Danger Zone - (Haleigh Poutre)

National Review ^ | February 01, 2006 | Wesley J, Smith

[Ohioan from Florida]

In the court (and courts) of life and death, a little 11-year-old Massachusetts girl named Haleigh Poutre could be the next Terri Schiavo. For those who have not heard the tragic story, Haleigh was beaten nearly to death last September, allegedly by her adoptive mother and stepfather. The beating left her unconscious and barely clinging to life.

Within a week or so of the beating, her doctors had written her off. They apparently told Haleigh's court-appointed guardian, Harry Spence, that she was "virtually brain dead." Even though he had never visited her, Spence quickly went to court seeking permission to remove her respirator and feeding tube. The court agreed, a decision affirmed recently by the supreme court of Massachusetts.

And so, no doubt with the best of intentions, a little girl who had already suffered so much was stripped by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of even the chance to fight to stay alive. If she didn't stop breathing when the respirator was removed, which doctors expected, she would slowly dehydrate to death.

Close Call

Then came the unexpected:

[floriduh voter]

The clinic Coretta went to was shut down because the doc didn't have a license. good grief is right.

[floriduh voter]

The 1st hospice Ted was in adjoined Fawcett Memorial Hospital where he went for his stroke (only 73 yrs young). But then he was shipped/trafficked to a stand alone hospice in Port Charlotte shortly before he died. So, did he dehydrate to death or was he morphine overdosed at the stand alone hospice?

As I say many people are calling for the investigation of Ted Stith's departure. (even nurses)

[floriduh voter]

Meanwhile, while america is killing future generations and current adults, Bono speaks at the Natl. Prayer breakfast begging for more money for Africa.

Are we going to take care of our own at all or just have thousands more Terris and Teds?

Bono has a lot of nerve but then again the politicians think they're kewl for hanging out w/him.

[floriduh voter]

And, think of it this way. The transplant business is a big money maker. In addition, the transplant must take rejection drugs the rest of their lives. What a big payoff for the drug companies.

[steelcurtain]

I realize that. My comment was directed to your allegation that someone "sent" Mrs. King to the "alternative medicine" clinic in Mexico, as if against her wishes and as if this had anything to do with Terri Schiavo, Haleigh Poutre or any other disabled person who purport to want to save.

There is no evidence that anyone did anything against Mrs. King's will, so why bring up yet another irrelevancy?

[floriduh voter]

Gov. Mitt Romney may be a friend of Jeb's? In that case, no telling what will happen to Haleigh. I hope Romney is holding a REAL investigation.

[floriduh voter]

I could read this thread if the weather bug alert didn't keep popping up. Think it's trying to tell me it's gonna be a brisk night. The weather bug chirps like a cricket and looks like a lady bug. weatherbug.com (cute weather site).

[floriduh voter]

"I think he just likes to argue with FV. It's sport to him."

If that's the case, this is the Olympics and I got a TEN for presentation.

[floriduh voter]

Too bad Sheriff Rice opened a homicide investigation file but then after Terri "lived", they didn't change it to an attempted murder case. Why did Rice open a homicide file to begin with? Did Rice think maybe Terri was a murder victim for a period of time?

Why a homicide file opened back in 1990?

Everett Rice and Judge Greer go to baseball games together. Isn't that special? They talked about Terri at a Devil Rays game. Wasn't that another violation of Greer's judicial canons? Of course it was. It was even part of the court file but in this county, WHO CARES?

[floriduh voter]

http://www.northcountrygazette.org/

Terri's Wishes?

Table showing timeline.

[floriduh voter]

"Sent" as in referral. Do you know many patients are "sent" as in referral every day? Well, she was "sent" or "referred" to a quack.

[steelcurtain]

You read darkness into everything said by FV.

No, that's not what I read into her posts, but thanks for your input.

[Wampus SC]

"Are we going to take care of our own at all or just have thousands more Terris and Teds?"

This is Lemming Land, so it'll probably be thousands -- and it'll just be seen as standard Brand B business and accounting practices.

BTW, did you know that in Lemming Land, the lemmings who refuse to jump off the cliff are ostracized by the other lemmings?

[TheSpottedOwl]

I remember the last reunion I went to when I was 15. My great aunt and aunt and uncle shared a large lot, bordering on forest. It was full of tables, kids and grills. We had an old fashioned clambake. I would hope it was potluck ;-)

All I remember is that some of us cousins were going to swipe Aunt Agnes' homemade wine, but another cousin snitched on us, hahahahaha!

[T'wit]

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! The verb to send has lots of meanings. Hard to say whether this next one is voluntary or involuntary but it's fun:

YOU SEND ME by Sam Cooke

Darling you send me
I know you send
darling you send me
honest you do, honest you do
honest you do, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

you thrill me
I know you, you, you thrill me
darling you, you, you, you thrill me
honest you do

at first i thought it was infatuation
but woo, it's lasted so long
now I find myself wanting
to marry you and take you home
whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Things go on that way for some while, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh :-)

[bjs1779]

"Sent" as in referral. Do you know many patients are "sent" as in referral every day? Well, she was "sent" or "referred" to a quack.

According to an article in the Chicago Tribune today, they didn't even have time to evaluate her. For anybody to go down there, they are already at deaths door after we get done with them.

[T'wit]

Not to change subjects or spill breakfast cereal... I sent a get well card to Haleigh today, with a big, colorful, silly animal on the front. Hope she likes it. I have to take my leave here, but... First, I want to say thanks to whoever posted the hospital address.

[Ohioan from Florida]

All I remember is that some of us cousins were going to swipe Aunt Agnes' homemade wine, but another cousin snitched on us, hahahahaha!

That's a cute story. Ahh, the good ole days!

[Sun]

From the link that you provided:

"The veil of secrecy seems to be getting darker and darker as days go by," Murphy said this week, adding that DSS has not complied with her request for Haleigh's medical records and all files pertaining to Haleigh and Avrett.

Asked if Avrett intends to seek custody of Haleigh, Murphy declined comment, but did say "nothing is off the table at this point."

http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-0/113904309597360.xml&coll=1

Maybe Haleigh's birth mother will seek custody of her. She was only 16 when Haleigh was born, which is probably why she gave her up, but now she is a mature woman.

If she doesn't decide to seek custody, I wonder if Social Services would allow anyone else to adopt her.

[BykrBayb]

DOROTHY: You're a very bad man!

WIZARD: Oh, no, my dear -- I'm -- I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad Wizard.