This link [ http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/m-n/manion/2005/manion1032005.htm ] was posted for you earlier in the thread. You really should read these links. They will give you information you don't seem to have.
Dr. William Hammesfahr, a neurologist of world renown, examined Terri in 2002 and wrote a comprehensive report on her condition Complete Report of Dr. William Hammesfahr. Among Dr. Hammesfahr's conclusions were:
1. That Terri's heart, EKG's and blood chemistry showed no evidence of a heart attack;
2. A low potassium level would have caused damage to her heart
2. Terri is not in a coma;
3. Terri's neck was rigid indicating unusual trauma to the neck.
With respect to rigidity in the neck, Dr. Hammesfahr noted that he had viewed the same type of injury once before - in a strangulation victim. He also noted that the L-1 injury to Terri's spine was consistent with injuries sustained as a result of being thrown against a table.
Dr. Michael Baden, a world renowned pathologist, has also weighed in with serious concerns about the cause of Terri Schiavo's condition. Dr. Baden had the opportunity to review a bone scan performed on Terri in 1991. Based on his observations, Dr. Baden noted that:
1. It is extremely unlikely that a low potassium level would cause a healthy young woman's heart to start beating. Again, Dr. Hammesfahr ruled out the occurrence of a heart attack;
2. Terri had sustained a serious head injury, the type and degree of which could cause a vegetative state;
3. Terri also suffered from other bone injuries;
4. The type of head injury that Terri sustained was the result of a severe trauma, such as an automobile accident or a beating.
As Dr. Hammesfahr observed, Terri is able to swallow. In fact, one of her caregiver's has sworn under oath that she fed Terri on several occasions.
Removing a feeding tube is one thing; not attempting to give Terri food or water when she is capable of ingesting both without the aid of a feeding tube is quite another.
Thats one doctor's opinion. I understand there was a panel of doctors two picked by Mr. Schivo and two picked by her parents and one picked by the court. They all agreed that she was in a vegetative state no meaningful functions at all. God bless her parents, but they are living in a dream world if they think she will recover. I do understand that hope and denial. This whole mess is heart wrenching.
Thank you for the information. However, if it's true Terri was beaten or bludgeoned and the evidence points to it; why wasn't her ever charged? Many have on much less evidence.
Furthermore, even the piece you posted mentions her injuries can cause a vegetitative state so I fail to see your point.
In fact, the only point of serious disagreement is on whether Terri was ever able to swallow. In this, the doctor (and the caregiver) you cited are both in explicit disagreement with all the others who say otherwise.
Who's telling the truth; the two you cited or the dozens mentioned and identified in the 11 court cases who say otherwise?
I happen to believe the dozens mentioned in the 11 court cases, however, am open to having my mind changed. Who knows? Perhaps everyone else was wrong.