However, she has the ability to digest what is coming through the feeding tube...
Excellent point, Terri digests the food that comes through the tube. Also, I believe she could be fed by mouth vs. the tube for a lot more $$. We know Michael wasn't spending that award money on flowers for Terri's room! How many times do you think he brang flowers to the one in the wings though? It appears the one in the wings is covered in Terri's roses now.
"However, she has the ability to digest what is coming through the feeding tube..."
So does my Venus Flytrap ...