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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (224966)	3/19/2005 2:43:57 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572391

Mary, RE: "I think the husband just want the money" At first this is what I thought too, but as it turns out, the amount of money was only a million and it's already been spent on her care. So there is no money. RE: "There is no reason why he can't just move in with the new girlfriend and move on with his life" A very good reason would be if he truly loved her and didn't want to leave her in this horrible vegetative state. It would be easier for him to move on; maybe he deserves public credit for not doing what's easy and for doing what he believes she wanted. miami.com "EXCELLENT CARE She was cared for incredibly well, Wolfson said. Her hair was always combed, and after 15 years of being incapacitated, she never developed a bedsore. In fact, Wolfson said, until about seven years ago, Michael Schiavo had Terry's makeup and hair done regularly and her clothes changed every day, to the point were hospice staff protested that he was being overly demanding about her care." On a different note, this part is medically wrong (which is scary): "This would include an assessment of whether Schiavo could swallow anything other than spit, which is a reflexive or automatic activity. Only if new testing showed she could not, or it showed that Schiavo showed no hope of improvement, Wolfson wrote, should the feeding tube be pulled." I know for a fact, my Dad was unable to swallow for a week or so after being on life support for many months. This is a natural outcome of lifesupport - it temporarily steals your muscle capability. After being off life support, my Dad could only drink foods for a spell. He asked my sister how he could swallow and get back to normal foods, and she's very practical and said Dad, if you suck on this towel you'll build your muscles right back up so you can eat normal foods again. He grabbed the towel and practised very hard to develop his swallowing skills by sucking on a towel. That did it. It didn't take him long to get the swallowing back. But I think it is erroneous for the guardian to use swallowing as a measure of whether or not she should get off life support or not. That's like asking someone in a car accident to walk before they get physical therapy to practise walking. RE: "And when awake, Schiavo's eyes would roll about the room. She made random noises that sounded like groaning or the start of a laugh or cry. But court documents had revealed that Schiavo's cerebral cortex, where reason and emotions are housed, had degenerated to fluid. " I think the writing is on the wall once the cerebral cortex turns to fluid. They should let her be. Regards, Amy J