Regarding PVS, it is my understanding that a 4 minute bout of non-PVS activity is enough to completely invalidate the PVS diagnosis. Is this not true?
In terms of the evidence of physical abuse from the night of her heart attack, there was an effort some years ago to use the X-Rays from her hospital admission in an investigation, but the authorities in FLA said the evidence was "too old". I have read a number of places that a number of the injuries she had when she arrived to the hospital were inconsistent with a fall down a stairs. They were described as being more consistent with a physical assault, including strangulation.
In terms of the malpractice - remember that the former democrat VP nominee won a big-money malpractice suit by channeling the spirit of a brain damaged baby girl. Exchange of money in a malpractice suit does not equal being right - and many times it is "cheaper" for the insurance company to settle for a large amount of money rather than risk an outrageous award from a trial.
Thank you, Peach, for answering my questions and assertions with factual argument, without insults, and with courtesy. It's nice to see that on this forum - although it is sometimes harder to find. We (apparently) disagree on this subject, but I commend your ability to discuss it without rancor.
I hope I have managed to do the same.
You have, and I thank you as well.
I know that sometimes doctors just settle a lawsuit to avoid a prolonged, expensive trial.
But one would think that if there was any evidence that Terri had been strangled, someone would have mentioned it when she was first admitted to the hospital.
Neither the paramedics, doctors, nurses or numerous family members who visited her immediately after her admission to the hospital ever mentioned the possibility that she had been strangled.
And it would have been strange for Michael, if he was guilty, to consider opening himself up for further investigation by pushing the lawsuit. It would have been very risky for him to have done so.
As far as PVS and the four minutes are concerned, I don't know but would imagine that if Terri had shown 4 minutes of non-PVS brain activity, it would be mentioned somewhere in court testimony or the Guardian ad litem report and it isn't anywhere that I've seen.
As an aside, the Guardian ad litem report quotes Terri's family as telling Michael it was time to get on with his life.
What I don't like to see on this forum, and I'm certainly not charging you because you have been courteous, is for some freepers to charge that we who are trying to present the facts as we know them as being "eager to see Terri die."
Nothing could be farther from the truth.