Impact on family and friends

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Hospital re-admissions

Patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states often end up being re-admitted to hospital even after they have moved into long term care, because of...

Hope

Having a relative or close friend in a vegetative or minimally conscious state is hugely distressing. Hope was very important to everyone we spoke to....