1990 -1992: Her husband, Michael Schiavo, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, work together to find therapy that will help her improve, but she remains in a coma-like state.

November 1992: Michael Schiavo successfully sues the physician who treated his wife before her cariac arrest. A jury awards the couple $1 million, with $700,000 of that designated for her perpetual care.

May 1998: Michael Schiavo files a petition to end his wife's life support.

April 2001: Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed. Two days later, a judge orders her feeding resumed in light of a new lawsuit filed by the Schindlers.

November 2001-January 2002: Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers try to resolve the case through mediation, but fail to come to an agreement.

October 2002: A second trial begins to decide if new therapies might help Terri Schiavo recover. Each side presents conflicting testimony. A doctor chosen by the court testifies that Terri Schiavo's recovery is unlikely.

November 2002: A judge again orders Terri Schiavo's feeding tube removed. The Schindlers appeal again.

September 2003: With appeals running out, the Schindlers ask a federal court to intervene. Gov. Jeb Bush files a brief in the case supporting the Schindlers.

October 10, 2003: The federal court judge says he has no jurisdiction in the Florida case.

October 15, 2003: Doctors remove the feeding tube.

October 21, 2003: Bush successfully pushes for an emergency act of the state Legislature to restore the feeding tube. The law becomes known as `Terri's Law.` A lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is immediately filed.

September 23, 2004: The Florida Supreme Court strikes down Terri's Law.

January 24, 2005: The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear arguments for Terri's Law.

February 23, 2005: A hearing is scheduled; the Schindlers ask for more time to file appeals. The appeals would address whether new therapies will help their daughter and whether their daughter's religious beliefs prohibit withholding nutrition.

- Compiled by Tampa Tribune researcher Angie Drobnic Holan