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On Hardball the other night, Terri's dad stated that they have free medical care and donated funds lined up. I am not sure how much money MS has left, but there is plenty of money for therapy if he'll just let her go home with her family.

While that's well and good it has absolutely nothing to do with my point. I was addressing the near constant accusations in these threads that Schiavo (and now his girlfriend) stands to get rich when Terri dies.

While that's well and good it has absolutely nothing to do with my point. I was addressing the near constant accusations in these threads that Schiavo (and now his girlfriend) stands to get rich when Terri dies.

Just because the big pile of money may, at this point in time, after 7 years of wrangling may be dwindling down to nothing does not change the fact that at the time of the original attempt to have the tube withdrawn, there was a considerable amount of money to be gained. One cannot make the argument that the now (questionably) depleted settlement money removes any suspicions of his motives. It certainly was never his plan to let this draw out for this many years.

Think what you will about "made up" accusations vs. so-called "facts", but I find it easier to believe numerous people with no motivations beyond the fact that they have an intense love for Terri, as compared to 1 individual who has/had quite a lot to gain monetarily. Eventually you have to choose one side over the other as to who truly has Terri's best interest at heart. If you choose/believe Michael, that is certainly your prerogative. I truly have heard/read both sides, from text to tv, and have absolutely no ambiguity about who I think is more honorable. Your mileage apparently varies from mine.

Your kidding????? A book and movie royalties alone would make him wealthy. Many people see this as a motive because shortly after he received 1.7 million dollars from the lawsuit againt the doctor, he discontinued Terri's therapy claiming it was useless and wouldn't help her.

Person's in Terri's condition recover very slowly and generally do not recover completely. It takes a number of years but they recover. That she wasn't going to recover was and still is a rationalization on his part for everything he has done since, including pushing to euthanize her.