Posted on 05/14/2005 2:09:03 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater
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Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation Urges Wife of Disabled Jacksonville Man to Err on the Side of Life To: National Desk Contact: Pamela F. Hennessy for the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, 727-445-1766, phenn@zimp.org CLEARWATER, Fl., May 14 /Christian Wire Service/ –- The volunteers with the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, along with the family of Terri Schiavo, are urging Jacksonville, Florida resident, Eliza Thomas, to allow her 34 year old husband to live. The Foundation has learned that Scott Thomas suffered brain injury in September of 2004 and has since been incapacitated and dependent on others. His mother, Pamela Patton, has petitioned the courts for guardianship of the disabled man and was awarded a temporary guardianship which could expire as early as June 3, 2005. Mr. Thomas's wife, Eliza, is currently seeking to take his guardianship over. Ms. Patton is currently pursuing neurological testing and treatment options with a Clearwater, Florida neurologist, Dr. William Hammesfahr. Mrs. Thomas, however, has reportedly stated that her intention is to move her husband to the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida and seek the authority to direct the removal of his gastric feeding tube, causing his death by dehydration and starvation. According to Ms. Patton, her son speaks a limited vocabulary, gives affirmative and negative hand signals and has successfully answered questions of where he lives, where he attended school and his situation. She states that he is aware and oriented. The volunteers of the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation are urging Florida's Department of Children and Families (Florida's social services agency) to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Thomas's injuries and to ensure that he is not currently a victim of abuse and neglect. Terri Schiavo's family is asking Mrs. Eliza Thomas to err on the side of life. According to them, the dehydration and starvation death suffered by their daughter in March of this year was anything but a peaceful and painless death. Statement of Bob Schindler, Terri Schiavo's father: The suffering our daughter endured and her death over the course of nearly two weeks was horrific. I am pleading with Mrs. Thomas to please reconsider her decision to seek the removal of Scott's feeding tube and to allow him to receive the therapy and rehabilitation he needs to improve. I beg Mrs. Thomas to give her husband a chance. |
Why? Mr. Thomas is disabled.
Terri-Supporters, lets please leave Hildy alone as she wished on 3/23.
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Who the flock is Hildy ??? ;-))
http://www.wtlv.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=36950
But most counties have absconders. Nassau County deputies track 118 offenders and predators; eight are missing. In St. Johns it's 132 registered sex criminals, with three missing. And in Duval, officers track more than 1800 offenders. While 71 are missing, this sweep's netted 31 arrests.
http://www.tampabaylive.com/stories/2005/03/050329offenders.shtml
Newspaper: State lost track of hundreds of sex offenders
an Associated Press report 03/29/05
MIAMI - The state lost track of at least 1,800 of 30,000 sexual offenders in the month before a 9-year-old Homosassa girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a registered sexual offender, who has confessed, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
About 800 sexual offenders and predators unaccounted for in January had committed lewd acts against children, and about 130 had been sentenced for raping minors under 16, according to a review by The Miami Herald. Most of the remaining 870 had committed sexual crimes against adults or teenagers 16 and older.
It's time for a lesson. I'll use short words and type slowly in hopes you get it.
When you okay the pulling of a feeding tube, you cause the death of the feedee. Causing the death of an innocent non-combatant* is murder.
*Had to put the qualifiers in there because I know some goon will show up and yell, "Oh yeah? Then why do we go to war?"
Did you pull the plug on your father? That'd explain quite a bit.
Didn't you threaten to leave a while back? I guess the temptation to stay and taunt those who favor life was too great huh?
The temptation to debate this issue was too great. If you consider it taunting, I'm sorry. But I assure you, it's I who have been taunted.
Not even the truth of a murderous spouse staring someone in the face would sway some people...they live in a dream world where people like Scott Peterson and Michael Schiavo are nice guys because things like this just don't happen.
Since murder is defned as the unlawful taking of a life, then no.
poor thing.. it's always us mean people attacking you... not that people have a right to respond to your posts in a way that doesn't suit you... if you can't stand the heat, get outta the kitchen...or how about doing the grown up thing and Not posting to a thread where you're bound to get a negative response?
No, I didn't pull the plug on my Father. He was in hospice and they did what hospice care does at end of life situations. They made him comfortable and sped up the dying process by giving him drugs that would DEHYDRATE him.
I don't mind negative responses. I wasn't even complaining..you were the one who asked me why I taunt people. Of course everyone has the right to respond. However, so much of it is of a personal attack, name-calling, ridiculous allegations, etc. I just want to debate this issue.
And you okayed it?
Since I am the "she" of your post, you should have pinged me. It is FR etiquette to ping the person you're talking about. I'm not half-Jewish, I'm all Jewish.
What do you mean, OKAYED it. My whole family was "okayed" it because it's the most humane way to go. Would you rather I told them no...I'd rather he scream in agony for as long as it takes for him to die? Would that make you happy?
Is that what lots of morphine does?
Just keep rationalizing. You'll feel better soon enough.
I should clarify. You emphasized DEHYDRATE. So my question about the lots of morphine pertains to dehydration.
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