There is some serious damage here. No argument. But, there is plenty of good, healthy brain tissue intact. This head full of water rubbish really needs to be dispelled.
Posted on 03/21/2005 4:14:35 PM PST by stan_sipple
This is probably what was being commented on.
http://www.terrisfight.org/documents/Humana%20Discharge%20Summary%20050990.pdf
As well, there are a ton of links to documents which can be found here:
http://www.hospicepatients.org/terri-schindler-schiavo-docs-links-page.html
Wow!
Excellent blog...he's absolutely correct on the "fluid filled bag of water" lies that have been told. There are functioning elderly people who have CT scans much worse and you'd never know by talking to them. The shunt scenario is worisome. Did she have blood in her brain from trauma...If not is that really her CT scan? If a shunt was placed...Where is the surgery report?
He was never properly investigated. The Schindlers at the time were a little naive about Michael S. They didn't know Terri was planning to divorce him. They didn't know that her girlfriends found him to be a very controlling man. That he didn't allow Terri to see her friends, checked the odometer, etc. Another ex-girlfriend claims Michael stalked her.
At first even though her brother was suspicious he played up to Terri parents. It wasn't until he won the lawsuit that he changed towards them. The have a bone scan from about a year after her collapse that the Schindlers only recently found out about that showed many broken bones.
There are many affidavits from nurses that tell how abusive Michael was to Terri when he visited. He melted her wedding rings down and made a ring for himself.
Most of this stuff is documented in the court records. It wasn't until he met up with Felos 7 years later that he was able to place Terri in a hospice illegally under Medicaid/Medicare and "remembered" that Terri didn't want to live with a feeding tube. At the time of Terri's death, the feeding tube wasn't an issue because it was illegal to starve anyone to death.
This is just some of the stuff on Michael.
Low Potassium doesn't cause a heart attack, it causes the heart to beat erratically.
I think I read the account of Michael being on multiple medications in National Review article. It said when the paramedics came for terri there were several bottles of prescription meds but all were for Michael who saw a psychiatrist. I cannot provide a link.
Check it out, more medical evidence contradicting the husband's explanation.
Assuming the electrode implant is still in her brain (which I believe it probably is), an MRI scan would probably kill her. Not sure about the PET though.
Correct, she didn't have a heart attack, she had a cardiac arrest. Completely different.
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From what i have heard it is too late for that option. Sounds like their first lawyers were not very good...
You'll notice that all the surrounding tissue (sorry for the crude illustration) is healthy and viable, living tissue. This is not an empty head filled with water. Also, a CT is not nearly as accurate as a PET, which she has been denied.
There is some serious damage here. No argument. But, there is plenty of good, healthy brain tissue intact. This head full of water rubbish really needs to be dispelled.
What about sending copies of this scan to the NYTimes, WAPost, WATimes,etc.
Let them decide. Let each one know the others have it.
This just proves my point that the courts should demand new tests be performed to determine the extent of Terri's brain damage. As a matter of record, she should be given a full battery of tests to determine her current level of health, period. No matter the results, no one has the right to force her to die.
You might also be interested in post #135 here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1366396/posts?page=135#135
A FR member who's a radiologist wrote an opinion of this CT Scan.
It's the right thing to do. In a sane world the judiciary would be demanding that instead of signing orders for her to be starved.
I hope someone else can run with the ball. I'm off line for a few days. I have a mild brain damage yself and am having a bit of a relapse.
I sure as hell hope you're not a Dr. The surrounding tissue is not healthy, it shows a great deal of atrophy. See above where the MSU doctor expresses his concern with this scan.
As to your water comment, what do you suppose fills those dark areas in the scan-chopped liver??
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