However to be fair Terri had the insurance settlement, so whoever was her guardian would control that for her care
Terri’s hospice care was paid for by Medicaid because
1. Her husband spent her huge malpractice award himself and
2. Almost all disabled people receive some Medicaid care.
Her parents did want custody but the Schindlers were not wealthy people and it is very doubtful that they could have paid out of pocket for hospice or nursing home care. I do not believe they ever made such a claim. Of course, no company would issue private health insurance to Terri in her condition.
Don’t fall into the trap of arguing with someone who asserts that disabled people should be murdered in order to save the government money.
Respond to that person by saying: “How dare you even suggest such a thing?”
They asked for Micheal to be dismissed as legal guardian a few times which also meant custody over funds in the bank, and controled by a trustie from the award Micheal won for her care. After Micheal refused to share half of what he was awarded personaly from the malpractice suit (separate from the money used for Terri's care) is when the relationship soured between him and his inlaws, specificly Mr. Shindler. He had hoped he would get a new house, whic he planned to take care of Terri in, and Micheal would also live in, happily ever after. Mr. Shindler wanted control of that money, but he had to get custody of Terri first.
The cost of defending against Mr. Shindlers attempts of gaining custody, and other alegations came out of that fund set aside for Terri's care, except for the court appeals they filed trying to reverse the order of having her feeding tube removed.
The costs of the personal attacks against Micheal came out of her care fund however, and towards the end there was very little left. thanks to the frivolous suit attempts by mr. Shindler against Micheal. I guess he didn't want Micheal to get any of it either. In that regard he succeeded.
http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/infopage.html
This is the site where you can Dl all the court docs filed by Mr. shindler, as well as other things about the case are discussed.
Thought maybe you and/or someone on your ping list could help here.
It is my understanding Terri's parents *had* asked to care for her and pay for her care themselves.
BTW, has your brother-in-law ever argued that the government (or, more accurately, the taxpayers) shouldn't pay for people's health care in general? If he's a liberal, his concern over the cost of Terri's care seems a little phoney considering taxpayers have been forced to financially support the socialist behemoth of Medicare for some time now.
The parents asked for custody of her, and wanted to assume full financial responsibility for her care.
There was a settlement slated for her care, but the parents offered to let Terri's husband keep that. They just wanted to take care of their daughter, and they knew that if they gained custody that the finances to care for her would be made available from donations.
One good Samaritan offered Michael a million dollars to let her go. Michael refused, obviously because Terri was worth more to him dead than alive. In fact, he was in court hours after her death to sue for her estate. He didn't even wait for her body to get cold. The records were sealed so we don't know how much he made by executing her, but the amount will obviously be substantial. And in years to come, he owns all the book and movie rights to her life. An agent has already been making the rounds in New York, trying to sell a book about Terri.
Yup, Michael had nothing but her best interests in mind in ordering her dehydrated to death (and hold the ice chips).
/do I need a sarc warning?
My brother was involved as a lawyer in the case. The parents asked for custody for years and years. They offered up till the day she died to allow them to take over the responsibilities.
Michael would not allow any care to be given to Terri, nor would he allow much visitation from the family. That included typical care of a person in her condition, tooth brushing, etc.
He was and is a pig. The libs, your brother included, just deny in order to try to win the argument. He is wrong and probably will never admit it.
