by Ashley Solano | Oct 2, 2024 | Healthcare, Issues, News
In the United States, one in every six individuals has experienced a brain injury. When a patient with a brain injury is in a coma, doctors typically rely on bedside exams that test motor reflexes to evaluate responsiveness. This exam may include a light flashing in...
by Miranda Willborg | Oct 7, 2022 | Active State Laws, Denial of Treatment, Issues, News
Many families whose loved one experienced a severe brain injury can tell you of the frightening, life-shattering, and all-too-often quick pronouncement of brain death. Yet, often patients not only survive severe brain injuries, but reach significant milestones on...
by Miranda Willborg | Jan 11, 2022 | Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Healthcare, Issues, News
“Your mother’s tests show no brain function, which is a clear indication of brain death.” In 2016 alone,15,405 families heard a similar report from a physician, facing the shattering loss of a loved one declared and diagnosed with brain death. The already devastating...
by Texas Right to Life | Jul 13, 2021 | News
A man in England is alive today because his family gave him a chance. The Daily Mirror reports that Sean Chilvers, 30, was hospitalized and on life support after suffering cardiac arrest almost six months ago. Today, Chilvers is making a recovery that doctors never...
