"I agree. The right decision has been made many years ago, unfortunately it took until now to be carried out."
A month, or so after the husband won a malpractice award as a result of a trial during which the husband and his team of experts testified Terri was treatable-meaning she was not diagnosed as having PVS- the husband and his new team of "experts" changed their tune. The diagnoses of PVS was post award, within weeks of that award and was announced subsequently to the husband's order that no treatment be given Terri.
The diagnosis of PVS comes from Drs Cranford and Bambakidis. Bambakidis is an "expert" brought in by Greer to break a so called tie in one of the initial trials. Terri's family recorded some of the court ordered exams. They recorded some of Bambakidis's exam. In that exam, Bambakidis, a board certified neurologist and professional expert for hire, asked Terri to follow a balloon he waved around. The video shows Terri's head and eyes moving after the doc gives the command and only after the doc gives the command. Prior to that her expression is idle as if bored. Upon command she perks up and the expression changes to great one of great effort, she moves her head and eyes. There's a clear and unambiguous response. WHen the doc indicates done on audio, Terri goes back to idle.
On audio, after the done command is issued by doc Bambakidis, the doc tells those present in the room during the exam, "see that, she does follow some." Doc Bambakidis, the board certified neurologist, testified at trial to Greer, that Terri showed absolutely no response to any stimuli whatsoever. HE FRIGGIN' FLAT OUT LIED!
The video also shows Terri responding to music in the presence of the worthless quack. The worthless quack was also preset when the Terri stained to utter the word DAD when he heard his voice. I saw the video and audio 2 years ago and read the quack's testimony. That exam was given after about 8 years of no treatment whatsoever and her being in essentially solitary confinement. Her teeth rotted and were pulled.
I don't have to be a doc to tell she's not in PVS. The husband's docs lied. Here's what other docs say:Starving for a Fair Diagnosis
You agree doc, on what basis? Do bean plants follow and respond to commands? Do they respond to music? Do bean plants strain to respond to their father's voice?
Thanks for an informative post. I hadn't heard about the discrepancies in Bombakikis' testimony vs the videotape.
Yes I also like the part where he says she does not respond whatsoever. On March 18 after they pull her feeding tube out (this in itself is painful) Teri's father audio tapes Teri. He asks Teri some basic questions e.g. what part of your body hurts. For example being in bed for so long her back should hurt. Teri responds when he asks her about her back. Teri doesn't respond when he ask if her leg hurts. She obviously does have brain function.
Consider this: somehow Michael Schavio got the courts to agree that Teri's parents weren't allowed to visit their daughter round 2003-2004. This happened after the parents were caught videotaping Teri.
I'll betcha anything Michael Schavio was surprised that Teri's father got that audio taping March 18 2005.
Still other people found the audio tape scary. Well not if you've seen the Patricia Neal Story (played by actress Glenda Jackson). Patricia was a stroke victim. After the stroke she could not move or speak. The doctors said she needed rehab. Her husband (lucky her she married one who loves her) went through those rehab exercises every step of the way and she was able to walk again and speak again. Whereas prior to rehab all she could do is make the grunting sounds that Teri makes now. Patricia, an actress, then went back to work and took a role in the 1961 movie "Breakfast At Tiffanys".
It's really too bad that the vast population doesn't understand that just because a person can't move or speak doesn't mean they can't come back with rehab. Other doctors argued it for Teri, but somehow Mr. Schavio can say no to doctor reccomendations. Just like he can say no, her parents can't visit.