Without stating my opinion about this matter, what is unfortunate to see is how many opinions are being offered by people who haven't paid attention to some of the nitty gritty facts.
I've seen freepers espouse that Michael is after the insurance money. And yet according to court papers, Michael formally offered to divest himself entirely of his financial interests in the guardianship estate.
Er, Michael ONLY offered to do so if the Schlinders agreed to kill Terri, and that offer was only on the "table" a short while. Read up.
Freepers have said that Terri has not been seen by a neurologist. That's patently untrue.
No one ever said that. They said the neurologists spent little time with her, which IS true.
It's been stated she did not have a CAT scan. That's patently untrue.
Er, once again they said she has NOT had an MRI NOR A PET SCAN (not a Cat Scan).
It's been stated that Michael refused to let a priest visit her. That's patently untrue. Some of them have given interviews after their visit with Terri and just yesterday she was given last rites.
Er, Michael refused to allow a priest to give Terri the last rites THE LAST TIME HAD HAD HER STARVED. He allowed it afterwards and this time. So once again, you are wrong.
Terri's sister stated on CNN last night that they don't even know if Terri had a heart attack. Court documentation by numerous doctors provides evidence that Terri did have a heart attack. Her sister denied that Terri had bulimia but that is the very basis under which Michael won a malpractice suit.
That is because Terri was NEVER diagnosed with bulimia and NO ONE that ever knew her INCLUDING her husband knew she had this supposed "bulimia" - odd, wouldn't you say? It was based on her Potassium falling to 2 (mine has fallen to 1 before and I don't have Bullimia).
If the doctors held out to appeal they would have won.
Some freepers have said that only Michael was told about Terri's comments that she never wanted to be kept alive with machines and tubes. Yet court testimony indicates her best friend, Joan, also heard Terri say that.
Only Michael and his brother and sister in law testified that Terri said that.
Court testimony provided by members of the Schindler family included very personal statements about their desire and intention to ensure that Theresa remain alive . . . at any and all costs. Nearly gruesome examples were given, eliciting agreement by family members that in the event Theresa should contract diabetes and subsequent gangrene in each of her limbs, they would agree to amputate each limb and would then, were she to be diagnosed with heart disease, perform open-heart surgery. Within the testimony, as part of the hypothetical presented, Schindler family members stated that even if Theresa had told them of her intention to have artificial nutrition withdrawn, they would not do it.
Do you now advocate that someone living without a limb or limbs are "gruesome?" Many people who do quite well would beg to differ with you. And of COURSE they would do whatever necessary to save their daughter's life! Who in hell wouldn't?
This is a deplorable situation that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. And it's been upsetting to see absolute lies stated as fact, over and over again on FR. If any good can come of this, it is that people will think more carefully about signing Living Wills and making their intentions clear.
There are many lies stated. As above.
That is a GREAT post. Thank you.
Bulimia is a secret disease. It's not something you go around telling everyone. It's been established that she was bulimic.
Wow, you better get in touch with the judge, the jury, and the parties in the malpractice case.
Because that is EXACTLY what their finding was.
Speaking of many lies.
So now you've read all 10,000 posts about Terri? I don't think so.
I've seen it said as fact that Terri hasn't had CAT scans. Lie.
I've seen it said as fact that Terri never saw neurologists. Lie.
Terri can't have an MRI. She's electrodes in her head which render that an impossibility.
Regarding the bulimia, lots of people have eating disorders and their families don't know. It's a shameful thing they try to hide. And she certainly did have bulimia as has been proven in several courts of law and upon which the lawsuit was settled. Unless all those lawyers, judges and doctors are wrong and you, who have only read about the case, are right.
And yes, Joan was Terri's sil and best friend and testified in court. So now the entire family is lying. In your eyes. Okay.
So far I don't see any lies in my post. But carry on.