"As to why you are confused as to why he doesn't "just divorce her and let her parents take over her care"--WOW! Think about that for a minute, KimC. Are you married? Would you want your spouse to abandon you like that & take the easy way out?"

I would want my husband to be able to move on with his life - like Michael Schiavo apparently has. He hasn't exactly "stood by her" as some of you have implied. He's already had kids with someone else, hasn't he? If that's true, he abandoned Terri a long time ago.

Her parents want to keep her. Her husband doesn't. Only Terri can say what's best for Terri, and she can't say it. If it were me, no, I wouldn't want to be there, immobile like that. But I also wouldn't want my husband and my parents fighting over what they think is best.