I don't bet on what patient's diagnoses are. They turn out to be what they turn out to be.
To suggest that either of these wildly improbable scenarios happened to Terri in the middle of a domestic dispute is abnegation of a medical professional's duty to look for abuse.
But many medical professionals did look for abuse. None found it. The theory lives on only in those determined to believe it despite lack of any evidence.
The obvious and statistically overwhelming cause is domestic violence. It has not been eliminated.
As I've said many times, it is possible, but there is no evidence for it. And one can't prove a negative in this case, any more than you can eliminate SADS as a possibility. General mortality statistics can't be used to diagnose individuals. I also will draw your attention again to your statistical cherry-picking: Deaths from asphyxia are at least as rare in Terri Schaivo's age group as deaths from SADS.
That's what the bulimia theorists used to say to us before the autopsy report. Now that theory is gone, they're gone, and Michael's only alibi is gone. Who's defending HIM now? Million-to-one shot players.
You stick to science. We'll put the science in its human context. People understand a man hurting his wife, even if science is struck dumb at the thought.
Of course there is evidence. Consider even one item, from post #1311
“Jackie Rhoades, testified at the 1996 guardianship hearing that she knew Terri was being abused, that she frequently saw her with bruises on her arms and legs, and that Terri was afraid of Michael. Jackie further stated that Terri intended to divorce Michael, and that she and Terri were making plans to get an apartment together. Also, Terri’s brother Bobby also testified to his knowledge of Terri’s abuse, and corroborated much of Jackie’s testimony.”
Do you doctors ignore bruising on a woman in a troubled situation? A confirmed fight between husband and wife? A history of domestic strife? A looming divorce? Do you ignore Terri's phone call with a friend that night when she was so afraid of Michael's threats that she burst into tears and the friend offered her shelter?
Do you doctors ignore the only suspect's lies afterwards to police? You yourself usually make a big deal about lies or perceived lies. Why does a suspected assailant get a pass from you?