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I assume he is supplied with nutrients via a tube and cannot swallow, so probably not. And even if, he would not get to taste it :(

mulmen 4y ago
The article mentions requesting different foods. If he couldn’t taste then that would be a waste of effort. Why waste the time to ask for something you can’t experience?
- javajosh 4y ago
  Alcohol need not be tasted to be "experienced".
  - zamadatix 4y ago
    The article mentions requesting different foods. Not just the beer.
shard 4y ago
Maybe he just misses the mild buzz from the alcohol.
dqpb 4y ago
They could at least put some drops on his tongue
- ASalazarMX 4y ago
  I was thinking the same, a few ice cold beer drops, and they could ask him if he can taste it. Edit: seems his requests could have been conceded through his feeding tube: "The first message was a simple thanks to Birbaumer and the rest of the team. Other messages related to the man's care preferences: asking for a head massage or for more gel on his eye (which was prone to dryness) and requesting a higher head position when visitors were present. He even made suggestions for improving the performance of the spelling system. Eventually, he could make specific dietary requests for his feeding tube: soup with meat, sweet pea soup, and curry with potato. And he did request a beer and for his caretakers to play his favorite band, Tool, very loud." Unfortunately he's locked-in because of progressive muscle atrophy, so recovery isn't likely.
glenstein 4y ago
>I assume he is supplied with nutrients via a tube and cannot swallow, so probably not You can definitely still experience alcohol. There was a GQ article about Richard Norris, recipient of a face transplant, who went to the store and got himself some Wild Turkey which he ingested via a tube to his stomach. > He reaches into the brown bag, pulls out a bottle of Wild Turkey. [...] "For my throat," he says. He can’t take over-the-counter medications, he says. Too risky with his meds. There’s a backpack at his feet. He opens it, pulls out some tubing and a wide syringe, about a half-inch across, the kind you use to give medicine to horses. [...] He hooks the syringe to the tubing, lifts up his shirt. [...] He opens the Wild Turkey and starts pouring. https://www.gq.com/story/richard-norris https://www.gq.com/story/richard-norris

mulmen 4y ago

The article mentions requesting different foods. If he couldn’t taste then that would be a waste of effort. Why waste the time to ask for something you can’t experience?

javajosh 4y ago
Alcohol need not be tasted to be "experienced".
- zamadatix 4y ago
  The article mentions requesting different foods. Not just the beer.

shard 4y ago

Maybe he just misses the mild buzz from the alcohol.

dqpb 4y ago

They could at least put some drops on his tongue

ASalazarMX 4y ago
I was thinking the same, a few ice cold beer drops, and they could ask him if he can taste it. Edit: seems his requests could have been conceded through his feeding tube: "The first message was a simple thanks to Birbaumer and the rest of the team. Other messages related to the man's care preferences: asking for a head massage or for more gel on his eye (which was prone to dryness) and requesting a higher head position when visitors were present. He even made suggestions for improving the performance of the spelling system. Eventually, he could make specific dietary requests for his feeding tube: soup with meat, sweet pea soup, and curry with potato. And he did request a beer and for his caretakers to play his favorite band, Tool, very loud." Unfortunately he's locked-in because of progressive muscle atrophy, so recovery isn't likely.

glenstein 4y ago

>I assume he is supplied with nutrients via a tube and cannot swallow, so probably not You can definitely still experience alcohol. There was a GQ article about Richard Norris, recipient of a face transplant, who went to the store and got himself some Wild Turkey which he ingested via a tube to his stomach. > He reaches into the brown bag, pulls out a bottle of Wild Turkey. [...] "For my throat," he says. He can’t take over-the-counter medications, he says. Too risky with his meds. There’s a backpack at his feet. He opens it, pulls out some tubing and a wide syringe, about a half-inch across, the kind you use to give medicine to horses. [...] He hooks the syringe to the tubing, lifts up his shirt. [...] He opens the Wild Turkey and starts pouring. https://www.gq.com/story/richard-norris https://www.gq.com/story/richard-norris