[seekthetruth]

I did see a little bit from Terri's family's news conference. Had a doctor giving his opinion of her brain scan which refutted her husbands claim that there was absolutely no brain function! I am also anxious to her an update this evening! Wish I could be told that someone who loves Terri was guarding her. I really feel that her husband will try to end her life as soon as he can! Please let us all know if she is being guarded. Thanks!!

[mickie]

Are her parents allowed to visit with Terri?
It is so cruel to have her lie in bed all day alone.......and I feel so unable to help her......except with prayer to God.

[SarahW]

Her husband never claimed she had "no brain function".
A persistent vegetative state is not brain death.
There is function in the more primitive areas, allowing cycles of sleep and wakefulness, object tracking, etc.

Also people in a persistent vegetative state are not in comas. No one claimed she was in a coma.

"His" claim, supported by expert medical opinion and testimony, is that she is in a persistent vegetative state.

Keep your opposition to THIS diagnosis. Any other is a false claim and a straw argument.