I would help it die. I know it would be my child, but there'd be absolutely no future for it. It wouldn't be able to live without my help, and even when it was living it wouldn't be truly alive. Being simultaneously deaf, blind and mute is one thing; Helen Keller showed us that you can still access that person's brain and emotions and help them have a good and productive life. But a brainless baby wouldn't even be aware you're trying to help it. It's just a shell. It has even less potential than a coma patient that might wake up someday - there's really no point to keeping it alive.

well its easy said.my self 35 weeks wen the doctors told me my baby had no brain.an it could die any day in side me.but every day meant so much to me.every fin else was ok.he moved kickd al day long.couldnt bliv this was true.i wanted to carry on full 9 mnths wich me an my baby did .until i gave birth to health gurjs baby.still breathng.i knw he didnt hav much tym on this world but itryd evryfin no matter wot jus to see my baby alive.1week.ltr he died in my arms.but i kept strong 4 my self got pregnat again.yh couldent blive it happend al over again same. baby boy with no brain.i thut this cnt be true iv lost 1 an gna loose my baby again.he was born again healthy gurjus baby.ltr died week after.i dont knw how i mange to hold all this try to keep strong but was toatly broke from in side.yhe doctors told me not to hav any mre babys wich same prblem will hapen again.but sumthing inside told me its gna wrk out the 3 tym.so i tryd again had my scan wich thnk to god it was ok but this tym didnt think il ever hav a boy again.so went in to labar 3 hrs after. had gurjus baby BOY yh dats ryt BOY.to any 1 out der going thru wot i did .all i can say is stay strong dont losse faith as mircles do hapen.so yh il did every fin to keep my babys alive.

Is he self aware? Can he ever be based on the amount of brainstem he has?

I would need to know and understand those two answers before deciding. That makes the difference between this being a person and a shell. I don't think I could really know what choice I would make without being in that situation.

I wish the family well.