[tutstar]

There is a video showing Terri responding to commands.

You can watch it at www.terrisfight.org but this the still of it. There are other videos at terrisfight, one of them shows her following a balloon.

From video Terri Big Eyes; see it at www.terrisfight.org-- http://www.terrisfight.org/

Terri starts out apparently asleep. A doctor wakes her to start his tests.

Doctor: Terri. Open your eyes up...

Terri: (Startled at hearing her name. She starts moving her mouth and fluttering her eyes, like a person who is just waking up)

Doctor: Open your eyes, Terri open your eyes

Terri: (slowly at first, Terri struggles to open her eyes, then turns toward the doctor, and opens her eyes a normal amount)

Doctor: There you go, good.

Terri: (then, either to show off(?) or wanting to perform well, she leans further forward toward the doctor, looks straight at him and opens her eyes as WIDE AS SHE CAN. >> Note the WRINKLES ACROSS HER FOREHEAD caused by her also RAISING HER EYEBROWS as high as possible )

Doctor: [now obviously impressed] GOOD!! GOOD JOB! GOOD JOB YOUNG LADY! Good Job.

[jbane]

Just watched the video.

You'll notice that the person giving her orders wakes her up (and she opens her eyes and turns her head). Then he starts to tell her to close her eyes and the video is cut off. Most likely she doesn't respond to that command because she is only waking up to the noise.

This is typical of PVS patients.

[cyn]

:o)

Thanks for posting that here! The basic info and facts can not be repeated enough. I see things with new eyes everytime, things fit together in new ways for me. Lurkers, anyone coming on this later will see it, too.

jbane served a good purpose here, as 'everyman' who does not understand, whether innocently or, as in his case (as revealed in post#66), deliberately. jbane's post #66 revealed a nasty, vindictive, malicious nature out of proportion ... interesting.

Thanks, JimRob, for FR.