Posted on 03/21/2005 6:02:28 PM PST by wagglebee
Michael Schiavo, reportedly angered by the latest developments in Washington, has done an about-face in his longstanding position of not allowing visitors to meet his estranged wife, Terri, the brain-injured Florida woman whose right to live is at the heart of a cliff-hanging euthanasia battle.
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Schiavo invited both President Bush and his brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to visit Terri at the hospice where she is undergoing a court-ordered starvation death after her feeding tube was removed Friday.
"Come down, President Bush," Schiavo said in the Times interview Saturday. "Come talk to me. Meet my wife. Talk to my wife and see if you get an answer. Ask her to lift her arm to shake your hand. She won't do it.
She won't, because she can't, said Schiavo.
"Terri died 15 years ago," he said, referring to her collapse in 1990 that cut off oxygen to her brain, leaving her seriously brain injured and unable to talk.
A handful of physicians say she is in a persistent vegetative state -- that is, she may seem to be alert and awake, but the smiles and laughter she exhibits are simply reflex actions. Florida law permits removal of feeding tubes from patients who are PVS.
More than 40 physicians and therapists have weighed in on the side of Terri's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, who maintain she is aware, though seriously impaired, and could improve with therapy.
Regarding his invitation to the president, Schiavo said he made a similar offer to Gov. Bush last week but has not had a reply.
Schiavo described U.S. House Majority Leader Bill Frist, who led the effort to extend Terri's life, as a "little slithering snake" pandering for votes.
"To make coments that Terri would want to live, how do they [members of Congress] know?" he asked.
"What color are her eyes?" he demanded. "What's her middle name? What's her favorite color? They don't have any clue who Terri is. They should all be ashamed of themselves."
Schiavo's invitations to the president and his brother represent an exception to his long-standing ban on visitors, which has kept Terri in near-total seclusion at the Woodside Hospice Facility in Pinellas Park, Fla. Only her parents and siblings are allowed ready access. All others, including her priest and the attorneys representing her parents, may visit only when accompanied by an immediate family member.
Nancy Valko, a critical care nurse in St. Louis activist on euthanasia and related pro-life issues, reacted with caution to Schiavo's invitation to the president and governor.
"Hopefully, Terri is not being sedated or is too debilitated now from the dehydration to be seen, but it doesn't look good if Michael is saying this," she commented. "Personally, I think the fear of having Terri seen by the authorities and/or public is what was behind the quick removal of feedings Friday. Otherwise, why has Michael refused to allow pictures or to allow Terri outside?"
Except when she is taken to a whirlpool bath, Terri never leaves her room -- not even to attend functions offered all other residents, such as sing-alongs and concerts. This past Christmas, when "Santa Claus" visited the hospice, her door was kept firmly shut to prevent the jolly gentleman from catching a glimpse of her, and she of him. Carolers, too, were barred.
Even Judge George Greer, who has presided over the contentious case since September 1999, has not met Terri, having been persuaded by Schiavo's attorney, "right-to-die" advocate George Felos, not to visit her at the nursing home where she then was living.
On January 10, 2000 - just days before the trial that sealed Terri's fate was scheduled to begin - attorney Pamela Campbell, who represented Terri's parents, formally asked Greer if he would visit the disabled woman so he could see for himself how alert she is.
At a hearing on the matter, Felos argued that since both parties had agreed Terri was in a persistent vegetative state, to observe the patient was futile and unnecessary.
The judge accepted Felos' arguments, rejecting the opportunity to see for himself the woman whose life was in his hands.
The ban on visitation, which Schiavo defends as a necessary protection of his wife's privacy, came after a short video was played to the court during the 2000 trial, showing Terri alert and interacting with her parents.
The video, played at the trial over the objections of Felos, later was released to the public and run on a local TV channel.
Upon seeing the tape on TV, three physicians contacted the Schindlers offering to help.
Robert Schindler took each doctor in turn to the nursing home to meet his daughter. They were there long enough to see she was not in a persistent vegetative state, Schindler said, and they signed separate affidavits to that effect.
They also asked to be allowed to intervene in the case, but Greer rejected their requests and granted a motion by Felos for a no-visitation policy. Aside from nurses and her attending physician, the three doctors were the last professionals to have any contact with Terri for more than two years.
