand accounts of abortion being suggested as an option to parents where the child turned out to be completely healthy after birth.
