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thanks, that answers other questions, as well. Too bad I can't remember who was asking for verification on this yesterday :

The disintegration of the relationship between the Schindlers and Schiavo did not occur immediately after Terri's heart attack. He moved in with the Schindlers to care for her and accompanied her to California for experimental surgery that was unsuccessful.
The tide turned when the malpractice money came in 1993, Schindler said. That summer, Schiavo, who had started dating other women, decided not to treat Terri for an infection..."

Note: the CA exp. group saw minor improvement in Terri and recommended that Terri get followup treatment at Shands Hosp. Gainesville. Her parents wanted to do this right away. Michael did not, since the $$ had run out. He wanted to wait til after the '92 trial. He argued passionately for $$ for her care and rehab -- this Shands tx being part of that.

After Michael got the $$, Terri's parents asked him to continue the original plans for rehab, incl. Shands followup. This led to the open rift.

So this is a loose end. After seemingly 'moving heaven and earth' to take Terri to CA for tx, which sounds great in court & on LKL, Michael did not pursue reasonable simple f/u visits. I wonder if anyone at Shands or the CA tx place has ever weighed in on this?

Don't you guys wish we could interview Terri's family with all these questions about Terri's whole case? Maybe they remember some names of doctors , etc. that they came into contact with early on. I would love to get the whole scoop from them with all the details. Piece by piece, I bet the whole thing would make sense.

He moved in with the Schindlers to care for her and accompanied her to California for experimental surgery that was unsuccessful.

From St. Petersburg Times...dated Feb. 17, 1991 (1 year after Terri's collapse.)

This city has proclaimed today Terri Schiavo day.

Last year Mrs. Schiavo, 27, suffered a loss of potassium in her body that caused her heart to stop beating and resulted in a coma. She underwent surgery, performed by Dr. Yoshio Hosobuchi of the University of California at San Francisco in December, to implant a stimulator in her brain.

The brain stimulator implant was a success, said her husband, Mike. Mrs. Schiavo is slowly emerging from the coma at the Mediplex Medical Center, a neurological care center in Bradenton, he said. She will undergo at least a year of speech, occupational and physical therapy.

A Feb. 9 Valentine's dance, sponsored by the Vina Del Mar Island Association, raised $1,575 for the Theresa Schiavo Trust Fund.

To contribute to Terri's trust fund, send a check payable to the Theresa Schiavo Trust Fund to First Union National Bank, 5250 East Bay Drive, Clearwater 34624.