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I'll gladly admit that Terri should have had at least a damp cloth to relieve the parchment of her mouth and tongue.

A statement like that deserves applause.

You should have printed the whole statement. Here it is.

Water on parched lips is not an extraordinary measure. The forbidding of it is certainly extraordinary. I'll say that it should have not been so, but I'll also say the Schindlers were partly responsible. If they hadn't whipped up such a media circus -- something they are ENTIRELY to blame for -- many of the orders would not have been necessary. It doesn't help anyone -- least of all Terri -- to have some whack job claim that because a few drops of water made it down her throat successfully, bypassing her lungs, that is evidence she could swallow. It would have started another round of pointless and fruitless court battles.

When you admit that the Schindlers created much of the media circus themselves and that they have to live with the consequences of that, then I'll glady admit that Terri should have had at least a damp cloth to relieve the parchment of her mouth and tongue.

You took my statement out of context. I'm saying it was unfortunate, but it couldn't have been otherwise given the media circus the Schindlers created. If anything, they deserve much of the blame for this lack of routine, ordinary care for the dying.