Jeff Conway, the actor who played Kenickie in Grease, fell into a coma on May, 11 and has been on life support ever since.  His family wanted to end life support; however, his girlfriend claimed she had a medical power of attorney giving her control of the actor's healthcare decisions.  From the Daily Mail:

“Grease star Jeff Conaway's family have decided to turn off  his life support machine, according to reports…His ventilator was then set to be removed, until Vikki Lizzi contacted the hospital.  ‘Vikki has the power of attorney and also has a living trust from 2007 that names her as a guarantor of the trust,' a source told Radar. ‘The hospital has assured the attorney they won’t do anything until they re-read the trust.'”

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