Maybe you're right, maybe this is Micheal way of showing Terri how much he loves her.
All I have to go on is my life experience, I've been married to the same wonderful lady for 30 yrs now. She means more to me than life itself, if my wife was to be injured I would sell everything I own and mortgage my house to get the money to help her heal. It's been my experience that this is what people do to help loved ones who've been hurt. Years ago I worked with a man who's wife had a massive stroke and as a result was a terrible mess, (she was bedridden, couldn't talk or feed herself, needed diapers, you name it you had to do it for her) This guy quit his job and found a way of making a living from home so he could be there to take care of his wife. When this first happened I couldn't understand how he would want to do such a thing, I certainly wouldn't have. several years later I saw him at the mall, he was pushing a wheelchair with his wife in it. I stopped and talk with them for probably an hour, He told me the most rewarding thing in his life came about six months earlier when his wife who still had trouble speaking said to him " I love You, how do I repay you for saving my life ?"
That man truly loved his wife. I hope I would be strong enough to do the same for my wife, I say this because I have no doubt she'd make all the same sacrifices for me.
Now I say these things to remind you that I haven't read or heard of Micheal Schaivo making any effort to help her except the minimum He long ago hooked up with another woman and has a couple kids with her for cryin out loud. Maybe I just don't get it, sorry for being so dense.
The problem for Michael is that he had decided (maybe before Terri's accident) that he wanted her to just die. He went on with his life, engaged, had two children, melted down her wedding ring and had it turned into a new ring for himself, killed her cats, got rid of everything that reminded him of her.
PROBLEM WAS, he didn't expect the 'termination' to take this long, and he never had any idea he would have the MSM and THOUSANDS on the internet watching his every move and investigating the manner in which he pursued her death, and took her rehab/personal care money.
So, now he has been forced to attempt to explain these CONTRADICTIONS and his rationalizing is almost humorous.
He could have divorced her long ago, allowed her parents to deal with things, and been off the hook.
No one would have had any reason to complain about him taking that course of action, and I am reasonably sure her parents would not have objected.
BUT, he hung on (ostensibly because of his concerns for Terri and her wishes and his concern to remain FAITHFUL (oh, come on MICHAEL, you can't be serious!) to her wishes.
I bet her first wish was DONT KILL ME.
I bet one of them was I WANT FOOD AND WATER until I DIE NATURALLY.
I bet one of them was TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CATS.
Did he honor any one of those wishes?
We know he didn't. So, ACTIONS speak louder than WORDS.