Help Save My Daughter From Starvation (Appeal from Terri Schiavo's father)

NewsMax ^ | Feb. 22, 2005 | Bob Schindler Sr.

[ViLaLuz]

Please find below an important message from Terri Shiavo's father, Bob Schindler Sr. They have some important information to share with you regarding new attempts to starve his disabled daughter to death. Please take action right away on this important issue.

Thank you.

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Help Save My Daughter From Starvation! (from Terri Schiavo's father)

Dear Friend of Life,

By now you have probably heard about a young woman who is threatened with starvation in Florida.

That young woman is my daughter, Terri. In 1990, through circumstances which are shrouded in mystery (and may involve a criminal act by Terri's estranged husband), my daughter was left severely brain-damaged.

But before I go any further, I must put an end to the lies and misinformation that are circulating around the country through the media concerning my daughter's condition.

Contrary to anything you may have heard, Terri is NOT brain dead; Terri is NOT in a coma; she is NOT in a "persistent vegetative state;" nor is she on ANY life-support system.

Terri Schiavo responds
to her mother's touch

Terri laughs, Terri cries, she moves, and she makes child-like attempts at speech with her mother and me. Sometimes she will say "Mom" or "Dad" or "yeah" when we ask her a question. When I kiss her hello or goodbye, she looks at me and "puckers up" her lips.

This may not seem like much to you, but it means everything to Terri's mother and me. It tells us she is still here, she still knows us, and with therapy and time she can have some level of recovery.

I know that there are some hard hearted people who believe that due to my daughters condition, she is better off dead. Words cannot describe the pain and anger such sentiments cause us. This is our daughter, our little girl, and even in her disabled condition, she still has the right to life and the right to be loved and cared for by her family.

Why, you may ask, is Terry in danger of death by starvation?

It is a long and outrageous story, but I'll give it to you as briefly as I can.

After the "incident" that left Terry in this condition, her husband Michael Schiavo sued various members of the medical community for money, saying that they did not treat or diagnose her properly at an early stage, and that he needed this money to provide for Terri's therapy and rehabilitation and care.

After lengthy court battles, he finally won upwards of $1.7 million under the guise of caring for our daughter, and then to our horror, he immediately began spending the money on himself and his Playboy lifestyle.

Terri's estranged husband Michael Schiavo has been living with another woman for years, and has two children by her. He is determined to see Terri dead. Why? We believe it's because he gets to keep whatever money is left... and he may have even darker motives than that.

To add insult to all of this injury toward my daughter, Michael Schiavo is still her "legal husband" and therefore is her "guardian." And since they are not legally divorced, he controls whatever health care she will and will not get. We are not even allowed to know if she is getting aspirin.

In 1993 my family initiated litigation against Michael Schiavo solely for the purpose of acquiring medical, physical and neurological assistance for our daughter Terri. The litigation escalated in 1998 when Michael Schiavo petitioned the court to stop Terri from receiving food and water, thereby starving her to death.

In filing this legal action, he retained the services of a high profile euthanasia attorney and the financial backing of powerful euthanasia organizations. He also used Terri's medical rehabilitation money to underwrite much of the legal expenses associated with his effort to starve our daughter to death.

We know that he has spent nearly $500,000 of Terri's money in attorney's fees for just one attorney trying to obtain a court order to have Terri starved to death. The very money that was supposed to be used for Terri's rehabilitation is being used to have her killed.

We very quickly discovered it was impossible for us to compete with the abundance of financial and legal resources the pro-death organizations were providing Micheal Schiavo in their effort to kill Terri. They are pouring time and effort into her starvation because they want to use this case to further the agenda of legalized euthanasia.

My wife and I are not wealthy people. Throughout those years, we did not have any large organizations trying to help rescue our daughter. Consequently, we had to rely on the generosity of attorneys who were willing to offer their legal expertise at no cost or at reduced fees.

The bottom line is that we are in the final weeks or months of our struggle to rescue our daughter from an untimely death by starvation. Death by starvation is very slow, and extremely painful. As you must know, it is against the law to deliberately starve an animal to death. There are members of the Florida court who would not treat a dog the way they plan to treat my daughter.

At this point we must pull out all the stops in our fight to rescue our daughter.

As parents, we are desperate to save our daughter's life. As people who love life, we are determined to deprive the euthanasia advocates of successfully legalizing this form of homicide. We believe that their efforts to kill Terri are designed to set a precedent for the future eradication of defenseless disabled human beings. I was alive when Americans fought the Nazis; I do not want my daughter to meet the same fate of thousands of disabled people in Nazi Germany, and I do not want our country to go down that same dark path.

