# Bad, bad, bad Comatose mistaken ideas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984 "2022-06-10T17:36:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/161 "2022-06-19T23:59:49Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Am I typing šŸ„“ No. Right now youā€™re reading _my_ typing. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/162 "2022-06-20T00:28:11Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The down stairs guest room is also my haunted room. [. . .] I told Mid-daughter to sage the rooms. Yup. Do that. As @carnut says, it canā€™t hurt, and it smells good. Iā€™d give you some sage if I had a good way to get it there. Also talk to the haunts: tell them you need the room also, but you hope theyā€™re doing OK. Sometimes all they want is a little respect. And if youā€™re only talking to the back of your own head: sometimes that part of you wants a little respect, too. ā€“ youā€™ll be better able to see the cats if you go see them when youā€™re less likely to fall down enroute. Right now, lie down! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/163 "2022-06-20T00:29:53Z")
Iā€™m lying ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/164 "2022-06-20T00:31:13Z")
Wait. Not lie-ing but lying. Ok. That donā€™t look right enough Aaahggg! My brain be stupid ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/165 "2022-06-20T02:25:30Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Wait. Not lie-ing but lying. > Ok. That donā€™t look right enough > > Aaahggg! My brain be stupid No, itā€™s not. ā€œTo lieā€, meaning ā€œto recline or rest on a horizontal surfaceā€ and ā€œto lieā€, meaning ā€œto deliberately tell an untruthā€ are spelled the same way, and so are all their tenses. You are lying down. Good. Stay there. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/166 "2022-06-20T04:00:45Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > We like what you have to say. Always. I can prove you false on this claim. But PayPal will be involved. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/167 "2022-06-20T04:11:13Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Iā€™m lying You say you are lying, but if everything you say is a lie then you are telling the truth, but you cannot tell the truth because everything you say is a lie. You lie. You tell the truth. But you cannot for. Illogical! Illogical! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/168 "2022-06-20T12:40:47Z")
Uuugggh! I have a hangover from seizure stopping drugs. I wanna die. Or at least some hair of the dog that bit me. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/169 "2022-06-20T13:39:10Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Aaahggg! My brain be stupid This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs, a lot more fun for us and maybe even you. šŸ¤© Relax and go with the flow, man ā€“ um, woman šŸ˜. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/170 "2022-06-20T13:46:48Z")
I got ketamine,(msp, donā€™t care) Now my sore head is swimming. This just, not right. Iā€™m not a very good addict. Yuk. Whereā€™s that euthanasia doctor? Is he still alive? Did he euthanize himself? Hey. That was kinda šŸ¤£ funny. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/171 "2022-06-20T14:06:21Z")
Kevorkian ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/172 "2022-06-20T21:41:53Z")
He died, but not from euthanasia. Aside, this word confused me the first time I heard it. Youth in Asia? Well, yes, there are. I gather they were able to stave off the seizure with ketamine. Thatā€™s not a delightful alternative, but it is likely much less destructive. Sorry for your hangover. Ask for tomato soup to help make it go away. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/173 "2022-06-20T22:30:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I can prove you false on this claim. But PayPal will be involved. You are right Gato; why do you irritate her? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/174 "2022-06-20T22:59:36Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I gather they were able to stave off the seizure with ketamine Only for a little while. She had one this morning. šŸ˜¢ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/175 "2022-06-20T23:10:12Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > She had one this morning. šŸ˜¢ Dangit. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/176 "2022-06-21T00:08:35Z")
Damn it. Thanks for telling us, Gato. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/177 "2022-06-21T02:09:33Z")
Beck has dealt with so much. I hope the doctor can get her seizures under control. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/178 "2022-06-21T02:27:11Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Beck has dealt with so much. Indeed she has, and always with such grace and good humour. One can hardly imagine anyone more deserving of the best care and a full recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/179 "2022-06-21T03:37:38Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > and always with such grace and good humour And How! She asked me to post something, personal. Not sure I can do it, but she wants to let all the Dopers know how much this place has meant to her over the last couple years. She says it has kept her alive. Anything else will have to go in a different thread. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984/180 "2022-06-21T04:12:05Z")
IANAD and I feel awkwardly intrusive here with advice that is probably useless because the family already know all about it, but I have to say it. If Beck is not already at a Level 4 center for epilepsy and seizures, she should be. There are only two in Arkansas, and one is pediatric. The adult center is the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Level 4 Adult Epilepsy Center in Little Rock. The top L4 centers in the nation are probably Johns Hopkins and Mayo. I donā€™t know if any of these would actually be appropriate, as seizures brought on by (for instance) hypoglycemia are in their own category. All Iā€™m suggesting here is that maybe Beck should consider asking for a transfer to a Level 4 center. One might expect an institution to do a referral of its own accord but it doesnā€™t always work that way. I mention this only because my own family experience is that sometimes doing a lot of your own research and getting the right high-level expertise makes all the difference. We all want to see Beck and her menagerie of critters back with us soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984.md?page=10)