I pray that our Father directs each of us to follow His will for Terri. I pray that each of us experiences an opening of the eyes and ears and becomes an instrument through which our Father works His mighty will.
My mother just sent me a great quote: The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers...but mostly the world needs dreamers who do.
Talahassee bump!
http://www.lifenews.com/bio759.html
Terri Schiavo Shouldn't be Starved, Florida Agency Argues Before Judge
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
March 10, 2005
Clearwater, FL (LifeNews.com) -- A Florida state agency told a local judge on Wednesday that there should be a 60 day reprieve before Terri Schiavo is starved to death so it can investigate allegations that she was abused and neglected.
Department of Children and Families supervisor Susan McPhee told Circuit Court Judge George Greer that Terri's estranged husband Michael has denied her medical treatment and isolated her in her hospice room with the blinds closed and prevented her from going outdoors.
Those are just some of the "30 detailed allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation" the agency received in a 34-page document in February.
"This is a heightened situation because we are talking about the life of Terri Schiavo," DCF attorney Kelly McKibben said at a hearing before Judge Greer Wednesday, according to an AP story.
However, the Associated Press reports that euthanasia advocate George Felos, Michael's lead attorney, scoffed at the delay request.
"DCF is simply acting as an arm of the executive branch to try to undo a court order they don't like," Felos said.
He says Judge Greer has no jurisdiction to allow the investigation to proceed and claims dozens of previous complaints to DCF failed to substantiate any allegations against Michael.
Judge Greer could rule on the 60 day delay request as early as Thursday.
Other DCF concerns include Michael's failure to follow state law and provide an annual guardianship and medical care plan for Terri, failure to provide Terri with medical care and rehabilitative therapy as he told a court he would do, and lack of moving Terri from her bed which has caused her "severe contractures."
"The allegations ... go to the heart of whether abuse, neglect and/or exploitation has been perpetrated by the guardian such that any relief afforded by this court to this guardian prior to the conclusion of such investigation would be tragically misplaced," the petition said.
DCF adult investigations supervisor Michael Will wrote the paper.
I believe with all my heart that God speaks to us in Scripture and that these Psalms are for us, today, to claim for Terri. God has told us that He rescues those in trouble and I believe that He will rescue Terri. He has also told us that He punishes the wicked and that their plans will be exposed. I believe that is exactly what is happening now.