Ever wonder how many guys just like him get unplugged?
That's been my thought for some time.
I can't imagine the torture this man has been through. In addition to the prison of his own body, his own mother telling him to die?
Also, it's interesting to me from the article: Who was it that bore all the stress and work of dealing with taking care of him every day, sacrificially? His dad. I think that may have been the largest saving grace: seeing how much his father loved him and cared for him, even as he (the father) thought his son couldn't understand what he was doing.