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Heavenly Father, soon those in Washington will stand Vigil before the White House on behalf of Terri. Whether many or few in number, You know the fear that we have ~ that she will die at the hands of a few, yet so many want her to live ~ not selfishly, for our own purposes, but because she has not had a chance to improve with care. And yet she is deemed unworthy to live.

Halt this horror, I pray, the hour is late. Cover Terri with the comfort and care of Your presence ~ be where we cannot ~ do for her what we cannot ~ in the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...

It would be a family matter if she had left a living will with clear instructions that prevented this contention from happening. It would also be a family matter if there wasn't enough evidence to indict most people for attempted murder. There is.

Since she did not leave written instructions that would let the doctors determine which side has the right of what Terri herself would want, it is a matter for the courts. The courts are OURS. What they do in our name is our responsibility. We believe that the courts, which are responsible to us and to our Constitution, are assisting Michael Schiavo in murdering his wife. It is reasonable to believe otherwise; many people agree with you. It is not, however, reasonable to expect people who are pro-life to stand aside quietly and let it be done, when they believe that Terri is being murdered.

Jim, I can understand that your experience with your father shapes your opinion in this case. I watched my father die as well. Laryngeal cancer was his disease. My father, like yours, was a vet, a hardworking man, as decent as they can come and he starved/dehydrated to death. His tumor grew that is pressed his esophogus closed and he could not consume liquids. His death was absolutely horrible. I too remember the look on my father's face when he would try to swallow a small portion of water and it would come out of his nose. He would cry silent tears and beg God for a drop to quench his thirst.

Jim, one thing you may not be understanding is the questionable circumstances of the case as a whole. In our cases our fathers were terminal. Terri is not. Court testimony by those better to judge than you and I states that she would live a long life and that therapy would help her. Her husband decided that she would want to die only after he received a monetary reward. Prior to his getting the money he vowed to use it to care for her. To take her home. How much he loved her, after all, she was his life.

He has refused to do any of the things he swore in court to do. He has not even been at her bedside as a caring husband. He has been living with a woman for 7 years and has a child with her and is expecting another. They are engaged to be married. His future MIL is the representative that he chose to be with Terri at this time. Is that not a slap in the face to his present inlaws? They have to be monitored by the mother of his "fiance".

Jim, I am emotional about this having a relative in Terri's condition. I will admit to that. But I am also able to see that there are some serious problems surrounding Terri's care, the court'd decisions, and his motives.