"...saying he wanted to put the situation behind him."
Michael: "My wife is in a brain-dead, she can't eat, she can't speak, she has to have round-the-clock care.
Me: "Man, that's terrible! I'm really sorry."
Michael: "Yeah, I know. I can't believe this is happening to ME!"
So what if Terri verbally said something along the lines of wanting to die if she were in a vegetative state...how can that alone decide this? What is the declaration of intent if it is not in writing???