A vegetative state refers to a patient with a very low life state. They have no consciousness, no consciousness and no emotion, but they can still breathe and survive. Because a vegetative person can't take care of himself, he needs long-term care and nursing from his family, which may cause certain pressure and burden on his family's economic, emotional and social life. For vegetative patients, family members need to pay a lot of time and energy to take care of them, including daily life, diet, hygiene, medical care and so on. This may require family members to give up their jobs or reduce their working hours to take care of patients, which will have a certain impact on the family economy. In addition, long-term nursing and nursing work will also make family members feel tired, anxious and stressed, and may even lead to tension and instability in family relations.
However, whether it will "bring down a family" also depends on many factors. For example, patients' health status, family economic status, family members' coping ability, social support and so on. If family members can reasonably allocate tasks, effectively use social resources and maintain positive attitudes and emotions, then caring for vegetative people may not cause too much burden to the family. In addition, the governments of some countries and regions will provide certain medical and economic support to help families take care of patients.
To sum up, the vegetative patients have many influences on the family, which may cause certain pressure and burden on the family's economic, emotional and social life. However, as long as family members can actively respond, make use of social resources, and maintain a positive attitude and mood, then caring for a vegetative person may not necessarily "drag down a family".