One of the problems with Terri's case is that there was often misinformation about Terri's condition from the media, and it was used by her husband's side from day one. The misinformation was rarely corrected, even if it was blatantly wrong. It took a lot of letter writing to get even the most basic information to be reported accurately, as you have pointed out in the cardiac arrest V. heart attack dispute.
Something we had to contend with was it the commonly-reported idea that Terri was in a coma, when in fact, she recovered from her coma about six weeks after her collapse in 1990.
Another misrepresentation was that Terri was brain dead versus brain damaged. If Terri had been truly brain dead, she would not have been able to live without a ventilator or other equipment for a day, much less 15 years.
Some of us have just had it with the poor journalism going on, and in this case, it caused the death of at least one person. Many people have been needlessly confused about what was going on here, because of misrepresentation. While Michael's side may not have been responsible for the errors, they did nothing to try to get the public perception of Terri's case to be accurate.
This is but another example of how the media uses its influence by misrepresentation on a daily basis. You can see it in the reporting of the events surrounding Katrina and the war in Iraq. It's another reason why I appreciate Free Republic and other non-MSM outlets so much.