Schindler's attorney Pat Anderson to appear on Fox News with reaction to Michael on Larry King

Oct 28, 2003

[amdgmary]

The Schindler's attorney, Pat Anderson, and Terri's brother Bobby Schindler will appear on Greta Van Susteren on Fox News at 10 p.m. EST with reaction to Michael's appearance on Larry King Live.

Dr. Hammesfahr will be on Hannity and Colmes at 9:00 pm EST, the same time Michael Schiavo will appear on Larry King Live.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

FoX News Channel hosts TERRI's brother and Doctor


CNN host TERRI's "Husband"


FITS.

[nutmeg]

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[fly_so_free]

Glad to hear they are getting a chance to be heard and not just Mike Schiavo. Thank you Fox News, Sean, and Greta.

I think Greta looking into this is a big positive too. She will do a thorough job of covering it. That's what the Schindlers need. This is much , much , more complicated than it appears to be on the surface.

[visualops]

They are saying Terri's Dad will be on H&C with the doctor.

[visualops]

They are saying Terri's Dad will be on H&C with the doctor.

[mathluv]

The dad was on, not the brother.

[tioga]

-father was on, the gist of it was that original incident was not a heart attack, more likely a truama injury that has never been investigated.....Michael Shiavo was alone with Terri when she collapsed....Fox thinks this angle has legs........go Fox!

[TaxRelief]

In the last 5 minutes of Larry King, in one of Michael's last comments, he said he already had to [do this] to his mother and father. Can anyone get the exact quote?

It was flabbergasting. Did he admit that he had removed both his parents feeding tubes the same way? Anyone catch it?

[kenth]

I was wondering about this. In looking something up about him, and now I'll have to go back and look again, I thought I saw that he was given power of attorney for someone. At the time, I thought it might have been his father.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[visualops]

I know, that's what I said.

Just saw the parents' atty on with Greta.
There needs to be some sort of investigation by a disinterested third party IMHO.

[Future Useless Eater]

From FoxNews Channel Oct 27,2003 Hannity and Colmes program:
(this was on the same time as L.K.Live...   I also taped Greta and will report on that next.)

Sean Hannity: A 1990 heart attack left Terri Schiavo with severe brain damage; Since then, a ferrocious legal battle has raged over whether or not to keep Terri alive. On October 15th her feeding tube was removed, according to her husbands wishes. Last week after intervention by the Florida legislature, Governor Jeb Bush ordered that her feeding tube be re-inserted. Now time is running out for Terri's husband to challenge the constitutionality of the law that has been dubbed by many as "Terri's Law".

Sean: So what will happen next in this tragic case? Joining us now, is Terri's father, Robert Schindler, and also joining us, a neurosurgeon who has examined Terri, Dr. William Hammesfahr. Ahh, Thank you both for being with us... How is she doing first of all, Mr. Schindler, after the tube has been re-inserted?

Robert Schindler: Oh, She's really made a remarkable comeback, but she's very very tired naturally, being without food for seven days and hydration. But, ah, today, she was probably a little more responsive than yesterday, and she was very agitated today... She didn't want to bother with anybody or anything.

Sean: Doctor, you've examined her, and you've come to the conclusion that, number one, she CAN be rehabilitated, and ah, when's the last time you evaluated her? and what else did you find?

Dr.Hammesfahr: Well, I saw her last, about a year ago for the court... I want to just jump in her for a second and say I'm a neurologist, and not a neurosurgeon.

Sean: oh I'm sorry,

Dr.Hammesfahr: But I saw her last about a year ago, and ahh, as part of the court ordered evaluations.

Sean: Yea, but you basically said that that she could be rehabilitated.

Dr.Hammesfahr: Oh ABSOLUTELY. She is NOT in coma. She did NOT have a heart attack... She is not in coma presently. She absolutely CAN be rehabilitated. There is NO question about that!

Sean: Umm, you know Mr. Schin...

Dr.Hammesfahr: In fact...

Sean: yes, go ahead..

Dr.Hammesfahr: She follows commands right now... She follows commands right now, which means she is NOT in coma.

