Tube Out

It disturbed quite a few people (that's how many it appeared to me) that a young woman had her feeding-tube removed. She subsequently died.

Through misfortune, I ended up vegetative with a feeding-tube, but later, with good fortune, I can have my feeding-tube removed and report back to those people and others. I am not totally without a tube, now. I just have a new one.

This video above just shows taking out a feeding-tube. It doesn't show another tube being inserted.

After the old tube is out, a new one is put in, in my case anyway. For a lot, once it's out, that's it. When I was in the hospital, I had the same tube for years. (I was in various hospitals 4 years.)

"Healing" for me when replacing my tube is swelling and leaking. After a few days that stops. All resumes as normal.

Since I am "aware", although my diagnosis says I'm not, I can replace my feeding-tube through my Medicare. My diagnosis is "Semi-Vegetative." That sounds different. I obviously talk now, so vegetative doesn't cut it. Doctors aren't sure what to call me.

There's no starving here. I may not be able to do a lot, but I can direct my care. It's good fortune that I tell you.

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Now remember how I said that it appeared to me that quite a few people were disturbed by what happened to this other woman? I've recently been adding quite a few to one social media site. (I belong to a few different Social Media programs, so look.) The following video was sent to me. I immediately thought of the woman who passed away.

Thank you congregation.
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To the people who were bothered by that other outcome, the same thing didn't happen here. Nothing here is the same.