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You said: I am not suggesting that she be allowed to die. Just the opposite, who are we to judge her quality of life...

I would say that she wants to live based on how she is hanging on and not giving up. She is the judge of her own quality of life.

Death is funny thing, not in hahaha. I used to work for this hospice(years ago)as a RN and I learned a lot. One valuable thing I learned is that people don't die until they are ready. I've seen people hang on for days for no explained reason until they had closure on something that was important to them. For example, one gentleman hung on for 4 days until he heard someone close to him was in the USA from Saudi after Gulf War I started. Once he heard they were safe, he died within 12 hours. Don't sell Terri short!

One of the unfortunate things about this whole mess is that Hospice does do a good work for those who are terminal. They have been a source of comfort to both patients and families. But good ones are getting a black eye from this incident.