OK, so there are some folx here in Tally that have been standing on street corners holding up signs saying (more or less):
Did you enjoy your lunch today? Terry Didn't.
Well, actually guys, even if Terry had been given lunch (or any other meal) by feeding tube, she wouldn't have enjoyed it. Why?
1) A feeding tube bypasses the olfactory and gustatory systems that a normal person would use to 'enjoy' a meal.
2) The stuff that would be fed to her via feeding tube probably isn't prepared to be tasty (because of 1 above and 3 below), just nutritious.
3) Even if the food could be smelled and tasted, and even if it were delicious she still wouldn't enjoy it because she's in a persistent vegetative state. Her brain simply doesn't register enjoyment or anything else now.
Come to grips with this fact people, and dispense with the stupid rhetoric. Your arguments sound as ridiculous as anything a Democratic protester would come up with.
Also, 4) No I didn't enjoy my lunch today, thanks.
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