Thank you for your response. (I pinged you to my post because you posted the links.) As a nurse, my opinion was based on a nurse's view of the record as well as what the other nurse's have said. I had seen the balloon clip many times. But even then, Terri was still an abstract for me. IOW, I knew what was right, but it had not yet touched my heart.
Two things broke through to touch my heart. When the speaker said "good" and she raised her eyebrows. And when she responded to her father with her laugh.I watched again and again. They were not random. They were approrpriate behavior for someone with a brain impairment who has lost the ability to communicate.
It is in God's hands right now. I hope and pray someone's heart can be changed. But if God has a higher purpose for Terri, what we want may not be what we are given. I hope if God calls her home we are wise enough to ask ourselves what is God's higher purpose? If he calls Terri home today or tomorrow, what does he want us to do afterwards?
This has been quite an emotional moment for me. I can only imagine the fear of being helpless when told "we are going to take away your tube so you can die." Who knows what new age bullshit (sorry, no other word will do right now) felos has been saying to her while in her room.
I do not understand how legal arguments trump what is right in a situation such as this. Right up to and through SCOTUS.
I think we will all accept whatever God decides...but we sure are praying that what we're praying now is in accordance with His will. Thanks for a good post.
That was Dr. Crainford. He testified against Terri. The tape was played in court with the audio off btw.