Terri Schiavo Timeline - 2002

2002

• A trial is held to determine whether or not new therapy treatments would help Terri restore any cognitive function.

A new CAT scan shows severe cerebral atrophy. An EEG shows no measurable brain activity.

Five doctors are selected to provide their expert opinions to the trial. Schiavo's parents select Dr. William Maxfield, a retired radiologist, and Dr. William Hammesfahr, a neurologist. Michael Schiavo selects neurologists Dr. Ron Cranford and Dr. Melvin Greer (no relation to Judge George Greer). The court selects neurologist Dr. Peter Bambakidis. These five doctors examine Terri Schiavo's medical records, brain scans, the videos, and Schiavo herself.

Dr. Cranford, Dr. Greer, and Dr. Bambakidis testify that Terri was in a persistent vegetative state. Dr. Maxfield and Dr. Hammesfahr testify that Schiavo was in a "minimally conscious state."

Terri's parents videotape Terri for four and a half hours. The video is edited down to several clips totaling four and a half minutes.

Judge Greer rules that Terri Schiavo is in a PVS and was beyond hope of significant improvement.

• Fall 2002: Jodi Centonze gives birth to her first child with Michael.

• November 22: Judge Greer denies a motion from Terri's parents for a full evidentiary hearing to evaluate new evidence, the 1990 bone scan, which had only recently come to their attention. Greer states that the issue of trauma twelve years earlier was irrelevant to the current case.

• Florida's Second District Court of Appeal reviews previous court records and upholds the trial court's decision.