[Future Useless Eater]

The neurologist in 2002 said Terri most likely does not need the feeding tube.

"The patient can clearly swallow, and is able to swallow approximately 2 liters of water per day (the daily amount of saliva generated). Water is one of the most difficult things for people to swallow. It is unlikely that she currently needs the feeding tube. She should be evaluated by an Ear Nose and Throat specialist, and have a new swallowing exam."

One C.N.A. (Heidi Law) even says she has fed Terri small mouthsful of jello on several occasions and she enjoyed it immensely.

Judge Greer ordered: "I don't want anyone feeding that girl!"

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[neverdem]

That doesn't look like a persistent vegetative state or primitive reflexes, unless you're blind. Maybe it's a case of "They're none so blind as those who refuse to see".

[Future Useless Eater]

Documented Terri-vocabulary references
Words	Witness
"mommy" "momma" "help me"	nurse - Heidi Law, certified nurse assistant
"pay"     (meaning 'pain'                 when she was in discomfort) 'Haaaiiiii'   (meaning Hi,                 in response to 'Hi Terri') 'mommy' 'help me'	Nurse - Carla Sauer Iyer, R.N. "'Help me' was, in fact, one of her most frequent utterances. I heard her say it hundreds of times."
"stop"   (in response to one medical                 procedure being done on her)	Terri's MediPlex records
"ugh-hugh" (meaning yes) "ugh-ugh" (meaning no) "yea" "No"	family members, and paralegal Tom Broderson* 'yea' was a word she learned to speak in 2002.     *(search for 'Broderson' half-way down the article)

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[tutstar]

Great post!