“This is not your mum anymore.” Terry, one of the people Tim Falconer interviewed, talked of how even as his mother was described as being in a vegetative state, he always treated her as if she was there. Janet, whose daughter Stephanie was comatose after the removal of a brain tumour, spoke of not wanting to discontinue treatment for her…
Anita Ho
Anita Ho is a professor specializing in bioethics at the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia. She is also the director of ethics services at Providence Health Care in Vancouver.