What are the symptoms of recovery from a vegetative state?
Patient: Is it a sign when a person in vegetative state holds a phone to ear and tries to speak, eats and drinks through mouth, tries to hold up own head and cries when family members sings happy birthday to them that they understand what is going on around them and that those are actions of a person who is at recovery stage? Doctor: Hello,  I would explain that these are good signs of recovery. So, there is still hope!Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist