As I was reading the hospital discharge, I noticed that when Terri was taken to the hospital, her glocose was 373 and potassium was 2.
I wonder -- is there an illness, or medication, that could cause that? Could Michale have injected her with insulin, to cause a coma, but that wouldn't take her potassium down, would it?
How could her glucose be 373 at 6 am, when she presumably ate several hours before that. If she had been diabetic, it would have become clear after she was in the hospital, that she needed medication or insulin to keep her blood sugar down, but once it went down in the hospital it was never an issue.
I wondered the same thing about the glucose level. According to one of Terri's caregivers, MRS allegedly played with her glucose levels when she was at the hospice and a discarded insulin syringe was found in the trash in her room.
I read the discharge document.
The protocol for a person who is unconscious for no apparent reason, is to assume diabetic coma--and get some sugar into their system. I wonder if the EMTs injected glucose in her mouth, or glucogon into her muscles? This would likely be the cause of the high blood sugar. And in turn cause low potassium levels---but that would not explain the cause of the collapse.
If I had found a child in Terri's condition, I would immediately assume that the child had "shaken baby syndrome". I hate to admit that I did not know that women who were abused, also suffer from this condition. so, I would not have assumed that she was abused! But, the EMT's knew that "something" wasn't right, that is why they called the police.
I would love to read their reports.
SAS abuse would cause the damage to her brain, neck and spine--and eyes. I understand that Terri was blind in one eye...also the seizures that she had for days afterward are indicative of SAS (Shaken Adult Syndrome)
So many medications can cause the big drop in potassium levels: prednisone, hydrocortisone, and other Corticosteroid medications; Sodium Bicarbonate; blood pressure medication; Albuterol; streptomycin; diuretics; too much asprin;--could all cause a drop in Potassium.
This is why the medication bottles found in the home should have been listed on the EMT report. Could Mike have given her something? Could Terri have taken something accidentally or on purpose. Did she or Mike have Asthma? Was Terri taking steroids and Albuteral for her allergies?
This really should have been investigated better. If I was the family, I would start a civil lawsuit against the police and the hospital...then you can get access to all the records.