At the beginning of Chapter 15, we learn that Lia is now seven – taking the first 14 chapters into consideration, that’s rather shocking. Although she’s in a vegetative state, she’s still alive. Neil and Peggy ensured that the Lee’s had the food necessary to keep Lia’s health as good as it could be, however,Continue reading Chapters 15 and 16
chapter 15 and 16
The Lees are seen as model caregivers as Lia ‘improves’ under their care. The author describes Lia’s life as one of a goddess, with everyone around her showering her with unconditional love, care, and attention despite the blankness in her face and possibly consciousness. While Neal and Peggy ensured that the Lees had every sourcesContinue reading chapter 15 and 16
Chapter 15 and 16
Chapter 15 begins with the author visiting the Lee family when Lia is seven years old. Lia is unable to move or to speak and is a vegetative state. She is stabilized and living at home under the care of her parents. Lia’s parents do a great job of taking care of her, but they still blameContinue reading Chapter 15 and 16
Chapter 15 & 16
Chapter 15 of Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down follows Lia at the point in which she has achieved a deeply vegetative state. However, she was treated by her family in ways that suggested she was not seen any differently from before she was in neural and physical decline. In fact, sheContinue reading Chapter 15 & 16
Chapters 15 & 16
Chapter 15 gives us insight into Lia and her families life years after she is released from the hospital. When Lia left the hospital, the doctors were convinced that she had little time left to live, however, in this chapter we see her life years later where she is still alive, contrary to the doctorsContinue reading Chapters 15 & 16
The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down Ch 15 & 16
Fadiman focuses on the Lees’ experience with the hospital and life with Lia in a permanent vegetative state. Once Lia is no longer able to walk, talk, or think, the nurses at the hospital praise her parents which is a complete turnaround from the way hospital staff felt toward the Lees in the beginning chaptersContinue reading The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down Ch 15 & 16
Chapters 15 and 16
In Chapter 15, the author explores Lia Lee’s life after she was released from Merced following her cryptic diagnosis. Lia is almost seven now and has exceeded the doctors expectations in terms of how long she was supposed to live. Over the course of two years, the doctors were waiting for the moment when LiaContinue reading Chapters 15 and 16
Chapters 15 & 16
Chapter 15 talks about the Lee’s life after the doctor’s released Lia from their care, thinking that she would die. However, despite having severe brain damage, Lia lived. While Lia’s condition changed significantly, the Lee’s believed that “their behavior as parents had not changed in the slightest” (pg. 214). In fact, the parents went aboveContinue reading Chapters 15 & 16
Chapters 15 & 16
In Chapter 15 we get a glimpse into Lia’s life after she leaves the hospital and is settled in at home years later. While the Lee’s thought she would be dead by now, she is not and they go about their daily life as if she is normal. It was crazy to hear about allContinue reading Chapters 15 & 16
Chapter 15 and 16
In Chapter 15, Lia is now seven and living two years passed when the doctors said she would die. Anne visits the Lee’s home in which Lia remains in a persistent vegetative sate. Lia is unable to move or speak, but she did completely stabilize when she returned home from the hospital. When asked aboutContinue reading Chapter 15 and 16
