Michael Schiavo Larry King Live

CNN Live ^ | 10-24-03 | Larry King

[JustPiper]

Michael Shiavo gets Larry King Monday October 27th,2003. This is a change of programming from website!

[JustPiper]

Because the judiciary in FL is polluted with euthansia lawyers and judges.

And Chicago isn't? I saw my brother's murderer get off scott free.

[Republic]

No sweetie--YOU are the one making the accusations-YOU DO THE WORK REQUIRED TO PROVE YOUR ASSERTIONS THAT 95% of the posts here are UNTRUTHFUL. Do it quickly. Your credibility is a stake.

[JustPiper]

Might give her an excuse to kill Schiavo in "self-defense" shortly after their marriage, so then she'd get to pocket all the life-insurance money?

She probably, as Terri really loves this monster. If she does kill him, it will be in self-defense and then we can help her

[JustPiper]

I wonder if 'hildy' will still be defending MS? Is she still being blinded?

[Saundra Duffy]

My husband said that IF he didn't know the facts in this case, he would have believed that MS was credible and sincere after watching last night's performance. GOD HELP US ALL!! I am not happy with Larry King's soft interview.

[JustPiper]

Since we all know it is about control and him holding it over Terri's parents, he may be infuriated another guardian will be appointed?

[Saundra Duffy]

Felos makes me sick. Someone needs to tell him that he missed his ride on the comet "Hale Bop"...

LOL! Just think of the power! He can look into a person's eyes and know what they are thinking. I always thought only God could do that. Silly me.

[JustPiper]

Please post his email for everyone

[Republic]

My husband said that IF he didn't know the facts in this case, he would have believed that MS was credible and sincere after watching last night's performance. GOD HELP US ALL!! I am not happy with Larry King's soft interview.

take heart!

had a different experience in my home---hubby watched in family room downstairs...I called down after the show...had been madly dailing up to the last minute...lol...and asked him what he thought...he said...'could only watch a few minutes of it...saw the gold chain and the sneer and decided I didn't need to listen to that jerk or his girly friend.'

I think opinions will be all over the place, but in the end Sandra, this man and his answer to the lie detector test and CNN camera offer will be remembered, and those seeds of doubt will flourish, I hope!

[floriduh voter]

Trick or treat.

[clouda]

I see this in the transcript:

CALLER: Yes. Does it bother you that the death is so slow? Maybe Dr. Kevorkian-style would be a faster, more peaceful way?

SCHIAVO: Removing somebody's feeding is very painless. It is a very easy way to die. Probably the second better way to die, being the first being an aneurysm.

And it doesn't bother me at all. I've seen it happen. I had to do it with my own parents.

[Concerned]

PC93 WROTE: "He took Terri to California for highly experimental implants for brain stimulation probably thinking it might mess her up worse IMO. The trodes in the brain approach."

I AM RESPONDING: "Actually, pc93, that is the ONLY thing about what Michael has done (or claimed to have done) that I DON'T take too much issue with. Electrotherapy CAN HELP and DOES HELP in many ways.

I AM ADDING: "A BETTER way than IMPLANTING, however, would have been by using a NON-intrusive, micro-current electromedical device called Alpha-Stim. It is FDA-cleared (i.e. Rx required) for pain (both acute and chronic), as well as for anxiety, depression and/or insomnia. It uses a proprietary wave.

I AM ADDING: "I have used it, as have many family members, for various ailments, and it has been a GODSEND! Call 1-800-FOR-PAIN, ext 106, and talk to a guy named Doug McCauley. Tell him you heared about it on FreeRepublic.com so he's not blown away about how you heard about it. I'll email him to let him know he may be getting some calls about it from FReepers.

[floriduh voter]

The JQQ has no teeth. If Judge Greer was groping women or had a DUI, they could investigate him but because he's been derelict in his duties and violated campaign laws, they can't investigate him.

Tell your ACLU pal that the JQQ only investigates misconduct, not specific CASES, such as Terri being scammed by Judge Greer, all affirming Judges, Hospice, Felos, etc. Who scammed Terri? The list keeps growing.

[TigersEye]

As usual, you and your cohorts choose to ingnore reality and pollute this site with you biased, distored, untruthful garbage.

Classic, textbook projection! ; )

[JustPiper]

How about all of these:

Three medical professionals who had cared for Terri in the past filed affidavits accompanying the lawsuit, disputing Michael Schiavo's claims that his wife was in a "Persistent Vegetative State," which is the requirement under Florida law for a feeding tube to be removed. The medical experts also chronicled a long history of alleged denial of care and therapy by Schiavo.

