Terri Schiavo Dies

And in her last moments, her "husband" Michael forced Terri's brother and sister to leave the room so that he could rub his authority in their faces one last time. He and his attorney claimed the reason he did so was because Terri's brother was becoming argumentative with him, and Michael wanted to make the last moments of his wife's life peaceful for her. He even played soft music for her and placed flowers in her room.

There's just one question in my mind. How could anyone who is brain dead be "comforted" by music, flowers, and the absence of argument?