[shhrubbery!]

I've seen her father quoted as saying she CANNOT swallow.

Doesn't matter whether Terri can swallow or not.

I understand you did not bring the topic up. But since it's been brought up (again), what exactly IS the point of people who think that "to swallow, or not to swallow" makes the difference between someone who should be "allowed" to live, and someone who should be starved to death?

This lovely young woman, whose name is Maria Tetto, cannot swallow. She suffered severe brain damage and, like Terri, was pronounced hopeless by doctors. Her parents persisted, and after six years of intensive therapy, she can now talk, tell jokes, laugh, and write in her journal.

But she cannot swallow and has to be fed via feeding tube, just as Terri is.

Should she be starved to death?

[sfRummygirl]

Isn't funny how all these fractured people are so obsessed with swallowing all of a sudden?

This woman Maria, is a very interesting case. Thank you for posting this. I am learning more about people every day.