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I agree, Mo1! He did trip up and this just may be the break Terri and her parents have needed. Several things didn't sit well with me in the interview.

First, he said when he found her (after being what I felt was evasive about why he was getting up at 4:30 a.m.) he rolled her over before calling 911 and her brother. He then claims he cradled her in his arms. The first responders have testified that they found her in a face down position on the floor. Did he turn her over on her face then, or is he just lying? Phone records allegedly show that BEFORE he called 911, he called her father (I believe) who insisted that M. Schiavo hang up and call 911. Again, did he conveniently leave this information out or is he lying?

Another point that REALLY bothers me is his claim that Terri suffered from bulemia. Bulemia is an eating disorder in which people gorge themselves on food then use massive quantities of laxatives and/or induce vomiting with a finger or something else down the throat to purge themselves. A person who suffers from this eating disorder HAS DETECTABLE SIGNS of suffering IF they're examined properly. There is damage and/or inflammation to the colon if they are abusing laxatives. In many instances, there will be hemerrhoids. It's uncommon to find roids in a young woman who hasn't been pregnant. The enamel on their teeth will be eaten away if they have been inducing vomiting with any regularity over a period of time. Vomit is acidic and will simply TEAR UP the inside of the mouth and even the teeth. There would be MANY MORE vitamin deficiencies as a result of bulemia and NOT just a potassium deficiency. There would have been SIGNS OF BULEMIA if she truly suffered from this disorder. Further, if Michael suspected she had an eating disorder, don't you think he would have discussed that with her doctors when she was admitted in an effort to find what caused her collapse?

Another thing which I cannot understand is how the two sides of the story can be so diametrically opposed! How can a court of law overturn what the Florida legislature did when it is apparent that one side or the other is lying? It would be a further travesty of justice if the court's find in favor of her murderers without undertaking an investigation to find out who is most likely telling the truth!! As it stands, I have to consider whom has the most to gain from Terri's death. In all the obvious angles, the answer is clearly Michael Schiavo. The parents are broke and have nothing to gain except a lifetime of taking care of their daughter. Schiavo has the motive of seeing that Terri never is able to communicate again, thereby saving him from potentially incriminating testimony on the cause for her collapse. Schiavo has what little is left of her medical funds as motive. He also has the motive of no longer having evidence of abuse once she's dead and cremated.

My thoughts and prayers are with Terri and the Schindlers. This whole case stinks to high heaven and it is a black mark on the state of Florida that it has been allowed to get to this point.