Posted on 03/23/2005 7:08:47 AM PST by Fury
An interesting read, but then I'm not an MD...
I repeat, when a "husband" finds another love and they produce children, he no longer should fit the legal guardian role. If anything comes of this, at least let's redefine what a spouse it. How would you like your soon to be ex spouse making this decision? I know of a woman who inherited several $100,000 when he husband was killed in an car accident. The divorce wasn't finalized, therefore, she received his life insurance, etc. Because he hadn't taken time to make changes. This could be such a case.
I saw this yesterday. It was a interesting read.
Just a suggestion we keep all information in perspective.
This CT is devastatingly abnormal. Make no mistake about it, grandmom's cortical atrophy looks nothing like this! Shunts are placed for a variety of reasons, not all for obstruction to flow.
No, no. Didn't you know? The new rules are that you are supposed to believe everything you read on the internet, but nothing you read in court documents.
As you said, there's no way to even know if there guy is a doctor.
I'm a vet and I don't appreciate the ignorance of your comment. It's incredibly tougher to get into med school than vet school - if someone flunked out of med school, they sure wouldn't get into vet school. Chump
that should read, "incredibly tougher to get into vet school than med school". I was so ticked off, I misstated it.
"About Me
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An M.D. holding defibrillator paddles at the emergency CPR of American health care.
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An M.D. graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
After a medical internship and a year in the emergency room at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, did a four year Radiology residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.
Spent the last 15 years as a 24/7/365 inpatient radiologist in South Florida."
Now that's what I call informative Doc.
We have only seen one film, is that correct? Where did it come from? How do we know it's authentic. Can a diagnosis be made on having one 'slice' of the brain?
Facts, schmacts.
Oh please...
I know one person (not sure where he went to medical school), but he went to Ross and obtained his DVM.
I use the services of DVM's for my business and some of THEM joke about vet school vs. med school. That does not make THEM chumps - maybe they just have a sense of humor.
I agree, trusting that is even Terri's CT scan is a leap of "Dan Rather" type faith. I won't trust any data that is not from a team in a reputable hospital..
You're an anti-vetite!
Apparently. The DVMs I work with have saved the lives of many animals. I'm also appreciative that they are personable...
I was a legal assistant for 17 years, most of it in Florida. If you had a person of diminished capacity, the VERY first thing a judge would do is order the appointment of a guardian ad litum even if family had all the appropriate powers of attorney and were otherwise appointed guardian. MS has other interests that present a possible conflict with Terri's best interests. The fact that the judge has failed to appoint a permanent guardian ad litum to avoid the very appearance of conflict baffles me every time I think about this situation.
Our legal system has two parts (i) law and (ii) equity. The "equity" part if where we get some of the flakier legal rulings that stretch the law to improbable limits. In this case "equity" would seem to indicate that Terri should have a guardian ad litum to represent her until the day she dies (hopefully by natural means) and beyond until her estate is settled. This judge's rigidity and blindness are frightening.
Bump for later
GO ILLINI!
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