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Right. Just for contrast, Christopher Reeve (most famous "Superman"actor) died in 2004 of complications of a _bed sore_ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve

...9 years after being thrown off of his horse and living as a quadriplegic, requiring a ventilator

I think more to the point Christopher Reeve lived for 9 years as a quadriplegic.