Man Dies Eight Months After Medication Money Ran Out
ORTLAND, OR, NOV. 24, 2003 -- Douglas K. Schmidt, 37, died last week in a Portland hospital, two days after he was removed from a ventilator at the request of a court-appointed guardian.
Schmidt had been in a coma since March 1, when he collapsed during a massive epileptic seizure after his state-paid anti-seizure medication ran out.