A near-drowning had left the woman in a persistent vegetative state for nearly a decade. Awake but immobile, and apparently unaware, her universe consisted mostly of a room at a Phoenix Hacienda HealthCare facility where she received round-the-clock care. Hacienda HealthCare over time became the umbrella for several programs in the Phoenix area that treat chronically ill infants, children and adults. ( CHRISTOPHER CAPOZZIELLO / The New York Times file photo )“From what I’ve been told, she was moaning,” an unidentified source told Phoenix CBS affiliate KPHO. Article Continued BelowA Phoenix police spokesperson told The Washington Post that the department is investigating but did not release details about the case.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 14:37 UTC