Sean: Well I can see that on the.. I am not, sir, a doctor, but when I see this video, it is heartwrenching to me, and the fact that this poor woman went six days without a feeding tube, is frightening to me...

Sean: You know, the last time we had you on Mr. Schindler, you were VERY harsh in your comments about the husband. and, and you believe, his fear is, is that if your daughter wakes up, she will have a tale to tell about him.

Dr.Hammesfahr: Well, that comes from the evidence, that ah, there is medical evidence that she had neck injury, and as the doctor said, she had no heart attack, and her ribs and parts of her body suffered fractures, and there's really no explanation for what her collapse was. None at all.

Alan Colmes: Doctor Hammesfahr, I read the medical report, There was a report that when she came into the E.R. she had a "rigid neck". Is that consistent with a neck injury?

Dr.Hammesfahr: ABSOLUTELY. Yes it is. They also did xrays at the emergency room, and the xrays showed that a straightening of the normal spinal curvature, which is very typical of a NEW neck injury.

Alan: We heard a lot about low potassium, but this neck injury ahh, stuff is very interesting. Would that kind of situation be consistent with the possibility of foul play?

Dr.Hammesfahr: Umm, I'd like to go back to potassium for a second? Because people have talked about the potassium, and also about the diet pills issue... or some other drugs...

Alan: Sure,

Dr.Hammesfahr: But the medical record clearly shows that there has NEVER been heart attack. Potassium causes damage by causing heart attacks, so we know that potassium is not an issue. And second...

Alan: But with that 'rigid neck'... Rigid Neck, is that consistent with what could be foul play?

Dr.Hammesfahr: I have seen a neck that rigid from trauma to the neck.

Alan: So you wouldn't venture to say foul play? but are you intimating that?

Dr.Hammesfahr: I think that that type of a neck shows a degree of injury, and I think that it needs to be looked at much more closely to find out the exact cause. Right now, we have a woman who had a collapse, with no known cause. No evidence of infection, or heart attack, respiratory failure, or ANYTHING, The only thing found in the emergency room is the damaged neck.

Alan: Mister Schindler, are you going to try to prove foul play at some point? and try to press some kind of a case here, against your son-in-law?

Shindler: Well, what we're TRYING to do... we have... there's two issues... One is to get Terri therapy, because we believe she can recover. And the second thing, is we want to have an investigation... we're asking the local police, the attorney, ahhh, and NO ONE will touch it! There's a cap on it. Someone is blocking everything.

Sean: Mister Schindler, we're going to continue to follow this story. I'm very very grateful for the Florida legislature and Jeb Bush. I think they did the right thing. And we'll monitor this, and have you back on again.

Shindler: So are we.

Sean: Thank you sir, doctor, good to see you again.

[LADY J]

Great post! Thanks for making it so easy to read and follow.

[sweetliberty]

"The only thing found in the emergency room is the damaged neck.

Very telling....so why has this NEVER been brought to the court's attention before? How could something THAT significant just be ignored. It seems that mandatory investigation would be routine in such an instance, at the time the injury occurred.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Thanks for the transcript. I watched Greta tonight. It is so GOOD to see Fox taking this case seriously. There may be justice for Terri after all.

[StarFan]

Did he admit that he had removed both his parents feeding tubes the same way? Anyone catch it? Yes but I thought he only referenced his mother. LKL transcript will probably take a few days.

Greta had Schindler's attorney on and pointed out two inconsistent statements he made in his 1993 deposition. He first said he refused to remove Terri's feeding tube as he "couldn't do that to her" and later made the statement that he refused to grant her medical treatment for a bladder infection. This man would be toast on a witness stand.

[countrydummy]

bump!

[Graymatter]

>>Shindler: ... we want to have an investigation... we're asking the local police, the attorney, ahhh, and NO ONE will touch it! There's a cap on it. Someone is blocking everything.

I wonder if he's referring to the Attorney General...Ashcroft? Hope not. This sounds discouraging.

[sam I am]

Re:post 17

Yes he did say that he had feeding tubs removed so they could die.
He did not come off as very smart seemed to look to Mr. Felos(sp?) a lot.