[Lion in Winter]

I always thought how ironic it was that the Quinlans thought they did the right thing by taking their daughter off the respirator... fought hard to get it done... they thought it would kill her.... but low and behold.... SHE LIVED 10 more years.

Then, I read in this article that Mrs. Quinlan grieved during that entire 10 years while her child LIVED after the respirator was removed... she called it dying for 10 years.... and then, grieved after her child died.

It is a strange story.

And, just think Terri was upset at her friend who made a crass joke about Karen Quinlan AFTER she died.

The testimony of that friend, that said Terri stated about Quinlan," where there is life there is hope" was not allowed by Judge Greer because he thought Quinlan died when Terri was 11 not 21. A child of 11 would not have an opinion which could influence a court.

What a pity.. the opinion was from an adult Terri and it STILL did not matter.

[Norman Bates]

How can her adult opinion not matter??

Now it's clear that this trio (M.Schiavo, Greer, and Felos) never had any intention of a due process hearing on what Terri what've wanted. Instead they were only interested in projected their own will on Terri.