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May many more people see this beautiful image and know Terri as she really is -- NOT in a coma, NOT PVS.
She's awake, she laughs, she responds, she swallows. Let her family care for her, period. "Home for the holidays" -- why not?

Happy birthday, Terri! Our thoughts and prayers remain with you and with your family.

May angels seen and unseen continue to guard, protect, and strengthen you. We praise God for keeping you safe in the midst of this turmoil.

May those who are working for Terri have knowledge, wisdom, insight, discernment, courage, strength, ability, and peace beyond what they can imagine as they put God first in all things; may their needs (physical, spiritual, other) be met for Terri's fight.

Dear Terri,

Your story jumped out at me from the headlines. How could this be happening? I wanted to know. Understanding what has happened to you in Florida became a part of a much larger search to understand how this could be happening today, in an supposedly enlightened society. How far have we come from the Holocaust? Where will this lead us, if it continues?

Aside from the philosophical questions, the need for action is immediate and ongoing. Throughout your latest, and hopefully last, ordeal without food and water, I reflected on the power of so many people, many knowing each other only through the internet, all praying for divine intervention.

By a miracle which I do not yet fully understand, and never will, things were happening quickly behind the scenes as sand slipped through the hourglass marking your court-enforced punishment for a crime that doesn't exist - the "crime" of being disabled and needing care.

My heart broke with the weight of the suffering inflicted on your family and friends throughout their long battle to keep you alive, Terri. I wept for you, I prayed for you, and I rejoiced when Governor Jeb Bush, a true humanitarian, signed the Executive Order restoring the most basic of all life's necessities - your food and water.

Though your journey is far from over, and the future holds more legal battles, today is your birthday, a time to celebrate the gift of life and the blessings of love, friends, and family.

Happy Birthday!

Love,
msmagoo