Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Dog Gone

Yes, but he sued for malpractice and asked that the monetary award be based on all the years that she would live...I forget but it may have been 44 to 50 years and he repeated his marriage vows under oath and he said that Terri was his life and I think at one point he said he wanted to be a nurse to care for Terri...but he won money and Terri won a large sum to be used for her care and rehabilitation....but when the money came, he stopped all rehabilitation and he put a DNR on her chart. He never told the jury that Terri would want to die...he said she would live for years and he wanted to care for her. I think this speaks volumes!

My mother had a DNR on her chart and she went into a coma and I told the doctor that I did not want her to die and he told me that DNR doesn't mean that they stop trying to heal her, it only means that if she died, they would not resusitate. We all need food and water.


370 posted on 02/23/2005 5:51:37 PM PST by ruoflaw
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 351 | View Replies ]


To: ruoflaw
I can't defend Michael's actions in this matter at all. Even if she truthfully told him that she wouldn't want to be kept alive, he ought to be willing to wash his hands of the matter and turn her over to her parents. By his own logic, she wouldn't know or care at present.

This battle has escalated far beyond any concern for Terri, at least on Michael's behalf.

376 posted on 02/23/2005 5:59:09 PM PST by Dog Gone
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 370 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson