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My interview person was my dad. My dads loss of innocents was when his grandmother had a stoke she went into a coma and almost died. After several years of her husband taking care of her she passed away my dad said it was for the best she was miserable.

__//**STROKE**//__ A stroke is defined as a sudden loss of brain function due to a blocked or burst blood vessel.

In people who suffer from high blood pressure, their brain blood vessels can become thick. Because there is less room for blood to flow and the vessels are not flexible they can either close off completely or burst. Diabetes can also weaken the small blood vessels of the brain.

Areas of the brain that do not get enough blood will die. Which leaves dead tissue resulting in loss of brain function.

Hachinski, Vladimir, and Larissa Hachinski. "Stroke." //Encyclopedia of Aging//. Ed. David J. Ekerdt. Vol. 4. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. 1360-1368. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.

Everyone's brain is different so some people may be able to with stand a coma longer than others http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&idigest=c01ac7e3c010a42f363bebdc7326f5c6&type=retrieve&tabID=T006&prodId=GIC&docId=CJ67221430&source=gale&userGroupName=pl7053&version=1.0
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Hartston, William. "Between the living and the dead; We don't understand the brain, so how can we decide whether coma patients live? By William Hartston." //Independent// [London, England] 12 Mar. 1996: 15. //Global Issues In Context//. Web. 22 Nov. 2011.