Bump. Looks like everyone was too easily buying into the "eating disorder" story.
Too little and too late, Jeb. . .
Terri Schiavo died in 1990 when her brain died from lack of oxegen (which only takes 10 mins) after being without a pulse for almost 2 hours.
After reading through the 39 pages of the autopsy report, I question the bilemia explanation as well, even though I origionaly accepted it as likely. While I highly doubt that she recieved 1240ml of Iv fluids, during that period, which is a partial explaination for her reduced potassium levels, I do agree with heart medcations causing them to fall slightly. I don't think she was in good health however, because even in 1990 she had serious ostioperosis problems, caused by poor diet most likely, because she did loose 100 lbs rapidly.
She didn't have a heart attack, rather, something caused her heart to stop. Another cause of rapid pottasium depletion, as well as other blood chemistry, is a pancreatic attack. there is evidence of some pancreatic damage. A brain disorder is also suggested, but inconclusive because of the passage of time and disolving of brain matter into cerebrospinal fluid. (her brain wasn't shrunken, it was half the MASS of a noramal brain due to this global (complete) disolving of the cerebal neurons into fluid).If she did have a brain infection or disorder of some type, the evidence is lost.
I doubt that a further inquiry will discover anything further. The autopsy investigation into the events on feb 25 1990 begins with a 911 call at 540 am. it does not mention that her husband discovered her earlier, at 5 am or 430 am. This is interesting, although it may just be a memory lapse after passage of time. Her brother Bobby was also there, so it may be easly answered.