Other physicians in 2001 stated they believe Terri Schiavo is not PVS, but have been limited to basing their opinion on observing videotapes.
This holds for the 33 physicians who recently signed affidavits stating she is minimally conscious "or better," as opposed to being PVS.
Terri's eyes are brown
In his interview with the St. Petersburg Times, Schiavo took particular umbrage at no one knowing what color his estranged wife's eyes are. They are brown.
But a neurologist personally selected by Schiavo and Felos to examine Terri prior to a medical hearing was unable to recall that particular fact on the witness stand.
In Oct. 2002, following a series of legal maneuvers by the Schindlers, the Second District Court of Appeal ordered a medical evidentiary hearing to determine whether Terri is, in fact, in a persistent vegetative state, and if she is, what treatments might help her.
Dr. Melvin Greer, chairman of the University of Florida's College of Medicine in Gainsville, was one of two physicians chosen by Felos to examine her.
After performing a few bedside procedures to test her vision and hearing and general reflexes, Dr. Greer diagnosed Terri to be in a persistent vegetative state, for which there was no treatment. To test what he actually remembered about her, attorney Pat Anderson, representing the Schindlers, asked Dr. Greer what color Terri's eyes are.
"I don't know," he declared simply.
"She has huge brown eyes," Anderson told Judge Greer in her closing remarks.
"If you remember nothing else about her, you remember that."
When questioned by Anderson, Dr. Greer admitted he had not read a certain, major article in a British medical journal reporting a 43 percent error rate in PVS diagnoses over a five-year period.
Nope...people brag about the Italians "talent" for vengeance.
Ha.
The Celts honed it to a fine art....:)
Am I the only person here who keeps thinking of "Hamlet"?
Why did the judge reject his testimony? Just as he was about to tell on Hannity and Colmes.....Alan, of course, interrupted!
My thoughts exactly. Why didn't he extend this invitation last week?
The judge is blind, literally and figuratively.
Justice, in this case, is not.
He has not asked for them because he does not *want* them.
Out of hand and for no good reason?
A Nobel Prize isn't "good" enough credibility for him?
If this isn't judicial fiat, I don't what is.
And the judge is an activist. Where have you been the past few years?
Margaret Juneman's Notes: Interview With Dr. Hammesfahr
These are notes from the January 7, 2004, Highway 2 Health Internet broadcast featuring Dr. Hammesfahr on Highway2health.net.
These notes were written by Margaret Juneman. Parenthetical statements were added by Joe and Margaret Juneman. [Lisa's comments are included in brackets.]
Dr. Hammesfahr is the first physician to treat patients successfully to restore deficits caused by stroke. His technique is approved by Medicare, and he was nominated in 1999 for a Nobel prize for this work which he started in 1994.
Dr. Hammesfahr has great success. Most doctors think a brain injury that has been there awhile is not treatable. He has had success with these cases and he is convinced Terri would improve. (Improvement should not be required for Terri to be allowed to live).
[Lisa's note: Michael Schiavo's behavior indicates that he is also convinced Terri would improve. He is so sure Terri would improve with therapy that he not only illegally prevents her from receiving rehabilitation, but he keeps her under armed guard for fear someone will give her unauthorized sensory input! The phony persistent vegetative state ruse is being maintained at all cost. It is no wonder that Michael, with the blessings and protection of the court, defies Florida law by denying Terri her legal right to rehabilitation.]
According to Dr. William Hammesfahr, world renowned neurologist:
Terri's feeding tube is for the convenience of nurses; not because Terri needs it. Terri does not drool. Liquid is the hardest thing to swallow, and she swallows 1½ to 2 liters of saliva a day.
Terri is not in a persistent vegetative state or coma. She is a living, thinking person who makes choices and decisions. This is terrible. They are trying to kill her. While Dr. Hammesfahr was examining her, he observed Terri chose to ignore her husband Michael and the person taking the video.
When Terri heard her mother's voice, she smiled and tracked her. Terri moved her arms and legs as Dr. Hammesfahr requested her to.
[Lisa's note: Dr. Hammesfahr mentioned that during his ten hour examination, Terri responded well to verbal requests to move, and even moved to the point where it caused her pain in order to comply with a request. He indicated that such movements are definitely not reflexive.]
(Videotapes show Terri reacting to people. These are at terrisfight.org. Scroll down to Videos of Terri.) A persistent vegetative state, by definition, allows no awareness of the world or ability to interact with the world.
