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Old 2012-10-07, 14:15   Link #321
Arya
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Originally Posted by LKK View Post
Long-term coma patients become thinner because their muscles atrophy from disuse. Even if therapists regularly come in and work the patient's muscles, there's some muscle loss. The walking away was highly unrealistic though. Personally, I forgave the writers that because it made for such an uplifting scene.
Oh, I thought that the immobility would have caused the liquids to not drain away causing the "fat" effect I was talking about. Anyways it's not that I'm complaining about it, I was just curious. So thanks.
Agree about the uplifting scene, btw.
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