 [ Symptoms ] does rubbing vicks vapor rub on the bottom of your feet when you have a cold work if so can i do this on my 1 yr old  my 1 year old has a cold with runnystuffy nose and cough many mothers including my own have told me to rub vicks on the bottom of her feet and put socks on her at bed time i have done it on mine but did not notice a difference i only did it a couple of nights though  thank you  c [ Disease ] it sounds like you are saying your friend was removed from life support and if so i am very sorry for your loss i am sure the family did not make the decision to remove the ventilator without a lot of input from the doctors caring for your friend a family cannot unilaterally decide to withdraw life support ultimately that decision is made mutually between the care team and the loved ones regarding pain you may not be able to feel pain if you are unconscious but pain causes a physical reaction in the body this is one way we can tell if an unconscious patient is experiencing pain as you noted high blood pressure and agitation can be symptoms of pain i encountered this frequently as a recovery room nurse when my patients were still asleep after surgery but obviously were experiencing a pain response to set your mind at ease about the withdrawal of life support let me just say some brain injuries cannot be overcome brain tissue cannot repair itself the way most other body tissues can for example you get a cut on your finger and eventually skin cells fill in the gap it does not work like that in the brain or the heart for that matter when brain cells die they are dead forever if your friend is doctors felt he was brain dead  it means he never would have recovered no matter how much time he was given again i am sorry for your loss