[TheWriterTX]

I think that this case has a key turning point - in particular, the credibility of Michael Schiavo. Had he not made claims that he loved Terri and wanted to care for her, but then "suddenly" remembered she wouldn't want to live that way after receiving a big fat settlement check, people would be inclined to believe his assertions. But since he is a scoundrel, and his behavior unscrupulous, it throws into question his assertions on Terri's desire to live or not. And that, I think, is another reason Terri's Mom is fighting for her.

[SquirrelKing]

(Rare Vanity)

Vanities don't seem to be rare around here anymore.

[k2blader]

Yes, the four-letter answer.

God bless you.

[LauraleeBraswell]

Thankyou.

[msf92497]

Thanks for sharing from your heart.

I understand the rarity of your post was the unique experiences you spoke of.

God Bless you and yours.

[agrace]

That was beautiful.

[atomicpossum]

We, ourselves, had very similar experiences. They change you. I no longer find many things funny or innocuous, having seen and gone through the things we have.

[Congressman Billybob]

Thank you for your post. It is too important to be called a vanity. I had a similar experience to yours.

I was called to the college my son was attending, because he had collapsed and been taken to the local hospital. As I was driving through the night to get to where he was, just before dawn, I felt his soul brush over me as it left this life.

When I got to the hospital, despite best medical efforts, he had died. From that time and for the rest of my life, I no longer have any doubts that there is a life beyond this one, for which we prepare ourselves by how we live here. And I look forward to seeing again, all those who have preceded me.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, "Terri Schiavo, Requiesat in Pacem"

[ntnychik]

I know what you know in paragraphs 6 and 7. Thanks for putting it in such lovely words. There is much knowledge and instinct beyond the ability of science or medicine to measure. God bless Terri and her courageous family. God will know what to do with M. Schiavo, Felos and Greer.

[Cboldt]

*bump* God bless you! Thank you for the expression of the sanctity and value of life, from a Mom's point of view.

[mother22wife21]

I had a miscarriage last Feb. 2004. I knew when I was pregnant and I knew when my baby passed on. My baby passed at eight weeks also.
God bless you and your little girl!
Thank you for your sharing and it was well timed. Many freepers need to hear what you have to say. As confirmation and as a reminder.

[Spunky]

"Some folks like to dismiss a mother's instinct as tomfoolery, but I never have. Something within Terri is resonating a response within her mother. In my opinion, this is not "wishful thinking" on her mother's part, but some instinctual sense that Terri's soul is still in there, fighting daily."

What you said here has started me crying because I know this is the truth.

[Ronzo]

I know if it was my daughter in there, and I felt that her soul was still present, I would move mountains to save her, too.

Thanks so much for posting this. Here is a story for you (and other interested parties) to read:

Recovered “Vegetative State” Patient Kate Adamson Speaks Before Schiavo Rally

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/mar/05031408.html

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

TheWriterTX,

Your post brought tears to my eyes. I believe you're correct. There's something about "mother's intuition" that cannot be denied. Combine that with a mother's love and you have a force to be reckoned with.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Thank you for your eloquent post.

My heart is breaking for Terri and her family. I'm in the middle of a huge project at work and it's been so hard to concentrate. I'm to busy praying.

[fight_truth_decay]

Light 12 candles, keep them lit.
Light them today: March 24th.
At sunset each day, pour a single cup of water onto the ground to symbolize the water that Terri cannot have, and
snuff out a single candle, another day of Terri's life. -Hyscience.typepad.com

[WVNan]

In my opinion, this is not "wishful thinking" on her mother's part, but some instinctual sense that Terri's soul is still in there, fighting daily.

This is exactly what I've been saying. It's the single most painful thing in all of this tragedy; a mother having to watch her child being murdered and being constrained by law from doing anything. I would go insane. It's tearing me up just thinking about it because I'm a mother and like you, I know that a mother's instinct is very very real.

[jpsb]

I fondly remember you as TheWriter, and am very happy to see you back.

[Albion Wilde]

God bless you, WriterTX, you are courageous and kind to have shared your story. My son had the same personality at the fetal age of 8 weeks in utero that he does today -- humorous and joyful -- I knew him. The other soul who came to me and then departed in the same length of time -- 8 weeks -- was less communicative.

The Marxist Left has done its best to try to eliminate motherhood and obliterate the word from our vocabulary, but you have eloquently expressed the soul connection and attunement grateful mothers feel for their children.

Terri is doubtless feeling the love and prayers of all of us around the country who can barely work, eat or sleep while she is in this ordeal. I think of her with every mouthful or sip I take. She is my Lent and my Living Christ this Easter.