"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."
A discussion of this topic and what the doctors, five, not one observed is here.
http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/trialctorder11-02.txt
There are differing opinions, perhaps even bias, but it is unmistakable that her parents or those who support her are putting out info that does not comport with the facts and learned opinions of experts taken under oath. IMO. Of note, (the Schindler's doctors I believe) the court writes... "Neither Dr. Hammesfahr nor Dr. Maxfield was able to credibly testify that the treatment options that they offered would significantly improve Terry Schiavo's quality of life."
Thanks for inserting that. The Schindler's doctors simply were not credible, but they've prolonged the controversy and for that, they should be ashamed.
I appreciate the links to the testimony. While I do not believe I can be disuaded from my current opinion, I will certainly avail myself of the opportunity to do more homework.
BTW - The thalmic (sp?) probes were supposed to have been removed, but are now a 'reason' for not doing an MRI. It's a problem for me when people (attorneys and parties to the suit) disregard expert advice and subsequently find the consequences useful for disregarding other expert advice. I try to be a logical thinker, and cannot find any logic in the "probe sequence", personally.