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« Petition with 100,000 names to be delivered to Governor Bush tomorow | Main | Lies, Myths, and Misconceptions about Terri Schiavo » February 24, 2005A few facts about TerriTopics: Press misrepresentationsFor those of you who have not been keeping up with Terri's plight, here are some facts about Terri that you should know: · Terri Schiavo is not a “vegetable,” she is not “brain dead,” and she is not in a persistent vegetative state. She recognizes and responds to others and makes attempts to verbally communicate. Videos and the truth about her condition is available at BlogsforTerri.com and terrisfight.org. · Terri is not on life support but does receive food and water through a removable tube, which experts testify would not even be necessary if she were given therapy. This assisted feeding is a natural means of preserving life and not a medical act of life support or heroic measures. · Twelve medical experts and nurses who cared for her confirmed these facts. Video available through BlogsforTerri.com shows Terri responding and interacting with others. Health care workers have testified under oath that she expresses herself using words, such as “mommy” and “help me”. This evidence was not allowed in court by Judge Greer. · Terri is a person with disabilities who thinks and expresses her moods and desires. She is loved by her family and responds to their visits with smiles and laughter. · Terri Schiavo may be the victim of ongoing negligence and injustice. She has been denied therapy and rehabilitation by her guardian since 1991. Florida’s guardianship laws REQUIRE that these necessary services be given to her. · In 1992, Terri’s husband Michael won $1.7 million in negligence lawsuit under the pretext of funding her rehabilitation and care. He testified, “I believe in the vows that I took with my wife. Through sickness, in health, for richer or poorer. I married my wife because I love her and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I'm going to do that.” Since that time, Terri has received no rehabilitation, all beneficial forms of stimulation (e.g. music) have been prohibited and basic health care, such as treatment for a life threatening urinary tract infection, has been purposefully withheld at Michael’s direction. · Even though Terri’s husband has started a family of his own with another woman and their two children, he refuses to end his marriage to Terri or relinquish her care to her immediate family. · Terri’s “collapse” has become controversial after a previously unavailable bone scan surfaced in 2002 which revealed multiple fractures consistent with a traumatic event. To date, no investigation has been conducted to determine the source of Terri’s injuries, but a radiologist gave a sworn statement that the date of those injuries would fall within the period of her mysterious collapse. · Remarkably, The Florida Courts have sided with Michael, accepting the testimony of two “expert witnesses”, one of whom is a known advocate of “mercy killing”, over that of twelve independent medical professionals (6 of them neurologists). · Without intervention by the Florida Governor and Legislature, Judge George Greer is set to give Michael the legal empowerment to withhold food and water from his wife for the purpose of starving her to death. · Terri Schiavo deserves to have medical tests and therapy. She does not deserve to be starved and dehydrated to death. · Advancements in the understanding of brain activity and misdiagnosis and the recent recovery of a patient after 20 years in a persistent vegetative state, further calls into question any decision that would end the life of Terri Schiavo. Terri deserves to be cared for and loved by her family. She laughs and cries, she has a need for human companionship, she feels emotional and physical pain, she loves music, and she hates her dad's mustache when he kisses her (she makes a face). Her body isn't perfect, but her heart is. Why does Michael Schiavo, Judge George Greer, and George Felos want her dead? Posted by richard at February 24, 2005 6:55 PM Articles Related to Press misrepresentations:
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Hi, my name is Sherrie. I am praying for Terri and your family. It is God who has kept Terri alive all these months and no man has the right to take another persons life. It is even against the law to starve an animal let alone a person. I believe Terri has the right to live until God gets ready for her. Michael needs to go on with his life and let Terri's family take care of her. I do not see how anyone can see removing the tube as any thing else but murder. I have also learned of some nutrients called glyconutrients that could very possibly get Terri out of bed. Please contact me, I would love to talk to someone. Posted by: Sherrie at March 6, 2005 3:16 PM We are missing an important point concerning Terri Schiavo's well-being. If her husband claims he is her husband, then why is he committing adultery, by having started a family with another woman. Why isn't someone speaking on Terri's behalf to give her a legal divorce, since she can't speak for herself; and allow her Mom and Dad to take over her care. If Michael loves his wife, Terri, he would be caring for her himself, and there would be no place for another woman in his life. Any other woman would have divorced him for having another partner. Why is his sexual needs greater than Terri's need for food and water to survive? Posted by: Margaret at March 18, 2005 11:15 PM My prayers go to the family of Terri and all involved with this legal battle. God's Word says that we were created in God's image and likeness. It baffles my understanding how Terri's husband Michael could stand beside his wife while she was "well", but what happen to the covenant he made before God when he married her that said, "...in sickness and in health"? It appears that he only meant one part of it, in health; otherwise he would have and still would be standing beside her bedside and not have gone out and sought another relationship with another woman and bore two children from her. Michael needs to understand that he will stand before Almighty God when he takes his last breath here on earth and be responsible for ANY action he takes, especially those involving those under his responsibility and covering. The Bible says the same measuring stick that we use here on earth against other individuals will be used against us. I really believe that her husband has no fear of God, which grieves me because what he is doing is evil...it's murder. It's not what I say, it's what God's Word says!! We need to start praying for God to convict and soften Michael's heart. If he doesn't want to love his wife the way God intended him to love her (until death do us part), then he needs to release Terri to her parents and family members so they can love her and take care of her, until GOD, not Michael, decides to take her home. I pray for God's mercy upon Terri's life!! Posted by: elsie at March 19, 2005 6:06 AM MY MIND IS BOGGLED TO THINK THAT ANOTHER HUMAN CAN TAKE IT UPON HIMSELF TO ORDER STARVATION...BEING IN THE NURSING FIELD I SHOULD SAY RETIRED AS I AM IN A NURSING HOME,I FEEL TERRI HAS A RIGHT TO LIVE,WE HAVE 8 G-TUBES HERE AND THEY SMILE.LAUGH AND CRY..SAVE TERRI BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!!!!! Posted by: MARIELLE at March 23, 2005 2:55 AM We are witnessing the takeover of the U.S. by the judicial system. Congress does not have the spine to admonish judges, even though it is in their job description. Posted by: Bob H at March 23, 2005 1:35 PM    Recent Entries
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It sounds like Judge Greer's palms are being greased... No one individual or group has the right to play God. If Terri truly is responding to stimulation, then she has a right to live her life surrounded by people who love and care for her to the bitter end.
Posted by: Chris at March 2, 2005 11:28 AM