Carolyn Johnson, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), cared for Terri in a nursing home in the early 1990s. She described her shock at being ordered not to provide the same care for Terri as a patient in the same room with a similar brain injury was receiving.

"I learned, as part of my training, that there was a family dispute and that the husband, as guardian, wanted no rehabilitation for Terri," Johnson explained. "Once, I wanted to put a cloth in Terri's hand to keep her hand from closing in on itself, but I was not permitted to do this, as Michael Schiavo considered that to be a form of rehabilitation."

Another CNA, Heidi Law, cared for Terri at a convalescent center in the mid and late 1990s. Law described similar orders she received not to encourage Mrs. Schiavo's recovery.

"I know that Terri did not receive routine physical therapy or any other kind of therapy. I was personally aware of orders for rehabilitation that were not being carried out," Law alleged in her affidavit. "Even though they were ordered, Michael [Schiavo] would stop them. Michael [Schiavo] ordered that Terri receive no rehabilitation or range of motion therapy."

Law also alleged that her attempts to document Terri's potential for improvement were thwarted.

"I made extensive notes and listed all of Terri's behaviors, but there was never any apparent follow-up consistent with her responsiveness," Law said. "There were trash cans at the nurses stations that we were supposed to empty each shift, and I often saw the notes in them."

Law directly disputes Michael Schiavo's claim that Terri is in a Persistent Vegetative State, as well. In her affidavit, she detailed how she routinely provided Terri with a wet washcloth filled with ice chips to keep her mouth moistened and, on at least three occasions, fed Terri flavored gelatin.

"I personally saw her swallow the ice water and never saw her gag. [Another CAN] and I frequently put orange juice or apple juice in her washcloth to give her something nice to taste, which made her happy," Law recalled. "On three or four occasions I personally fed Terri small mouthfuls of Jell-O, which she was able to swallow and enjoyed immensely."

Nurse recalls Schiavo asking, 'When is that bitch gonna die?'

Carla Sauer Iyer was a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at the same convalescent center in the mid 1990s, and also cared for Terri. She described Mr. Schiavo as being "focused on Terri's death.

"Michael [Schiavo] would say, 'When is she going to die? Has she died yet?' and 'When is that bitch going to die?'" Iyer charged. "Other statements which I recall him making include, 'Can't anything be done to accelerate her death, won't she ever die?' When she wouldn't die, Michael [Schiavo] would be furious."

Conversely, Iyer said that when she would have to call Schiavo to inform him of a downturn in Terri's condition, Schiavo would be elated.

"Michael would be visibly excited, thrilled even, hoping that she would die," Iyer recalled. "He would blurt out, 'I'm going to be rich,' and would talk about all the things he would buy when Terri died, which included a new car, a new boat and going to Europe, among other things."

Iyer also described incidents of Terri Schiavo talking, moving voluntarily and responding to external stimuli, descriptions that Iyer said were removed from Mrs. Schiavo's medical records. Both Law and Iyer reported Terri verbally communicating, also contradicting Michael Schiavo's claim that his wife was in a Persistent Vegetative State.

"During the time I cared for Terri, she formed words. I have heard her say 'mommy' from time to time, and 'momma,'" Law recalled. "She also said 'help me' a number of times."

Iyer described Terri as "alert and oriented," and said Michael Schiavo "systematically distorted" Terri's medical condition.

"Terri spoke on a regular basis while in my presence, saying such things as 'mommy' and 'help me,'" Iyer recalled. "'Help me' was, in fact, one of her most frequent utterances. I heard her say it hundreds of times."

On Iyer, MS said she was a disgruntled employee -blah-

[Normally a Lurker]

No sweetie--YOU are the one making the accusations-YOU DO THE WORK REQUIRED TO PROVE YOUR ASSERTIONS THAT 95% of the posts here are UNTRUTHFUL. Do it quickly. Your credibility is a stake.

First, I think you must have taken me for someone else. I'm not your sweetie.

Second, with the vast majority of people here - those ouside of the zealots who are obsessed with this issue - my credibility is very much in tact.

As to those who here who may have a problem with my credibility, their oponions are apparently so biased that it would be virtually impossible for any objective person to ever be considered creditable in the eyes.

[Republic]

Is the transcript you quote taken directly from the CNN website? Thanks.

[floriduh voter]

#1573 Re: hubby Schiavo. He's from Pa. Thread about lawsuit in Pa.

[Normally a Lurker]

Looks like you at least learned SOMETHING from my posts.

[Republic]

Ok. Now I understand. You are not able to back up your accusations with data found on this thread you mock. Fine by me. You are not credible, just like to throw around the word liar, sorta like the dems do so well, and so be it.

You cannot prove your case.

I am no longer interested in asking you to do so.

Have fun.