When and how was Terri Schiavo injured?
On February 25, 1990 Terri Schiavo collapsed. There is controversy over what happened. The theory most often bandied about is that Terri had bulimia which led to a potassium imbalance, which in turn led to a heart attack. The malpractice suit that Michael Schiavo won was based on this diagnosis. That fact that Terri lost a large amount of weight in the months before her attack contributes to the credibility of this theory. On the other hand, the Schindlers have speculated that Michael Schiavo may have caused Terri’s injuries by trying to strangle her and neurologist William Hammesfahr, who has worked with the Schindlers on this case has denied that Terri had a heart attack: “In the Emergency Room, a possible diagnosis of heart attack was briefly entertained, but then dismissed after blood chemistries and serial EKG’s did not show evidence of a heart attack.” Personally, I find it a little hard to believe that Michael Schiavo could win a malpractice suit that turns on his wife having a
