In the mental hospital some patients had brain damage that was absolutely horrific and tragic.Broken human beings that don’t work anymore and nobody knows what to do with them
There was one guy Garfield who had brain damage from infant meningitis.The guy was in his mid forties, but exactly what u imagine a lobotomised person to look like. Totally vacant staring eyes.Jaw hanging down with continuous thread of dribble rolling off his bottle lip .
Arms hanging down by his sides.And all he does his pace up and down whatever room he is in all day and night, until he collapses asleep after about 4-5 sleeps 12 hrs, wakes up and resumes pacing.
He wears an adult nappy because he is totally incontinent.
And changing it is remarkably difficult because he won’t stop even pacing even while people are trying to clean him up.He cannot eat by himself. He cannot do anything by himself.
The only verbal speech he pride is s loud “GU GU GU GU GU GU GU like a propeller when starting up.There’s nothing there in his mind at all.He’s a husk.He never smiles., never frowns, gives no indication of any aspiration or want.
That has been his entire life.He has no purpose , has required 24 hr care his entire life and i don ‘t think there a single person who has ever being with him that wouldn’t have gladly put him out of his misery if allowed to .Anybody opposed to euthanasia hasn’t seen real brain damage.