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argv_minus_one t1_ix4jkio wrote

Reply to comment by Steel_Wolf_89 in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio

About the only thing I'd be blinking is some variation of “kill me”.

It is cruel beyond words to keep people in that state alive. If ever there was a situation where euthanasia is clearly the right thing to do, that would be it.

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