Even conceding the possibility that Reeve went into a coma on Saturday and not Thursday, the key issue is whether or not the content of the message mentioned the debate or not, something we will never know.
If Reeve thanked him for bringing up stem cell research during the debate--which the USA Today story says he did--then it's extremely likely this is yet another Kerry fabrication, given, as so many of us have said, the gravity of Reeve's condition, the time frame between the debate and his death, and Kerry's propensity to lie.
As cc pointed out, the only way to know the truth is for Kerry to explain it or for Mrs. Reeve to say something--highly unlikely.
In any case, I think we can all agree that this story is likely to get about as much traction in the MSM as Kerry's pulling a paper out of his pocket in the first debate, etc.
The Saturday coma is a lock certainty. There is no source for Thursday but WHO and they've corrected the error. There are hundreds of sources for Saturday. This was established days ago.
You are right that we may never know the truth about the phone call. The key point, if you've been reading this thread, is that we don't currently have a strong case that the call wasn't made but some are having trouble with that.
If Reeve thanked him for bringing up stem cell research during the debate--which the USA Today story says he did--then it's extremely likely this is yet another Kerry fabrication,
If Reeve thanked him the story is true.
As cc pointed out, the only way to know the truth is for Kerry to explain it or for Mrs. Reeve to say something--highly unlikely.
Likely or not this is what I have been saying for a hundred posts against the resistance of others who think they have this case nailed. They don't and what they are left with, however well-informed they think they are, is nothing but speculations and suspicions.