I'm not reaching at all, I just wonder why it took 15 years for her to say in effect, she didn't want to die after someone told her "If only you could say you didn't want to die, this would be all over"
Michael has forbidden her from being contact, except under tightly controlled circumstances, by anyone who would not either wish her dead, or have a sufficient wish for her to live that any claim as to what she said could be dismissed. He has also forbidden any sort of sound or picture recording devices which could be used to bolster any such claims. I would be very surprised if Terri hasn't made such affirmative wishes known on many occasions, but Michael's prevented them from being meaningfully heard. [Bleep]-[Bleeping] [Bleep].
Do have this kind of callous disregard for everyone who cannot speak?