Posted on 03/18/2005 3:53:54 PM PST by jonboy
I get SOOOOO tired and exasperated at so many of these people talking about Terri as though she is vegetative. I lost a friend last November who was in a vegetative state for 4 days before she died. Her eyes were open, she was breathing by machine, and there was nothing and I mean nothing alive about her. It was one of the most wrenching things I've ever experienced.
For those who HAVE NOT familiarized themselves with Terri's situation, follow the links and educate yourselves. I'm sick of people speaking on this forum about her who have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE about her situation. Your UNINFORMED opinion is NOT needed, NOT wanted, and NOT helpful. Watch the videos on the links provided and you will see a severely brain damaged woman responding on a very basic level. You will NOT see a woman who is vegetative or in a coma. If you want to have Terri killed anyway due to her problems, just be consistent and say that you would like ALL people like her killed as well. And don't say we should defer to the family. THE FAMILY OF THIS WOMAN IS BEING SHUT OUT. And this is being done by the man who though still "technically" married to her has fathered two children out of wedlock and is living with their mother.
It could not be more obvious that this woman needs more time. I heard the woman on CNN earlier today saying that Terri was going to be given pain medication. PAIN medication!!! Where are the questions from the evil brain dead media? Why does a "vegetative" woman in a "coma" need PAIN medication?
As the situation stands, Terri's parents contend that her tragedy began under mysterious circumstances, that her husband may have had a violent past that she may have been victim to, and that Michael Schiavo has motive to want her dead beyond his stated desire to "keep her wishes." Furthermore, they think that Terri may be rehabilitated to a point if given the opportunity (which thus far she has not). WHY will they not be allowed to take care of this woman?! If she is in a vegetative state, what the heck difference will it make to her anyway? THINK people on the evil or uninformed side of this!!!
Follow the links:
Terri and her Mother
Swab Test
Terri Responding to Music
Tracking a Balloon for Dr. Cranford
Asked to Open Her Eyes
"How's Your Cold?"
I couldn't agree more. I am so sick of hearing the lies of the media, and even seeing Freepers spouting off about her being "brain dead" when they obviously have not a clue about the truth.
This has been a very frustrating day, and hearing that evil b@stard Felos this afternoon, really put me over the top.
Thanks for posting this.
It seems strange to me that before killing someone on death row, they are entitled to endless appeals. But to kill Terri, all they need is for her ex-husband to say, "yeah she wants to die, yeah that's the ticket."
Hey, calm down. 99% of us are on Terri's side and KNOW she's not vegetative.
I just shouted at some woman talking on Fox about Terri being in a coma for the past 15 years!! She was corrected that she was not in a coma, then she says, okay persistant vegetative state.........GRRRRRRRRR. If these people don'e know anything about the case, they need to stay off TV.
AMEN!
I have heard it on the news numerous times as well. While at work today, I was lurking here, and someone posted, "would you want to subject your family to years of seeing you like that". (paraphrasing).
All I can say to that is, I know how I wanted to hold on to my daddy, who was dying of cancer about this time last year. The only thing that allowed me to let go was know that he was in pain. Terri is not in pain. I would give anything to have my dad back, for the rest of my life, if he were in the condition Terri is in, where there's still hope! Same goes for the rest of my immediate family members, if they were in that situation.
This is a travesty, and my wish is for Terri's (former, as far as I'm concerned) husband Michael is to spend his final days starving to death, so he can see how "painless" it is.
Choose life.
I think some big bruisers with big baseball bats need to go and beat MS and his fag lawyer and show them what a vegetative state REALLY looks like!
Your sense of humor leaves something to be desired.
But where is Governor Bush, all of sudden? the presumptive Pres. candidate in the minds of many 'freepers'. Could he pardon her? Could he simply intervene on behalf of the presumption of life, with his own state troopers? Will he simply sit down to a nice dinner with wine, or some 'quiet time' at home, contemplating, cogitating, as Terri suffers because the 'system' is now - right now - denying her food and water, even though the nurses insist her condition is improving, even though everyone well knows she is not some comatose 'mental vegetable'.
100% in agreement!
This is MURDER. She is a living human being tortured to death. hey LIBS! So upset about Abu Grabib? this is what actual torture really is!!! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? Too busy making sure Guatanomo detainees are entitled to cable TV? Trying to sneak tax hikes into legislation meant to prevent her starvation?
Damn it. I am not one to advocate taking law into own hands on a daily basis but right now I'd defend anyone able to block down that door and hook that tube back up.
What about President Bush? When the courts were trying to decide little Elian Gonzalez' life the Commander in Briefs took action and had his Attorney General send a swat team down to Miami to save him from his evil relatives who wanted to raise the unsuspecting whelp as an American. This judge just called the U.S. House and Senate thugs and told them to "stuff it" more or less.
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