Thank you, Gov Jeb Bush! [FR posters, reply here to thank Jeb re Terri]

Hello FR,

Yes, there has been GREAT NEWS TODAY ABOUT TERRI! Surely goodness and mercy WILL follow her all the days of her life...

I hope the Lead Moderator allows this Very Special "THANK YOU" thread (that I intend to email to Gov Bush) to stay in the sidebar, so all of you will see it and post on it.

But first, following all the recent (and totally unwarranted) Jeb-bashing on this forum, some people (especially new people) may desperately need this review and mini-lesson about Gov Bush:

(1) For those of you who doubted Gov Bush's DESIRE to HELP in this matter, SHAME ON YOU! Here is the full text of the letter Gov Bush wrote early on to Judge Greer, for those of you who missed it:

From JEB to FR: Full text of Gov Bush's letter to Judge Greer re: Terri Schiavo

(2) For those of you who did not know that Gov Bush has been, and continues to be, "FL's Favorite Governor", for MANY GOOD REASONS, check out these two articles about the guy FL is proud to call its Favorite Gov:

Jeb quietly goes to the rescue of a 2-year-old

Golf Links Bush, Boy [Jeb shares his views, and golf, with autistic teen]

(3) For those of you who are new, and shocked that the governor of the 4th largest state is ALWAYS interested in listening to the people he serves, check out these two articles:

Governor hears Polk County citizens' woes, both strange and sad [Jeb listens..whoa! What an earful!]

World Wide Jeb

(4) Finally, for those handful of posters who actually DOUBTED the JEB-emails I posted on two threads were NOT from him - well, you have missed half a dozen such threads over the years, and believe me, ALL those emails are from him.

And, I am not the only person he has written to over the years. In fact, as I recall, a number of those other people who've heard from him over the years posted here, on this thread I started less than 1 day after Election Day 2002, when Gov Bush was re-elected in a landslide (and made history as FL's first GOP gov to win a 2nd term):

HEY! Q: Guess who took the time to write a special thank-you note to FR posters? A: JEB BUSH!

OK, mini-lesson over!

Now -- if you have something NICE and POSITIVE to say to FL's Favorite Governor (such as: "THANK YOU"), then please do reply on this thread. My own thank you to Gov Bush is posted in my reply #1 below.

Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!
summer :)

Jeb risked Terri's life by making her wait over the weekend when he HAD IT IN HIS POWER TO ACT! He brought her family's hopes up that this would turn out all right.

He further risked Terri's life by not immediately removing Michael as guardian.

And YES, that guardianship was the central issue. It was not directly addressed even though Michael (and others) showed himself to be hell-bent (shall we say) on killing Terri.

I don't have a good feeling about this. They all want her dead. She is not in a place where she can be monitored or receive care and support if need be for deteriorated kidney function or sepsis.

Smoke and mirrors. A deadly charade for which each of the players will pay an eternal price.

May those who have actively or passively harmed Terri soon realize His judgment.

God, have mercy on their souls.

Father Almighty, release Terri and her family from the clutches of Satan. Set them free from the evil bindings surrounding them, and bring them forth as examples of your love and dominion for all to behold. I ask this in Jesus name.

Amen. Thank you.

I am reminded of the story of William Tell -- one brave man standing up to the tyrant. In this case the tyrant is a little two bit bully and his lawyer and . . .

I am convinced there is more to this than just Terri, although in her body she carries the answers to a lot of this particular part of the mystery.

Love and best wishes and prayers to Terri's family, who carry such hope that Terri will come home to them. Prayers still that Terri might go home with them so her mother can fuss over her some more!

IF it is not to be that she goes home with her mother, we know that she will go home to her Father.

Dear Gov. Bush,

We are at a sad point. There are good times and hard times; THIS is a hard time. And, YES, I’m angry!

Terri had a chance while she was at the hospital. She could be assessed, followed, and receive any treatment that might be necessary for her survival after an incredible 6 1/2 days without food or water.

However, since Michael was not removed as her guardian, he continued to work to Terri's and the family's detriment as we all saw yesterday. I have no doubt at this point that this will end in Terri’s death (I’d love to be wrong).

Terri was NOT in a coma or pre-vegetative state. It is known and documented that she had abilities beyond what was admitted by her husband/guardian, his lawyers, the courts, the hospice, and others in power. These abilities could never be allowed to come to light. Indeed, they did not until her father released the videotape, at which time the Schindlers lost their rights to see their daughter.

There is more to this story than that a sad little bully has such power over a life, a family, a state, a country -- and this needs to be investigated. Why was there no advocate for Terri herself? Why no one in this whole thing without a conflict of interest, eg, Judge Greer previously on board of Woodside hospice, and on board to oversee guardians? How many more people has this happened to?

I understand and appreciate that you and others did put yourselves on the line for Terri. However, I wish you had acted last week, more directly, as you’d received information from others that you could. I urged you then to act in faith regardless of real or imagined consequences, that we were all praying for you.

It turns out, though, that I can’t remain angry with you -- it would be throwing the first stone. Interestingly, it was also within MY power to do good for Terri, and I did not.

I went to Pinellas Park with the intention of taking Terri a drink. I’d cared for similar patients before, and knew what I wanted and needed to do for her. I'm a mother who felt compelled by that video of Terri brightening up to her own mother.

So when I got to the hospice, I did go up to the first policeman of many and told him I had something for Terri. We had a brief conversation which ended with a long moment of me considering . . . and I walked away.

I know if I had been willing to step out in faith, to be arrested if need be, that things would have turned out differently.

This is a hard day.

Prayers for you and us all as we continue this journey, trying to learn from mistakes, and do what we need to do in the future. I am grateful for a merciful God and Father as I strive to follow Him more closely.

Sincerely yours,

Dear Gov. Bush,

Since I posted that letter, I have talked with Mike Bell at the hospice. We had a polite conversation throughout. At the end I told him we were praying for him and for everyone there to do the right thing since we all knew Terri was NOT in a coma before this whole thing began.

The bottom line of our conversation was in this question and answer:

Q: If there is a need for dialysis to support the patient to sustain their life are they set up provide it for their patients who are NOT terminally ill (which they do have there, he'd said)?

A: Yes, they would be transported elsewhere IF this is what had been requested and agreed upon by the primary care physician AND THE GUARDIAN.

I do not believe Michael & his lawyer have in mind to prolong Terri's life.

If there is to be a new guardian, it must be NOW. I respectfully ask for some sort of intervention.

Terri has a very strong will to live; she can survive up to a certain point, even perhaps still recover after all this neglect of medical care. But there will be a limit to what her body can take. Continued prayers and support to all who are working for good in this hard situation.

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