Please tell me why Michael did not go take Terri right up to Shands Hospital...
I don't consider myself an expert on his actions and motivations. Equally, I don't see him (or the Schindlers) as demon or angel, just human, obviously flawed, as we all are.
I don't really understand why people seem to need to either defend his every action or to paint him as a murderer if they want to discuss the situation at all.
My point in bringing up Shands was to show that Michael's statements in the press about giving Terri the best care and rehab for such a long time and that nothing worked was BS. He didn't take her to Shands even after he got the money to afford the type of care she would get there. Shands has a great rehab center. It was recommended by the doctor who implanted the stimulator in Terri's brain.
The reason there was no follow-up is clear. Michael was not genuine that he wanted Terri to get better. He was not telling us the truth on TV when he said that he had tried for so long and that nothing had worked. He gave up as soon as the money was in the bank. Don't you wonder how Terri might have recovered if he had just followed through on what he told the malpractice jury? She very well might not have improved much, but it's very possible she would have. She wasn't hopeless. Her earlier therapies had been working. There was a lot to be hopeful about. Michael abandoned Terri's rehab, and that is, without a doubt, one of the major reasons she did not make progress. Surely you know how crucial rehab is to a recovering patient.
Many people feel that if what Michael did was wrong, something they've done in the past must be wrong as well. Never mind that what Michael did was far worse than anything 99.9% of such people could have done, or that even people who did do something wrong will never escape guilt by pretending it was okay.
As for why others regard him as a murderer, it's because by their interpretation of his actions that's exactly what he is.