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Funny, Sméagol, I said the same thing to my husband. I feel so awful for these people - I do, but I told him that they just do not understand what it means to be brain dead. They don't get it, and someone needs to teach them. They can have a heartbeat but that doesn't mean they are "alive."
My father died about 3 and a half years ago, and something similar happened to him with the blood clot. His legs were in a lot of pain, and my mother unknowingly massaged his legs to keep them from hurting. Apparently, according to the doctor, a clot broke loose and traveled up to his brain, and he had a massive stroke. His brain was without oxygen for 20 minutes, until the EMTs got there. He was already gone. He was breathing, but on a machine.
I saw a documentary a man who had a car accident and was in a coma for 19 years and woke up. He's kind of "slow" but he can walk and talk and he lives. I think this is a PERSONAL decision and not for you or I or anyone else to say. The family will "pull the plug" when THEY are ready.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-awakes-after-19-years-in-coma/