Schiavo's cremation claim parallels his insistence that Terri also didn't want to live with a severe disability - his professed reason for waging a seven-year battle to have her feeding tube disconnected.

In his comments to the Tribune, Michael did not explain when - or under what circumstances - Terri expressed a desire to be cremated. He claims she told him she'd rather die than live disabled after they watched a TV movie together.

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