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Originally Posted by Alex
As far as I'm concerned, it's his word against theirs and vice versa. They claim the one thing, he says another.
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True, though his claim is based on what Terry told him and on a seperate occasion mentioned to his sister. The parent's claim is based on the religious beliefs she was born into -- and one statement she might have made when she was 15 years old (or so). I still believe that a husband would know better what she wanted than the parents.
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I could understandboth 'sides' and was even leaning towards his side until he cremated her so fast. I find that odd and can't see a reason why he would do that.
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I don't see that as particularly fast. Though, I am not sure what the 'normal' timeframe is. Personally, I'd like to be taken care of before my brain liquifies and runs out of all orfices of my head. yuck. However, even if it was unusually quick to have her cremated, what would that prove?
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Maria, he took everything from them because he had the final saying in everything. He didn't grant one wish.
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I still don't see it. What do you mean he didn't grant one wish. What were the wishes of her parents? I am only aware of three: 1) keep her alive (which he didn't do because he thought Terry wouldn't have wanted it), 2) bury her (which he believed Terry wouldn't have wanted it either) and 3) money which he didn't give because he needed it to pay for her medical and nursing care.
He DID grant them visitation rights. Does that not count?
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Do you have an url for me where I can find anything about him taking her to hospital and nursing homes whee she received therapy? Can't seem to find anything on CNN or reuters about that or maybe I just overlooked something.
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Here is a link to the timeline of Terry's life after the accident, it does mention rehabilitation therapy:
http://www.miami.edu/ethics2/schiavo/timeline.htm
Here is another link that explains a lot of the legal stuff that went on and why the courts decided as they did:
http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/infopage.html
this is an excerpt of one of the court decisions and I think it shows that the husband did indeed go above and beyond his duties -- at least I don't think you'd find many spouses that would change their careers to be better able to understand their spouses medical problems and to be able to care for them better:
Theresa has been blessed with loving parents and a loving husband. Many patients in this condition would have been abandoned by friends and family within the first year. Michael has continued to care for her and to visit her all these years. He has never divorced her. He has become a professional respiratory therapist and works in a nearby hospital. As a guardian, he has always attempted to provide optimum treatment for his wife. He has been a diligent watch guard of Theresa's care, never hesitating to annoy the nursing staff in order to assure that she receives the proper treatment.