Friend, though we have never met, I'm asking you for your help. We desperately need your financial assistance to help our family continue the battle to keep our daughter from being starved to death. There are so many expenses in a case like this it is mind-boggling and overwhelming. Please click below to make a contribution now:

https://secure.cartlight.com/merchant/terri/?afid=max

Our adversaries believe that by our family's financial attrition and difficulties, they will attain their objective of killing our daughter. Presently, Terri's starvation may only be a few weeks away, unless we find the financial resources to prevent this atrocity from becoming a reality.

I implore you to please help us. We are writing to you, because we believe you have a heart for justice and mercy. I'm asking you to put yourself in my shoes, and then do whatever you can to help our family. Whether it is $10 or $1000, we are desperate for the resources to fight this battle for our daughter's life at this critical juncture.

Please do whatever you can, and forward this e-mail to any friends or family that you have who you think might be interested in saving Terri's life.

I thank you for your time, your concern, and I solicit your prayers for Terri and our entire family. These have been very trying times for us all.

Sincerely,

Bob Schindler Sr.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Not just in Florida, indeed...check out thee posts:

http://respublica2004.blogspot.com/2005/02/pain-filled-judicial-murder-loss-of_23.html

and

http://respublica2004.blogspot.com/2005/02/terri-is-not-alone.html

The second post mentions a number of people in similar situations with links to more...not all in Florida...but one's a real grusome story....

[MarMema]

Oh yeah. That person gets it. I used to have a collection of people who were killed like this, but now there are some every day that we just don't even know about. It's like the slime, overwhelming us, but in our sleep.

Thanks for the great link and blog!

[Squantos]

Time to claim she's an Al Queda Terrorist and put panties on her noggin........seems to be a real concentrated effort to protect and save the lives of those SOB's.....maybe it'll keep her alive if they can make her a "suspect".........

Sad damn day when we have to play such games to save lives .......That lady is alive, every damn polidiot and judge in this nation know's it. Yet they won't allow her parents to step in and accept responsibility for her care.

Damn..... maybe if her sistuation was declares a crime scene ? How'd she get this way is still suspect I believe.

Sad day for this lady an the folks that care for her.....doom on the trash that want's to "dispose of her".....

[Ethan_Allen]

Gov. Bush Mandated By Statute To Remove Schiavo Judge © The Empire Journal

http://www.theempirejournal.com/0219056_gov.htm

'I can't believe that Governor Bush would let this situation get to this point.'

It's not so difficult to understand when you know his family history. He's walking in Prescott's footsteps, and at this low point in America's history, and Terri's and the Schindlers future, THE WHOLE WORLD SHOULD KNOW IT!!!

[Dante3]

I am also surprised.

[I'm ALL Right!]

I would donate if I were sure this isn't a hoax. (I'm talking about the website to donate, I know Terri's story is true.) Can anyone verify this is on the up and up, and this website is really her parents'?

[huck von finn]

This is unfortunate. Schindler should not have gone on a rampage like this. He could have brought in more money if he had left the hatred and accusations out of it.

[Chocolate Rose]

This is on the up and up.

http://www.terrisfight.org/

[Theodore R.]

Not just Florida

Yes, but. Did you notice how Michael R. Schiavo's neighbors have rallied firmly behind him?

[Chocolate Rose]

What rampage? What hatred? What accusations?

[Lexinom]

Go to terrisfight.org. The money will get there and you can be more confident that that site is legit.

I just gave $100. Let's not let it be in vain. Terri does not have much longer.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Thank you both, the deed is done. I hope it helps.

[oprahstheantichrist]

"We know that he has spent nearly $500,000 of Terri's money in attorney's fees for just one attorney trying to obtain a court order to have Terri starved to death."

I'm pretty sure the attorney's being funded by George Soros. Perhaps hubby is too.

[Chocolate Rose]

Thank you very much. Prayers also needed :)

[cubreporter]

I clicked on the website and got a message saying "This page cannot be displayed." Anyone getting the same thing? I'll try again.

[luv2ski]

Go to terrisfight.org. The money will get there and you can be more confident that that site is legit. I just gave $100. Let's not let it be in vain. Terri does not have much longer.

I was able to donate $100 but I can't access terrisfight.org. It keeps telling me I don't have permission to access it. Anyone else having problems?

[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

I don't want to rewrite your post. I did not detect any rampage or hatred in Mr. Schindler's message. I am touched by this father's cogent and genuine plea for help for his daughter Terri. I can not imagine the agony this family has endured these past 14 years. Prayers for Terri and her family.

[luv2ski]

I'm having the same problem. I hope they are being mobbed.

[luv2ski]

Michael Schiavo says his wife had expressed wishes not to be kept alive artificially, although she left no written directive. He said he is determined to carry on in the case out of love for his wife.

This really makes me throw up.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

If you can't get through to Terri'sFight, you might want to get through to Blogs for Terri: http://www.blogsforterri.com/

lots of news and links there...