[Bones75]

A piece of paper cannot interpret itself. People can begin arguing over what a piece of paper says, just as they can argue over what people said to them verbally. The best thing is to have a living person who knows you, whom you trust, whom you’ve discussed these issues with, and who then, when you are in medical circumstances in which you cannot speak for yourself, that person can get, from the doctors, the exact details of what can be done for you, and then in consultation with the clergy of their choice, make the proper decision at those moments.

Apparently, that's exactly what happened here, Father, with all due respect.

Bones

[A.A. Cunningham]

Apparently, that's exactly what happened here, Father, with all due respect.

Funny, Michael Schiavo didn't remember Terris' wishes until after he received the settlement check, the amount of which was based on a calculated lifespan of 50 years of medical care for Terri, following the medical malpractice trial. In fact, he testified during said trial that he did not know what Terri would have wanted were she in said condition.

[BizzeeMom]

Yes and no. What Father Pavone is referring to when he says a healthcare proxy, would be a written, properly witnessed legal document, giving the decision-making rights/duties to a certain named person.

Terri didn't have one, and we don't know who she would have chosen if she did. It wouldn't necessarily have been her husband. We don't know.

[ErnBatavia]

Father Pavone mustv'e done something right, because Felos continually ranted against him during his many television interviews yesterday.