[HairOfTheDog]

I didn't take a side in her case, I ~mostly~ sat out of the discussion of it. I couldn't sort through all the allegations to find the truth, and when I asked questions, I got flamed.

But when I spoke with my husband, we each decided we didn't want to live like she lived for 15 years. And we don't have anything in writing, yet, either.

[ExPatInFrance]

So for YOU, if your husband was exactly like Terri Schindler, you would have no problem starving and dehydrating him to death? From what you know.

[Netizen]

Let me help you out. Here is what yopu said:

There is an important distinction to be made between brain injury patients who are otherwise healthy in body, and those suffering from terminal disease.

Terri was NOT suffering from a terminal illness, so why don't you point out the distinctions that you mentioned.

[Netizen]

But when I spoke with my husband, we each decided we didn't want to live like she lived for 15 years. And we don't have anything in writing, yet, either.

As we have seen earlier in this thread, someone that did have a living will CHANGED THEIR MIND and WANTED TO EAT, but they were denied food.

What would you do if your husband said I change my mind, I want food. Would you let him have food and water or would you tell him he didn't know what he really wanted and besides he already made out that living will and it's too late, he's not getting any food?

[freepertoo]

That's fine that you and your husband decided that...Terri didn't.

[Future Useless Eater]

>>I didn't take a side in her case, I ~mostly~ sat out of the discussion of it.

Well, to your credit, you did have the sense to NOT to stick around and join the "death Freeper crowd" that formed their own WPPFF/Wild Turkey club, and poked, jabbed and rubbed salt into the wounds of grieving Terri-supporters for two weeks.

I'd hardly say though that you did not take a side in her case.

On 03/18/2005, in reference to Terri speaking "I WAAAAAA", you essentially called the 4 people who later swore under oath that Terri said this, liars. You implied her mom would lie about anything to save her daughter, and you said Gibbs, who wasn't in the room for that event, should have repeated that story 2nd-hand that same afternoon during the taping of Hardball, or else that proves it was obviously a lie... you said:

>> If it were that simple this scam would not have made it 16 years and through many many hearings and judgments. If she was capable of not only reacting to stimulus, but speaking, doctors who have and are treating her would not be sucked into lying about that by the arguable charms of Michael Schiavo. On the other hand, if we asked her mother "Would say anything right now if you thought it would save Terri's life?" exactly how long do you think she'd think it over?

Thanks though for not sticking around while she died and joining the organized Terri-hater's club. They were the most horrific concoction of (left-leaning freepers +DU trolls) I've ever seen.

If you ever do manage to listen to the testimony that Greer refused to hear, please keep in mind even Michael and his attorney both contended in Nov 1992 that Terri WAS responsive and better than PVS. Michael changed his story 180degrees by Feb 1994 after he had her cash, while her caregivers KEPT right on noticing and pointing out that Terri was responsive.

November 1992 - Opening Statements, Medical Malpractice Trial [MICHAEL's ATTORNEY speaking]

You'll find from the evidence past medical bills and lost earnings are in the neighborhood of $500,000, and to care for her in the future and compensate her for lost earnings, obviously, she cannot work. And if she lives a normal life expectancy, fifty-one years, and the cost of that, depending on whether or not in an institution or Mike takes her home is between 12 and 16 million dollars. They say, well, she doesn't have a normal life expectancy. You'll hear if she receives proper treatment, there's no reason why she shouldn't. And she is not just a head on a pillow. She can't respond much but she can respond, and she does respond a little bit, not much. But enough to give him hope.