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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Erase the ugly term persistent vegetative state

Old Diagnosis of PVS (persistent vegetative state)

                           Change to

New Diagnosis of PVS--Positive Visible Success

The old terminology is antiquated and dehumanizing. When a person has a brain injury, he/she is either brain dead or alive and needs immediate opportunities for rehabilitation and recovery.

The change begins with those of us who have heard this ugly term attached to someone we love. The change starts with us.

Anything we see that is a response of the pre-injury person is Positive Visible Success. Our loved one is struggling to overcome the injury. Let's give them a chance.

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