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"But then, come to think of it, I haven't seen any of the really old med. docs from her first year or so." (your post)

I quite agree! I remember reading something about Schiavo not allowing anyone in Terri's family see any of the medical reports. It was all hush-hush and probably was argued from the perspective of patient confidentiality. However, one would think that surely those people (doctors,nurses,etc.) who were with Terri & the Schindlers from the beginning can testify as to her condition. They can be subpoenaed can't they? And the hospital records, too? But this is one part where Greer really makes me angry. I remember reading somewhere that he wouldn't allow those things to be admitted into the transcripts. So, of course, there is no legal record of it. Makes me ill!!

I found This Question of abuse surfaces

During the hearing, one of the doctors testified that Terri had a "suspiciously rigid neck," and that the only other time he had seen this in a cardiac arrest patient was in a case of an attempted strangulation. This testimony prompted Pat Anderson, the Schindlers’ attorney, to reexamine Terri’s medical records. Among those records was a report on a total-body scan performed on Terri in 1991, 13 months after she collapsed. The scan showed that Terri had fractures of the first lumbar vertebra as well as several thoracic vertebrae, fractures of both sacroiliac joints and both knees and ankles, multiple rib fractures, and a compression fracture of her thigh. Doctors who reviewed the scan and the report concluded that she had a history of severe physical abuse. "Somebody worked her over real good," one physician said. Terri’s records also indicate that her progress in rehabilitation was hampered by "ossification" or "bone matter that forms around fractures," which indicates that the fractures were not fresh.

http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/iua27.htm
This is a really good article.