Posted on 02/01/2006 7:29:10 AM PST by 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:
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If Charlie Crist becomes Florida governor, the killings of the disabled and seniors will get even worse. His best friends are part of fla's illegal death care system.
That would be a violation of federal law. You cannot have separate rules for employees.
Sheriff Coates better get another attorney for the Sheriff's Dept. because if it's only for deputies, the new policy is violating federal law.
Federal Employment Law is very specific. Oops, the Pinellas Cty Sheriff flubbed up again!
FYI: abc's Bob Woodward is still sedated.
Many needless tears have been shed in this country fighting the govt to save our families.
All the freepers who say they hate big govt. better pay attention because big government is ordering all the forced exits.
Sometime, I'll check the federal laws on work policies. The Sheriff cannot hold the deputies to a different standard than the other employees. All work policies are applicable to all employees. The Sheriff is violating federal law. EEOC laws.
lurkers and media, please see my last post.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-02-10-journalist-deadline_x.htm?csp=24
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1501884/posts
So what?
**Earlier in this thread, I mentioned the death of an in-law relative in my family. That was carbon monoxide. An RN friend advised that while the heart is beating (it was), there is hope to reverse some or all of the carbon monoxide damage. Nevertheless, this person went through the "Harvard Conditions" tests, was adjudged brain dead, and carved up for spare parts -- while her heart was beating.**
Thanks for the information concerning Dr Hammesfhar and the miner, Randy McCoy. When I first heard the news about the procedure they were doing on Randy, I immediately thought of Terri and wondered if it was in fact, the same procedure that she was DENIED by the court and FELOS/SCHIAVO.
I had read your previously post about your family member. I had forgotten the mention of carbon monoxide, though. That's so horrible. She may have been helped just like Randy. Randy only had two hours worth of oxygen, but was not found for at least 36 hours or maybe longer. (I should google this stuff before posting, since I can't remember how long it took to find him.) Bottom line - Randy survived, inspite of the lenght of time without oxygen. From the reports we've heard, he is improving.
I'm so sorry for what you're family had to endure, possibly due to an eager team of organ harvesters. Several months ago, I watched an emergency room show on Discovery or something similar. I think I even posted about this back then. A young man had been shot in the head. He was on a respirator. The doctor told the sorrowful family he would have to determine if their loved one was brain dead. This is how the determination was made: They stopped the respirator and then watched the clock for X amount of minutes. If he didn't start breathing on his own with a specific number of minutes, - HE WAS BRAIN DEAD. That was the extent of testing which was done on this young man. Not enough, imho. He didn't start breathing on his own - the doctor goes to the family and says - he is brain dead. It made no sense to test a person in the manner that was described on that show. Stop the respirator - look at the clock. Some test to use, in this day of so called advanced medical care. Was he an organ donor? Probably.
I'm not saying the young man could have survived a gun shoot wound to the head, but to decide it was hopeless in the emergency room, is outrageous. A side note - a friend of mine's husband was shot in the head and survived. Fortunately for him, the bullet only glazed his head.
Again, so sorry for the loss of your family member. Terri has openned our eyes to the horrors that lurk out there. Knowledge and the truth is essential. I so appreciate all the information that is shared on these threads.
Bf and I spent a lot of time on that site. My father did his best to quietly educate me in the lessons from that war, when I was a child. Never forget! My dad served this country in France (army), and told me a few things after I married and had a child.
Never forget....
I've always been proud of Dr. Hammesfhar for sticking his neck out like that for Terri. He is a good man.
**Good to see you around here, Pepper!**
Thank you. :) You all are the best of the best~~!!!
http://www.lifenews.com/bio1318.html
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=%5CCulture%5Carchive%5C200602%5CCUL20060210a.html
By the way, Tom Delay just finished speaking at CPAC. He did mention bad judges I might add.
http://www.petitiononline.com/ijg520/petition.html
so what? sewcurtains!
The trust operations are scams and they get an order from judges like greer to take the wards' property and money.
Pinellas & Pasco Counties are experts at this scheme.
Yes, he is. They say these days, "No good deed goes unpunished." No Good Samaritan goes unpunished either. I wonder if he knew what he was in for.
But then, he did not come away empty-handed. He plainly liked Terri and worked with her in a friendly setting. It's always seemed to me that she was more responsive to people she liked. Dr. Hammesfahr's experience with her must have been rewarding. He and David Gibbs and Pat Anderson, who had all been close to Terri, were alike in affirming how vibrant and alive she really was.
Even ol' Humane Death may have liked her. He complimented her on her response to one of his tests. Then (after all of 40 minutes with her), he wrote his death sentence for her saying that she was incapable of responding to anything. So who was he communing with when he complimented her, a rock?
No wonder they call themselves trust departments. The "Florida State Bank of Larceny, Plunder and Money Laundering" might not attract customers.
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On second thought, it would bring in politicians and lawyers at a gallop.
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