"Had to post this latest entry from the Radiologist who examined the CT codeblueblog:"
I want everyone to know that I am not ignoring this thread. I will try to address as many questions as I can as soon as I can. I am flying to the West Coast tomorrow so my blogging may be delayed.I have not been inactive. I've been in touch with Terri's legal team and have offered my ideas and given a deposition.
If she has hydrocephalus then she needs periodical CT's and regular shunt monitoring.
If she is NOT shunted it is my contention that there is no physician ANYWHERE who could say, definitively, that she did not have hydrocephalus at the time of that particular CT slice.
What does this mean? Everything.
Nonshunted hydrocephalics can experience improved mental functioning after shunting. I am not saying this would be the case with Terri (because of how long this has gone on); however, what I AM saying is that if they DON'T shunt her and PROVE there is no function improvement, then they are killing her.
Basically, given THAT image the onus is on them to prove she is NOT hydrocephalic -- meaning she needs a repeat CT, and they need to reinsert the feeding tube.
If they proceed as is, with that image out there on the internet, the person(s) who pulled that tube had better be aware that they are in jeopardy of actuating a death when there were standard medical procedural methods that had yet to be deployed.
Posted by: CodeBlueBlogMD | March 23, 2005 08 http://codeblueblog.blogs.com/codeblueblog/2005/03/csi_medblogs_co.html#comments
| Wed Mar 23, 8:02 PM ET Kathy Scharplaz, of Minneapolis, Kan., prays outside the Florida Senate chamber on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, in Tallahassee, Fla. Terri Schiavo's parents saw their options vanish one by one Wednesday as a federal appeals court refused to order the reinsertion of her feeding tube and the Florida Legislature decided not to intervene in the epic struggle. Refusing to give up, Gov. Jeb Bush sought court permission to take custody of Schiavo. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon) |
I think Lincoln was shot on Good Friday. Never did understand what he was doing, going to a theater on Good Friday.
If he does, I think it would be to expedite getting Terri to safety
Pray hard
Jeb Bush is at fault for failing to act! He could have protected Terri back in 2003 or 2004. But he did nothing . . . Simply outrageous! 'Nuff said.
But what do I know. I'm just an old geezer living in the Peoples' Republic of Oregon.
Only Governor Bush can save Terri at this time.
CONTACT JEB BUSH HERE:
E-mail: jeb.bush@myflorida.com
Telephone: 850/488-4441
Fax: 850/487-0801
A while back the Empire Journal said the Governor should appoint a special prosecutor. Has he done so?
Criminal...
Gabriel Keys (foreground) is arrested by police officers for
trespassing in Pinellas Park, Florida, March 23, 2005. The
young protester attempted to take a glass of water into
the Woodside Hospice for the brain-damaged Terri Schiavo.
A federal judge approved the murder of Terri Schiavo by
rejecting a request from her parents to order her feeding
tube reinserted to save her life.http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050323/ids_photos_ts/r4209066064.jpg
I have a funny feelinbg we will hear the following after Terri dies: "The Republican Party did all we could within the confines of the law to save Terri. This is precisely why we need to confirm more conservative judges, so this type of tragedy doesn't occur again in the future." If so, the blowback in the 2006 mid-terms COULD be significant.
Prayers continue.
Perhaps Governor Bush should be less direct in his efforts to save Terri. Florida law only allows termination of life support for patients with a specific diagonisis of PVS. The diagnosis for Terri was made many years ago. Perhaps the Florida legislature should amend that statute permitting such terminations of life support and add a requirement that, before such a life support termination can be carried out, a corroborative diagnosis of PVS must be made within six months prior to the life support termination.
The major concern is that Terri's life may be terminated based on a flawed diagnosis...such a statute would give the Governor a chance to save her, and would prevent future abuses in the future.
Hugh Greentree
Columbus, Ohio
"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." St. Paul, Philippians 1:21
p.s. FReep the b*stards......
Since it's apparent that the damn judges are running everything, the rest of our public officials should just resign...they're effin' irrelevant.
May God bless her and keep her -alive, if it be his will.
Holy Thursday, and his Last Supper bump for Terri, and her supporters.
Per request, pinging my Florida list with this info:
Call DCF and tell them to put Terri in protective custody.
850-487-1111
850-488-2381
I could not get through to Governor Jeb Bush's #, so I called 1-850-488-5000 (Governor's Legislative Affairs Office) and said that Governor Bush has to put Terri in protective custody NOW. They said they agreed with me, and are working on it. I told them they better hurry up; this woman is going to die.
Please call the # (1-850-488-5000), AND Governor Jeb Bush, if you can get through, or send a FAX, and tell them to please expedite, a woman is dying. Pro-death Judge Greer ordered police throughout the state not to intervene. Bully!!
We have THREE judicial branches, and they are all equal; they should not let only ONE branch rule.
Here's an e-mail I justed received from RightMarch.com, and if anyone has a fax, that might be an easier way to get through to the Bushes. Fax # listed below. If you can't get through by phone, a fax is better than and e-mail, because papers will pile up.
So here's my info from RightMarch.com:
"This is OUTRAGEOUS. Governor Bush needs to step up to
the plate NOW, and exercise his constitutional and legal
authority NOW, before Terri dies. But he doesn't seem
to be willing to take that chance and do it... so we
thought we should help encourage him.
So once more, we need YOUR help.
We need EVERYONE READING THIS EMAIL to call Governor
Jeb Bush RIGHT AWAY, and ask him to do one simple thing:
"PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR LEGAL AUTHORITY, AND TAKE
TERRI SCHIAVO INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY RIGHT AWAY."
That's all we're asking you to do. Just call Gov. Bush
NOW and beg him to save Terri's life.
TAKE ACTION: PLEASE call Governor Jeb Bush's office NOW
at 850-488-4441 (or fax him at 850-487-0801), asking him
to exercise the executive powers he ALREADY HAS, and take
custody of Terri Schiavo to save her from being starved
to death.
We've already met one-on-one with Gov. Bush's General Counsel
lawyers, showing them point-by-point exactly why the Governor
DOES have those powers right NOW. On Thursday, we're also
bringing in Alan Keyes and Larry Klayman to try to meet with
the Governor and urge him to take Terri into protective
custody. Call Gov. Bush NOW and ask him to USE his legal
powers to save Terri's life. You can also e-mail him at
jeb@myflorida.com .
You can also call his brother, President George W. Bush, at
202-456-1414 (or fax him at 202-456-2461). Leave a message
for him that he AND his brother both have the authority to
use the police services at their disposal to take Terri into
protective custody, restore her food and hydration, and
arrest anyone who would interfere. You can also e-mail him
at president@whitehouse.gov .
For the sake of Terri's life, we CANNOT afford to wait while
the courts bicker over jurisdiction -- and we CANNOT let
little two-bit judges order the Executive branch to not do
their duty."
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Florida ping list!. . .don't be shy.
Governor's Office: 850-488-4441
Fax: 850-487-0801
jeb.bush@myflorida.com
Frankly, if this goes on after noon tomorrow, I will begin to think it more humane to let her go than bring her body through the trauma of recovery.
But, Jeb can act tonight one minute after midnight and not have to go to court until Monday.
Tell Jeb save her!
