Proof that Terri is not PVS

Check out Kevin McCullough's excellent column at WND.


You see, one of the definitions of someone who is PVS is that they cannot swallow. A "liquified cortex" would prevent someone from being able to swallow the saliva that they produce. Doctors will testify that the average human can produce up to two liters of saliva a day.

But with Terri ... it's not. It's missing. It's just not there.

Her chin, lips, corners of her mouth, neck and face are never slimy. How is this possible?

I admit I'm not a Nobel Prize nominated brain-injury expert. Luckily for Terri, Dr. Hammesfahr is. And he testified that she is swallowing, and as such is not PVS, and as such should be allowed to live.