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I picture a 'chart' as a spider web with poor Terri as the fly in the middle.

An accurate image.

Picturing Terri in a web brings another question to mind.

There was some story about a Terri/Mike argument regarding her being blonde. She went to a hairdresser that fateful day. I can't quite follow what happened.

Why did he object to her spending $80 at the salon?

Were they in trouble financially, or did he dislike the thought of her looking "too" good to other men? Did Mike object to her being a blonde?

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Wasn't it reported that Mike's examining doctor did not give Terri the >>>time<<<< she needed to respond to his directions?

Shouldn't Terri be given "extra time" to prove that she is not in a PVS?

It's an extablished educational practice to allow students (especially learning disable ones) enough time to respond to teachers' questions

Learning-Disabled Woman to Have More Time for Bar Exam

In August, [2001]the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a learning-disabled woman has to have twice the normal 2 days to take the New York State bar examination, according to an article by Mark Hamblett in the New York Law Journal.

Marilyn Bartlett, whose 8-year fight with the New York State Board of Law Examiners has included an appeal to the US Supreme Court and two appearances before the 2nd Circuit Court, convinced Judge Sonia Sotomayor that she has a disability that should be accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

If the USA can give someone extra time to pass the bar, shouldn't the USA give someone extra time to prove she wants to communicate?

State Withdraws Appeal in Case Allowing Modifications for Taking Bar Exam, ABLE Newspaper, Feb. 2003

After years of litigation, including a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, the New York Board of Law Examiners has withdrawn its appeal of Marilyn Bartlett's most recent victory in a closely watched disability discrimination case.

After the extensive litigation, U. S. Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, approved a final settlement awarding Bartlett's attorneys nearly $1 million in fees.

[snip]Noting that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' precedents regarding the definition of disability set in this case are firmly established, Bartlett went on, "my battle has been waged so that others will not have to fight for their rights the way I had to

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"There was some story about a Terri/Mike argument regarding her being blonde."

I don't recall this story. Sounds like an exhibition of his 'control freak' nature. She probably didn't ask him for permission.