As far as her condition in the later videos, that was a direct result of no therapy being provided. She developed contractures. Anyone with the slightest medical knowledge will tell you "use it or lose it" is the standard rule. That's why therapy is so important.
Terri's rights as a disabled person were violated at every turn, neither MS nor the judge, had the legal right to deny her therapy, under Florida law. For that matter the judge did not have the right to deny her hydration and food, even by mouth. That's what made it murder.
They NEVER GAVE HER A CHANCE TO LIVE. They wouldn't even "allow" her to be TESTED to make sure that she was PVS before they killed her. They wouldn't let her be TESTED to see if she could swallow- She couldn't even have a simple test for that.
( These are the same sort of people who let Jessica Lundsford's killer out, and all the other pedophiles out, because they are so worried about pedophiles rights being violated. But- slowly execute, by refusing to provide any water or food, to a totally dependent disabled person. Her "crime" is that she can't feed or get water for herself- because of contractures, lack of therapy- Carry out the execution by denial of water and food, over an 11 day period, until she is dead........ Well, that's no problem for the "judges")
AND how about the fact that Michael Schiavo was HAVING PEOPLE PUNISHED, who provided any form of stimulation for her i.e. her brother and sister denied visitation because they played a CD of music for her. That should have raised red flags right there. It's just one of hundreds, maybe even thousands of incidents that point to the less-than-honorable intentions of MS toward his wife.
The sad thing is that people STILL don't understand what happened to Terri. I hear or read that "she was in a coma" of "brain dead". The case was so complicated it was difficult for the public to understand.
I hope her family will continue to speak out, for the sake of others like Terri. It seems that the case needs to be condensed into the most pertinent points.
To me they are- that there was no proof of her wishes, her husband also had huge conflicts of interest and should have been dismissed as her guardian a long time ago. If there's no written will hearsay, should NOT be enough to have someone killed.
The point people need to understand is that dehydration WILL KILL ANYONE. even a perfectly healthy person. It can be used as euthanasia.
You'd think all the seniors in Floriduh would be worried that. If they ever lose the ability to speak for and feed themselves, that a relative could walk into a court and say "she didn't want to live like this, she told me so. Stop feeding her giving her water, kill her" then collect the estate. You'd think they'd be worried.
Terri was never given a chance. i.e. they simply refused to look into weather she had recovered at more and was starting to respond ,as her family and some doctors claimed. They refused to let her be tested and executed her without even checking. I don't think a judge should be given the power to order someone to be starved /dehydrated to death period.
As for the progress notes of Terri responding to therapy, and her making so much progress that they had a special day for her at one of her rehab facilities, people need to know that.
I think it is crucial that we understand the exact nature of what was perpetrated on Terri by the judicial system, and what kind of condition she was in-i.e. the progress notes, speech therapy, special day named for her exc.
The myth of her being in a coma , has to be cleared up first, then maybe they will be able to understand why it was a hideous crime to let the judicial system, do this to her, or anyone, and that the laws MUST BE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE DISABLED.
The first step in preventing it from happening again, is understanding what happened in the first place.
Prayers for the Schindler family. Prayers for Terri for Justice.
The GOP House is not forgetting what the judges did to Terri.
House GOP plans strategy on federal courts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1402249/posts
The planned legislative challenge to the courts reflects longtime conservative suspicion of the courts and displeasure over the courts' refusal to restore a feeding tube to Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Floridian who died March 31.
To my amazement, because she had read an article by an AP "reporter" named Vicki Chechere, which appeared in our local newspaper in late March while Terri was being executed, the lady "learned" that in a great "irony", Terri Schiavo was starving to death as a direct result of having an eating disorder where she threw up after eating.
I tried in vain to convince the lady that this is an abominable lie, and Ms. Chechere is an agent of hell by "reporting" this propaganda. We have immense work ahead of use. Does truth not count for anything any more?