Fight over woman's feeding tube leaves husband's life in limbo (Terri Schiavo)

Salt Lake Tribune ^ | Nov. 1, 2003 | Abby Goodnough , NYT

[carenot]

I realize that is completely irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

No it ain't.

[sweetliberty]

I guess what I meant was that it is irrelevant as to the decision about the feeding tube. It isn't irrelevant as far as the HINO's culpability for his wife's condition.

[RnMomof7]

http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/fortrs8b.mid

Yep .. It is also about a live in mistress and an out of wedlock kid..That he wants to give it to.

If it was not about the money he could just sign it over to her parents and divorce Terri

The motive is all too clear

[Terriergal]

Actually I think it's pretty emotional to just KNOW that he remembers exactly what she said she wanted 15 years late and not to question one man's memory or supposed memory of what someone might have said -

Are you questioning the objective rationality of a poster? for shame!

:-)

[Terriergal]

Who has paid her bills over the past 10 years

If it is her husband, no wonder he wants her dead. He's a cheap control freak, remember?

[Terriergal]

And it will shock you to learn that much of the three years of expenses was born by the Schindlers and health insurance from prudential where Terri worked, and they continued to pay during the years following the settlement. But those facts aren't convenient to your agenda to dehumanize Terri Schindler Schiavo, eh?

Go figure!

[Terriergal]

and I'm sure someone might even remember me saying that--- that doesn't mean I want to be killed if I actually did end up in a wheelchair.

talking about this with my mom, she says the same thing. "I wouldn't want to be kept alive" yada yada yada...

But talk is just talk... I cannot assume that if she were rendered unable to communicate such complex ideas, she didn't change her mind. And she has to respect my position that I would not want to be asked to disconnect reasonable life support (e.g. feeding and hydration) from her should she be in that state.

[Terriergal]

Just out of curiosity, isn't Michael stating something that Teri said on the couch watching t.v. called "hearsay". I didn't think a conversation not witnessed by anyone was admissable as evidence.

It is, if you're a member of the pro-death crowd.

[Terriergal]

If he doesn't like limbo, all he has to do is divorce her.

Exactly. He just has to admit the he is a weak charactered slug and wants to break his vows instead of working to kill her.

But then he'd lose the insurance money. Can't have that!

[Terriergal]

oops forgot to include you in the to: field for #169

[fabriclady]

Feel sorry for M. Schiavo.
He is bedded down with his newest love. Fathered a baby, maybe 2. Free to roam around, go to work. Spend all Terri's money. While poor Terri fights for her life.
Give me a break!!!!

[Terriergal]

a gold chain bearing the crosses his parents wore.

Awww! Ain't that precious! Don't you love this "he's even a religious sentimental guy who loves his parents" detail?

[4Godsoloved..Hegave]

Imagine your husband dies without leaving a will. You stand to inherit the whole million dollars. But along comes his brother saying, "He told me he wanted ME to have it all." The brother's wife swears she heard this too, on another occasion. Throw in a sister too. But nobody else ever heard it. Should they get the inheritance on this basis?

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Jeff Cooper once said, "If it's worth knowing, write it down." That applies to more than literature.

[Terriergal]

Whoops, I asked to get those pulled -- I think I caused someone's site to exceed their bandwidth.

I'll get the images and put them on my own.

[4Godsoloved..Hegave]

Is that Terri for real? If it is then why would he be upset with her parents showing videos of her? Oh my God!

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Those were taken before he totally withdrew rehabilitative therapy.

As he said on LKL, she's all contracted now.

Yep, because basic range of motion has been denied her for over 10 years. What would any of us look like if that were our situation.

[lonevoice]

Michael Schiavo is 6 feet 6 inches, with a scrub-brush mustache and a gold chain bearing the crosses his parents wore

During his LKL interview, Schiavo said he'd had to "do the same thing with his parents" as he wants to do to Terri now (starve her to death). We know he had Terri's wedding and engagement rings melted down to make a ring for himself. I didn't know about him wearing his parents' jewelry until I read your article. Is Michael Shiavo a serial killer who keeps and wears trophies, such as the jewelry, belonging to his victims??

[carenot]

Hahaaa, I miss you in the ag room.

How is yer new puppy?

[Salvation]

Michael Schiavo's life in limbo??\

Ha, what a joke.

How about Terri's life being in limbo for countless years?