Well, from the paragraph below, directly from the article... and if it was 7 years ago, she had been brain damaged for 6 already. That's a long, long time to "give therapy a chance."
That was seven years ago, when Ms. Sauer was a nurse at a rehab facility in Largo, Fla. At that time, Ms. Schiavo was getting physical therapy and full-time attention from skilled nurses. But the facility charged $4,000 a month, as Ms. Sauer recalls, and Mr. Schiavo soon chose to discontinue his wife's therapy and move her into the much cheaper hospice system. She's languished there for six years, tethered to a feeding tube while a fierce legal battle swirled around her.
Here is the timeline (AP) I posted in #179. Where would this fit into the timeline?
Events in the legal battle between the husband and parents of Terri Schiavo after she collapsed of a heart attack on Feb. 25, 1990.
November 1992: Terri's husband, Michael, wins malpractice suit that accused doctors of misdiagnosing his wife; jury awards more than more than $700,000 for her care, Michael receives an additional $300,000.
Feb. 14, 1993: Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, have a falling out with Michael over the money and Terri's care.
May 1998: Michael Schiavo files petition to remove Terri's feeding tube.
Feb. 11, 2000: Circuit Judge George W. Greer rules feeding tube can be removed.
April 20, 2001: U.S. District Judge Richard Lazzara grants the Schindlers a stay.
April 24, 2001: Feeding tube is removed from Terri Schiavo.
April 26, 2001: Circuit Judge Frank Quesada orders doctors to reinsert the tube.
April 30, 2001: Lawyers for Michael Schiavo file emergency motion with appellate court asking it to order removal of Terri's feeding tube.
Oct. 17, 2001: 2nd District Court of Appeal rules that five doctors can examine Terri to determine whether she has any hope of recovery. The Schindlers pick two doctors, Michael Schiavo picks two, and the court the fifth.
Feb. 13, 2002: Mediation fails; Michael Schiavo again seeks to be allowed to remove Terri's feeding tube.
October 2002: Three doctors, including the one appointed by the court, testify that Terri is in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery. The Schindlers' two doctors say she can recover.
Nov. 22, 2002: Judge Greer orders feeding tube removed.
April 4, 2003: Schindlers' attorneys ask Second District Court of Appeal panel to overturn Greer's ruling.
June 6, 2003: 2nd District Court of Appeal upholds Greer.
Aug. 22, 2003: Florida Supreme Court declines to hear case.
Sept. 2, 2003: Schindlers seek intervention by a federal court.
Oct. 13, 2003: Protesters and Schindlers begin vigil at hospice.
Oct. 14, 2003: 2nd District Court of Appeal again refuses to block tube removal.
Oct. 15, 2003: Tube removed.
- The Associated Press
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-fcomatime16oct16,0,7930197.story?coll=sfla-news-florida