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So far Kathleen has fought off a nasty flu bug that infected her two most frequent caregivers. She appears healthy and has experienced several good nights in a row.

The family is closely watching stem cell test on the brains of several individuals abroad. Other nations appear to be much quicker in applying potential new technology than the United States.

Several doctors at Kaiser questioned Mike's right to state that Kathleen should have the right to fight on despite the power of attorney that Kathleen and Mike gave each other. The pressure doctors give in the hospital to give up is enormous while the research they do (on conditions they think may be untreatable) is often negligible (there is one notable exception at Kaiser and several at Valley Medical) if done at all. The British courts recently decided the question of who can decide. Here is an interesting article on the outcome. Make sure, either way you choose, you have power of attorney for your spouse.

Interesting article in Glamour mag this month on Anoxic Brain Injury. Two families with different outcomes based on the decision by the spouse. Also gives a website regarding power of attorney and living will .
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