Terri Is Stage 3 Patient Fraudulently Misdiagnosed As Stage 1

Terri Schiavo appears to be the victim of an intentional misdiagnosis at the instigation of her husband. Caregivers insist that she's a Stage 3 patient (communicates, needs treatment / therapy, and can improve significantly), yet the two medical tests - one CT scan and one EEG - insist not that she's in Stage 2 (PVS) but Stage 1 (beyond hope).

Doctors who have examined her more extensively than Dr. Cranford (with his famous "balloon" video and 45-minute McDrive-through bedside manner) know that's ludicrous on its face - they've talked to her (albeit with the problems she has, which at the moment are considerable) - and believe she is more likely to have the following neurological issues:

• palsy


• aphasia


• partial blindness


• spinal cord injury

This is only informed speculation. Doctors were able to make diagnoses within the time constraints but a lot more was possible. More information is available here.