[Lisa's note: Judge Greer LIED and "found" Terri in a "persistent vegetative state" in clear violation of the Florida statue, which defines the term, "persistent vegetative state":
"Persistent vegetative state" means a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness in which there is:
(a) The absence of voluntary action or cognitive behavior of any kind.
(b) An inability to communicate or interact purposefully with the environment.
[Real Player is needed to view the videos.]
(The video entitled, "Asked to open her eyes" allows you to see and hear the examination. When she opened her eyes on command, the doctor said, There you go, good. Good! (Laughing) Good job! Good job, young lady, good job!)
(The video entitled, "Tracking a balloon" allows you to see and hear the examination. When she followed the balloon, the doctor said, Look over here, Terri. There you go. Can you follow that, Terri? There you go. Can you follow that at all? Can you see that? OK. Look over here. That's fine. That's it. Now come over here. You see that, don't you, huh? You do follow that a bit, don't you, huh? OK, look up here. That's good!)
Dr. Hammesfahr said the doctor who complimented Terri for following the balloon later testified in court that she was in a persistent vegetative state. Dr. Hammesfahr stated this is medical malpractice and attempted murder.
[Lisa's note: The doctor who told Terri she did a good job following commands obeyed The Plan when testifying in court that she is in a persistent vegetative state.]
Terri did not have a heart attack. There were no cardiac enzymes in her blood, and no abnormalities in her EKG.
Terri was admitted into the emergency room with a very, very stiff neck consistent with brand new injury to her neck.
[Lisa's note: Testimony given at a 2002 evidentiary hearing revealed that Terri was presented at the emergency room with an "extraordinarily rigid neck" described by one physician as "consistent with attempted strangulation." See: Court to hear petition to remove husband as guardian]
Dr. Hammesfahr had seen the combination of injuries Terri suffered (spinal cord injury, brain injury, and neck injury) one other time. That was in an attempted strangulation case.
A police report was sent to homicide. There was no follow-up; no investigation by police. Dr. Hammesfahr said Terri's situation is unique. He consistently sees wrong things happen to Terri. There is no law enforcement follow-up now for fear of stepping on toes.
[Lisa's note: There is no law enforcement because the police fear the people "in high places" who are trying to pull off this very obviously ILLEGAL murder plot. Everyone closely involved with this case knows that the plan to kill Terri is a government operation, and they are either actively helping them with this agenda or passively helping them by refusing to stand in their way.]
Terri's bone scan revealed Terri was a victim of multiple traumas - doctors were mandated to report it. There was no history of trauma prior to her marrying Michael. The fractures had to happen after marrying him. First lumbar vertebra fracture is common when thrown against a table.
At first, Terri had physical therapy, rehabilitation, and speech therapy. Electrodes were planted in her brain stem. A month or two later, she was more responsive. She got better with rehabilitation. She spoke appropriately at times, saying such things as, "I am hungry."
When electrodes are implanted, there needs to be follow up because the electrodes could be the source of possible infection and hydrocephalus. If there is no follow up, one is risking further injury. No follow-up was given.
[Lisa's note: Michael Schiavo is causing Terri further injury by not permitting her to have necessary medical follow-up after undergoing experimental surgery! Of course this is illegal too, but he trusts the governmental euthanasia planners to see to it that he suffers no repercussions for habitually breaking laws in order to harm Terri.]
Dr. Hammesfahr said he never has seen so many people and institutions fail someone in so many ways.
[Lisa's note: When an extremely important facet of The Plan is in process, everyone falls into step...or else. Some, however, fear God more than certain governmental officials with satanic agendas.]
Terri's 1996 brain scan shows 75% normal brain tissue; not scar tissue. It is not all fluid. That report is bogus. Her cortex is not missing; not at all. Some areas are thinned, probably due to hydrocephalus, with the fluid pushing against her brain. She is functioning. That is what is important. I have seen people a lot worse than her, and they are talking. A brain scan taken two years ago showed improvement.
[Lisa's note: Michael Schiavo and George Felos' remarks on Larry King Live about Terri's total lack of consciousness are obviously fallacious. Lying is actually a propaganda technique. It is often the case that the bigger the lie, the more easily it is believed.]
