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Tonight on Radio FreeRepublic
Unspun with AnnaZ
October 23rd, 2003 -- 10pmE/7pmP
"At least when right-wingers rant, there's a point!"
AFFIDAVIT
_________ BEFORE ME the undersigned authority personally appeared CAROLYN JOHNSON who being first duly sworn deposes and says:
1. My name is Carolyn Johnson, I am over the age of 18 years and make this statement on personal information.
2. I used to work at Sabal Palms nursing home in Largo, for a period of about two years. I actually was employed by a nursing agency and was placed at Sabal Palms as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). I believe the events related here occurred in about 1993.
3. During this assignment I took care of Terri Schiavo several times. The first time I saw her my duties were being explained to me by the nurse on duty. Terri Schiavo was lying in bed. Another patient, also a young woman about the same age and in the same condition, was sitting up in a chair, with a drink cup and straw in front of her.
4. I asked why Terri was not up in a chair, too. I learned, as part of my training, that there was a family dispute and that the husband, as guardian, wanted no rehabilitation for Terri. This surprised me, as I
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did not think a guardian could go against a doctor's orders like that, but I was assured that a guardian could and that this guardian had gone against Terri's doctor's orders.
5. No one was allowed to just go in and see Terri. Michael had a visitors list. We all knew that we would lose our jobs if we did not do exactly what Michael said to do.
6. I remember seeing Michael Schiavo only once the entire time I worked at Sabal Palms, but we were all aware that Terri was not to be given any kind of rehabilitative help, per his instructions. 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.
7. This entire experience made me look hard at nursing homes. After about two years, I quit this job, because I was so disillusioned with the way Terri was treated. Someone somewhere along the way should have reported this.
FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT.
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Carolyn Johnson, Affiant
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28 day of August, 2003, by Carolyn Johnson who produced a Florida drivers license as identification.
Notary Public
My commission expires
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AFFIDAVIT
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STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF PINELLAS )
BEFORE ME the undersigned authority personally appeared CAROLYN
JOHNSON, who being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. My name is Carolyn Johnson. I am over the age of 18 years and make
this statement of my own personal information.
2. I used to work at Sabal Palms nursing home in Largo, for a period of
about two years. I actually was employed by a nursing agency and
was placed at Sabal Palms as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). I
believe the events related here occurred in about 1993.
3. During this assignment I took care of Terri Schiavo several times. The
first time I saw her, my duties were being explained to me by the nurse
on duty. Terri Schiavo was lying in bed. Another patient, also a
young woman about the same age and in the same condition, was
sitting up in a chair, with a drink cup and straw in front of her.
4. I asked why Terri was not up in a chair, too. I learned, as part of my
training, that there was a family dispute and that the husband, as
guardian, wanted no rehabilitation for Terri. This surprised me, as I.
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did not think a guardian could go against a doctor's orders like that,
but I was assured that a guardian could and that this guardian had gone
against Terri's doctor's orders.
5. No one was allowed to just go in and see Terri. Michael had a visitors
list. We all knew that we would lose our jobs if we did not do exactly
what Michael said to do,
6. I remember seeing Michael Schiavo only once the entire time I worked
at Sabal Palms, but we were all aware that Terri was not to be given
any kind of rehabilitative help, per his instructions. 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.
7. This entire experience made me look hard at nursing homes. After
about two years, I quit this job, because I was so disillusioned with the
way Terri was treated. Someone somewhere along the way should
have reported this.
FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT.
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<signed Carolyn Johnson>
Carolyn Johnson, Affiant
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28 day of August, 2003, by
Carolyn Johnson who produced a Florida drivers license as identification.
<signed Patricia J. Anderson>
Notary Public
My commission expires
<Notary seal of Patricia J. Anderson>
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6. To the best of my recollection, rehabilitation had been ordered for Terri, but I never saw any being done or had any reason at all to believe that there was ever any rehab of Terri done at Palm Gardens while I was there. I became concerned because Michael wanted nothing done for Terri at all, no antibiotics, no tests, no range of motion therapy, no stimulation, no nothing. Michael said again and again that Terri should NOT get any rehab, that there should be no range of motion whatsoever, or anything else. I and a CNA named Roxy would give Terri range of motion anyway. One time I put a wash cloth in Terri's hand to keep her fingers from curling together,
Revelations 9: 6
"And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them."
Are these those days? Food for thought. 