Whenever I quote Dr Hammesfahr I get "He's a quack" and "You believe him?!". The statement that makes the death crowd the craziest (and virulent) is : "Terri's feeding tube is for the convenience of nurses; not because Terri needs it. Terri does not drool. Liquid is the hardest thing to swallow, and she swallows 1½ to 2 liters of saliva a day."
The claim is that she's never been able to swallow nor has she ever been fed by mouth in the last 15 years. Swallowing Jello isn't eating, I was told. And she failed all swallowing tests.
Is there any other info besides Hammesfahrs statements?
I don't know the location of all of Terri's medical records but she doesn't get to see the doctors who all have volunteered to help her.
Her Hospice doctor has five pending malpractice cases on the other hand.
Dr. Hammesfahr was nominated for a Nobel Prize by Congressman Bill Young. That's on line if you google for it.
Michael's refusal to allow her to take anything by mouth--even a communion wafer--should speak volumes about Michael's beliefs regarding Terri's abilities. No matter what you think Michael's overall motives are regarding Terri, his refusal to let her parents try to feed her makes no sense unless Michael is afraid that they might succeed. If Michael is telling the truth about Terri being unable to swallow and about Terri's wanting to die, neither he nor Terri would have anything at all to lose by letting the parents try to feed Terri.
Perhaps someone can come up with an explanation for Michael's behavior which does not contradict his being an honest person, but I haven't been able to come up with one.
I am working off an alternate computer, so I don't have access to links that I could normally provide you. However, there's quite a bit of documentation at http://www.hospicepatients.org/terri-schindler-schiavo-docs-links-page.html that you can probably use in defense of Dr. Hammesfahr. Somewhere on the Internet is information from Terri's early doctors who mention that she didn't need to be suctioned of her saliva. I'm sure googling would be a useful tool also. You can find all kinds of great info that you can link into your arguments. Keep up the good work and God bless you!