live maybe worse if put on a respiratory and will have to be on one the rest of their life. I would hope she told them HELL NO.
And as far as constant monitoring for ventilators, home ventilators do exist and yes the iron lung was considered one, just ancient.
http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/6/921Edited by MU-TULSA at 14:36:50 on 07/12/20