These are EXCERPTS -- please see PDF for original from friends of Terri website. Thanks to FL engineer, who found this!
Reports ‘transcribed’ to FreeRepublic
Physical Examination -- 6 - 27 - 90
*patient is awake, eyes are open
*easily startled to her name or when bedrail fell down
*significant amount of tone in the head and neck.
*severe hypertonicity of all four extremities; plantar flexor contractures, some shoulder limitation
*"again, tone is quite significant in all four extremities and difficult to achieve range of motion of the left hip and knee while she is in a supine position."
*she does give eye contact to family members
*she will close her eyes to any threatening response around her face and blink appropriately
*no verbal output during this exam but it has been reported by husband and other family members and therapists over at College Harbor.
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Treatment Plan Review from Mediplex rehab, Bradenton, 1/29/91
*Vocalizing when prone in P.T. [physical therapy]
*Occasionally will say "STOP" to nursing during procedures.
*to TR [recreation?] groups. More relaxed to therapists voice, touch (habituation)
Thanks again to FL engineer, who found the PDF & posted it to FR. There's a lot of info posted here; may it be used to return Terri to her family.
Terri Schiavo has more to lose than Bush does if the stay remains in place, Felos said. It is a matter of her rights being ``violated on a daily basis'' versus Bush ``having to defend the case on its merits even though the sheriff did not knock on his door and serve him with a summons.''
This story can be found at:
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGAX2JBHVMD.html
Felos: What about Terri's other 14 retained rights in 744.3215(1) ? Let's talk about those, BIG MOUTH !!!!
and in regards to the people who say Terri has no brain or cortex.. the brain can regenerate and also remaps so here you are:
Please look to Dr. Maxfield's testimony refuting the earlier "no brain" testimony of Dr. Barnhill.
Dr. Maxfield trained at Baylor and Johns Hopkins. Worked at Hopkins and Oschner Foundation and head of radiology dept at LSU. 49 years as a radiologist. "Invented medicine," as we say.
He testified that Terri has brain tissue in all major structures of her brain. Says the most severe damage is in her occipital region and probably her eyesight is affected. Says it is possible for her to retain memories, as she still has tissue in that part of her brain.
And finally....he detects a change FOR THE BETTER between her 96 and 02 CT scans, which he attributes to the body's natural tendency to heal itself.
Thus sayeth Dr. Maxfield, the most qualified of all 6 docs to read those scans.
anon..
Now this is what I sent to Jeb, his lawyers and other people and I'm going to be sending to more:
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:18 PM Subject: Terri deserves even more than 10 years of rehab. It's her inherent right. Fw: [helpterri] Responding to 4 hour tape
All,
Terri should be given the amount of time and even more that she was denied rehab. 10 years of intensive rehab. How's that for fair? Terri deserves nothing less. I will be sending this to many fax machines in Washington, D.C. Terri is being denied rehabilitation right now and that is against the ADA and even the State of Florida laws. Now who is going to continue to step up for Terri and demand that she gets the rehabilitation pronto? Who is going to yank Michael/Felos and Co. forever out of Terri's life? This needs to have been done yesterday. Wolfson has connections to the Hospice of Suncoast Florida and you are going to tell me that he is supposed to be independent? Demers is in on this. The 2nd DCA opinions were written by an insurance adjuster with an (need I say obvious) interest in seeing Terri dead. It's time to save Terri from the bloody muck heap.
Sincerely,
Juan Schoch
http://bellsouthpwp.net/p/c/pc93/terri_schindler_life_ribbon_campaign.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:31 AM
Subject: [helpterri] Responding to 4 hour tape
I would simply say from common sense that everyone has to train their minds to do things, especially after an accident. Those who have severe lege injuries and learn to walk again don't learn to walk by laying idle, they learn to walk by continued repetitive actions on a daily basis. Those people who are learning to walk again have to think about each step they take. Even myself, having a severe disability in my leg, I have to think and concentrate on each step. If my mind gets tired, I can fall very easily.
In Terri's case, she has to think pretty hard to make her mind figure out what is being asked of her, then her mind has to consciously figure out how to transfer the request into action. Terri, open your eyes. "Ok, what does open eyes mean? Where are my eyes? How do I send a signal to my eyes. Ohh, there, that must be my eyes, I'll see if it is....ooohhh, that is my eyes, look, I can move my eyebrows too! Wow, that was mentally exhausting." What I'm saying is that Terri has been allowed to lay in bed like a vegitable, her mind hasn't been stimulated as it should have been, her muscles have not been stimulated as they should have been. Mike denied her all of that by not letting her have pictures and things in her room, not letting the nurses stimulate her, no range of motion, not speech therapy, etc. If she is slow to respond or can't respond at times, it is because that is what Mike made of her by denying her the therapy we all need. If we didn't stimulate our brains on a daily basis, we would soon be covered in dust.
The bottom line, Terri's condition has deteriorated because Mike has neglected his dutis to assure propper care and rehabilitation. We admit, Terri is slow to respond and may not respond at times. Just like an infant you are trying to teach to say Mommy, somedays something like the word may come out and then you can go for days, weeks months before ever hearing it again. We work with our children daily, by teaching a word we repeart it over and over on a daily basis as we talk to our children. Terri needs this same kind of repitition in order to be able to learn and teach her mind again. Mike has allowed Terri's mind to go dormant....lets give Terri treatment for 3 months and aggressive therapy and then retape her for 4 hours. That's fair enough, she has gone for 10 years without this and this is the result, so let's do a study here, let's give her just 3 months of attensive therapy and tape again for 4 hours and see if we have a difference. Doesn't Terri deserve just 3 more months to prove she is there? It's been 13 years, what harm is 3 more months? To deny Terri that oppertunity it to admit that you are afraid that she will make some improvement. We don't do that in which we fear.