It means - is the patient aware of what's happening around them Can they respond to stimulus (like a pin-prick to test if they feel pain).
'Semi-conscious' means not fully conscious or awake.
I think it mean's you have been thinking about this boy more than you realise, when we dream our conscious mind and our sub-conscious become one as our memories of the dream don't differentiate between conscious and sub-conscious.
By hugging you mean embracing? It would require someone to be conscious to embrace or at least aware of it.
deliberate or conscious neglect
To be conscious is to be aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.
One who thinks is conscious of his own existence. Tree doesn't think (as we know) and it isn't a conscious being, a person.
Awake means conscious, or aware, as opposed to being asleep (unconscious or semi-conscious).
Moderate conscious sedation means that the patient has received narcotic medications to induce pain control and possibly relaxation. Because the sedation is "moderate conscious" the patient is awake an able to respond to commands.
A 'tree hugger' is someone who is very environmentally conscious.
Nmoderate (conscious) sedation
That you are conscious of your money, and usually want to spend it.
Your brain is processing things on the conscious and unconscious levels. :)