Posted on 05/07/2005 7:03:09 AM PDT by veronica
MIAMI - The family of a severely brain-damaged woman who died after her feeding tube was removed in March said Friday they still have not been told where her remains will be laid to rest.
Terri Schiavo's parents and siblings, who waged a lengthy court battle over her end-of-life wishes, said on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" show that her husband is keeping her remains from them.
"They were supposed to tell us, and we still have not heard from ... Michael Schiavo where Terri's been laid," said Terri Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler. "Our family expected this. Michael has disobeyed court orders throughout the ordeal and continues to do so today."
Michael Schiavo is under court order to notify the Schindlers of his plans for a memorial service. He has had his wife cremated and has said her ashes would be buried at a family plot in Pennsylvania.
George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, did not immediately return a call Friday night seeking comment.
Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 in a Pinellas Park hospice, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by court order. She suffered brain damage in 1990 after a chemical imbalance caused her heart to stop.
She left no written instructions in the event she became disabled, and her husband said she never would have wanted to be kept alive in what court-appointed doctors called a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery.
The Schindlers, however, doubted she had any such end-of-life wishes. They maintained she would benefit from rehabilitation, despite most doctors saying her condition was irreversible
I have only been here a short time but there is something I just don't get. If a topic is not something that interests a person or is felt to be already covered extensively, why then is it not just ignored or passed by. Why is it necessary to make comments like this, "let it go already"? Just asking.
All the Terri crap.
It was nobody's business
to start with, and now
it's sure as hell not
our business. America
isn't some psycho
commune where people
get to stick their noses in
others private lives!
Hardly the point. Should her family be allowed to know where her remains are? A simple yes or no will suffice. :)
Indeed. Just ask Michael Skakel.
Hannity said last night that Mark Fuhrman is going to write a book on this.
Yes that is why murder is a private issue between two people.
Do you have a copy of the ruling? WHEN is he required to divulge the whereabouts of her remains? What does the order say about that? Or are you just speculating?
The AP headline editor, that's who.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050507/ap_on_re_us/brain_damaged_woman
He stated his reasons. He knows they will make a mockery of her final resting place. They will use it in the media. Don't you think she's had enough? And yes, I think he's been a much "classier" guy than the parents.
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The most encouraging thing is Mark Furman is investigating the entire case and writing a book. His book on Martha Moxley finally brought her justice after many years. This was a crime that our courts became an accomplice too, this will all come out. I'm convinced of that.
MIAMI - The family of a severely brain-damaged woman who died after her feeding tube was removed in March said Friday they still have not been told where her remains will be laid to rest.
"They were supposed to tell us, and we still have not heard from ... Michael Schiavo where Terri's been laid," said Terri Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler. "Our family expected this. Michael has disobeyed court orders throughout the ordeal and continues to do so today."
You should have watched Hannity last night. It wasn't a heart attack, and there's no proof it was bulimia. In fact, they have no idea what caused Terri's collapse at all. Only Michael was with her, and he gave at least two divergent stories about what happened. The doctor said there was something wrong with her neck, a strange rigidity. Terri and Michael had been fighting all day, and her friend told her not to go home. These are facts.
The Schindler's didn't find out about a lot of this until after the DA said it was "too late" to pursue. I don't think I need regale you with tales of Florida Law Enforcement.
Mark Fuhrmann is writing a book on the Terri case. It's already listed on Amazon. Supposedly it will blow the lid off the case. I hope he can do for Terri what he did for Martha Moxley.
"the terri fight" was toxic here, and served no purpose. But you have to admit, this is inhumane and gratuitously cruel to the Schindler family.
The state rightly intervenes in issues regarding the welfare of children, elderly abuse, spousal abuse, etc. I think Dr. Charles Krauthammer had it right when he stated that when a person has become infirm and unable to make his or her wishes known, a spouse with an obvious conflict of interest should not be the be-all-and-end-all when it comes to pulling the plug.
It ain't private when some jerkoff is trying to kill his wife....wheich is exactly what happened. It ain't private when the courts considered this matter. Perhaps you think what goes on between Michael Jackson and 12 year old boys is a private affair. You are spouting off libertarian style
Of course it's a yes.
I do feel sorry for her family, but the fact remains that Terri put herself in the position she was in because of the choices she made for herself.
The whole thing is sad.
Sooo, you're telling me to scroll past a reply in response to me asking why Bronco Buster didn't just scroll past the thread. I see.
LET IT GO????????????
What if it was your daughter or sister who was the victim of this? would you give it a rest then......
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