The EEG (electroencephalogram, which is a test of brain activity) showed there was no recognizable brain activity. However, three doctors said she was restless. Muscle activity gives a reading, just as the brain does, producing artifact. By filtering out the artifact, the brain activity was also filtered out. The EEG should have been taken at her bed where she could relax. Judge Greer refused further testing. Dr. Hammesfahr said no further scan is needed because Terri is functioning, which obviously shows brain activity.
Judge Greer would not allow an eye examination, even though she is legally blind. She can only see objects 12 to 18 inches away.
[Lisa's note: Terri would be more responsive with eyeglasses. Of course such increased responsiveness would conflict with the judge's "finding" that Terri is in a persistent vegetative state, so Terri is not permitted any help with her visual difficulties.]
She is isolated even though her condition demands sensory input.
[Lisa's note: Michael Schiavo's insistence upon Terri being (illegally) kept in isolation is all for the purpose of making her appear as "vegetative" as they possibly can. Even with such outrageous abuse, Terri is still much too responsive for the euthanasia planners' comfort level.]
Terri's medical records, which are legal documents, were falsified. Detailed records of Terri's responsiveness were thrown away. Nurses who were not even on duty wrote fraudulent reports as though they had been caring for Terri.
[Lisa's note: Truth is an enemy when a "persistent vegetative state" agenda is being imposed on a person who is not in such a state.]
Why is it that Terri has to prove herself worthy of living? This is against the law in Florida. She is not in a persistent vegetative state. She is not terminal, even though she has been (illegally) in a hospice.
[Lisa's note: It is all about conditioning for the global government which is being instituted in stages in the United States. Worthy people (people who further the globalist agenda) live, the unworthy (people who do not further the globalist agenda) are deemed worthy of death. People are being conditioned to think of life and death in these terms.]
(If the judge were to order a swallowing test, strict care would be needed to ensure Terri were not sedated to the point she could not swallow. )
[Lisa's note: Excellent point. Terri could be sedated at times it is "crucial" for her to appear as "vegetative" as possible, such as during examinations. Perhaps she is sedated on the whim of the people managing her care. (This could be the main reason Michael will not permit Terri's parents to see her medical records!) If Terri is sedated, it is easier for them continue to perpetrate their "persistent vegetative state" ruse. I think it is amazing that even with all these ploys against her, Terri's natural beauty still shines through.]
(This is not about letting her die because she is not dying. This is about deliberately killing her: Murder.)
[Lisa's note: This is about seeking to murder Terri Schiavo, but it is more. It is a crucial test to see how much euthanasia conditioning the American people have already succumbed to. The euthanasia planners have broken laws, manipulated Terri's care and records to cause her to appear as "vegetative" as possible, and aided and abetted Michael in committing felonies, in order to try to have a targeted individual killed. What are you going to do about it?]
Dr. Hammesfahrs contact information:
Web site is http://www.floridaneurologicalinstitute.com/
E-mail address hnihelp@yahoo.com
Phone number 1-800-673-6400
Well now I am!
LoL.
"SNIP... Interestingly, I have seen this pattern of mixed brain
(cerebral) and spinal cord findings in a patient once
before, a patient who was asphyxiated. "
Huh.
Must've struck a nerve with that statement.
I stand by my "wild-@ssed theory", even more so now and tough luck to those who think it's madness.
Because last week she wasn't at death's door.
She wasn't getting "medication" to ease the pain of perishing from dehydration.
Just a little drip of oil in the King's ear.....
If I were a judge given free range off of the hippies who don't know what "cruel and unusual" is, not a criminal in this land would ever think of a way to kill somebody that wasn't quick, painless and untracable!
Believe you me, if found and I had charge, they would get EXACTLY what they gave.
The gunman who shot out of the trunk of his car? I'll collar him with an electric collar, and let him run about my back parking lot... while he tries to figure out where the bullet that's going to get him is going to come from.
Ask yourself what's more precious than even millions of dollars.
Why, your -life- of course.
Just out of curiosity, what are FL's penalties for a [not quite successful] murder?
People who believe that God can perform a miracle, please PRAY WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, AND MIND for this woman and maybe, just maybe we might see a miracoulous miracle!
Mr.Schivao is going to be awfully disappointed at Judgement Day! Grassontop
Same place I've been apparently since I didn't know that either...:)
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