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To: Bigh4u2

" I know you would of swear that Bulimia caused the collapse but we now know that there is no evidence for it,"
We also know that she did not have a heart attack either.
The coroner stated that her heart was 'strong' and in 'good condition' and probably was the reason she lasted so long AFTER the tube was removed the last time."

There was no evidence against bulimia either. The autopsy cannot explain the initial circumstances one way or the other. It is not possible. Immediately after the event, when she came to the hospital, her potassium was very low. This was caused by something, and possibly bulimia. She lost 100 pounds in a very short period of time. Bulimia is as good a possibility as anything else for what did her in.

Plus, no one but you Schiavo supporters ever said it was a "heart attack". You guys always throw this up as a red herring. It was CARDIAC ARREST, not a heart attack, and they are very different. Cardiac arrest is caused by oxygen deprivation, which is what occurred with Terri, not a heart attack from some inherent heart defect. Get your medical terms straight. But then the truth is totally immaterial to you Terri supporters.


168 posted on 06/16/2005 1:13:44 PM PDT by flaglady47
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To: flaglady47

"oxygen deprivation" CAUSES heart damage resulting in a heart attack. Cardiac arrest is not necessarily caused by such damage. Sounds like you're the one mixing up the medical terms!!
PVS is almost entirely SUBjective.


219 posted on 06/16/2005 3:03:20 PM PDT by jackv
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To: flaglady47

**But then the truth is totally immaterial to you Terri supporters.**

Why the anger? Last night I saw Alan Combs treat a member of Shivio family with the absolute rudeness and a glee in his voice in his questioning. I see the same on this forum from the supporters of Schiavo tube being removed. I can see why the supporters of Terri would still be angry, they feel like someone was murdered in front of their eyes and they couldn't stop it but your side won so why still argue? As the old saying "Me thinks thou is protesting too much" rings true.

"you Terri supporters" Interesting that you say You Terri supporters? I thought that the side that supported the Husband was supporting Terri's wishes and wanted to end her suffering? Don't sound like you cared about Terri one way or another like the other poster who worried about the effect of government involvement in marriage you must have another agenda than Terri's welfare.

My problems with the case is as followed.

1. The Husband and his family is on one side yet her Parents, Siblings, Friends, and many Nurses wanted the tube left in. In other words do we believe that only one loved her (the Husband) while the Family, Friends, Nurses all wanted her to suffer in order to get back at the Husband because of a fight? Or do we believe that Family, Friends, Nurses all loved her more than the Husband did and the Husband motives has to be suspect?

2. If I had a loved one and I didn't want her to suffer then if I made the decision to end her life I wouldn't have her suffer for weeks, I would either move her to an assisted suicide state or simply placed a pillow over her head. To have her suffer for weeks don't vibe with a loving husband.

3. If I was so sure that she has PVS and wouldn't get better then what harm in letting the parents take over or at least prove to them that she couldn't improve. Let them take over the care for six months or a year, let them bring in their own medical experts. The Husband wasted more time than that in legal fights. Rather than invite review and settle questions about Terri the Judge and Husband wanted to kill her as quickly as possible which makes you think they have something to hide.

I wouldn't surprised if all the claims of the Husband and his supporters did turn out to be true but it would make more sense to find all this out before the plug was pulled.


229 posted on 06/16/2005 3:36:42 PM PDT by Swiss
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