Terri's Story

Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation ^ | December 3,2006 | Schindler Foundation

[8mmMauser]

Theresa Marie Schindler was born to Robert and Mary Schindler on December 3, 1963. She was the first of three children the Schindlers would have.

Terri was a shy, but comical, child who had an affinity for music, animals and the arts. She kept a small circle of friends and was dear to schoolmates, neighboring families and her own extended family.

Following high school, Terri came into her own. She developed a knack for sketching and doodling. She enjoyed outings with her friends. She was an adoptive mother to the family’s dog, Bucky.

Terri attended Catholic School while growing up and remained close to her faith throughout her life.

In 1983, Terri met Michael Schiavo at Bucks County Community College and the two began dating. He was the first romantic interest Terri had.

The couple was engaged within a few months and married a year later at Terri’s church in Southampton, Pa. She was 21.

In 1986, Terri and Michael relocated to Pinellas County, Florida and her parents followed three months later.

In 1990, at the age of 26, Terri suffered a mysterious cardio-respiratory arrest for which no cause has ever been determined. She was diagnosed with hypoxic encephalopathy – neurological injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain. Terri was placed on a ventilator, but was soon able to breathe on her own and maintain vital function. She remained in a severely compromised neurological state and was provided a PEG tube to ensure the safe delivery of nourishment and hydration.

On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of marked dehydration following more than 13 days without nutrition or hydration under the order of Circuit Court Judge, George W. Greer of the Pinellas-Pasco’s Sixth Judicial Court. Terri was 41.

[BykrBayb]

What happened to all those posts? Most of them had nothing to do with the troll.

[bjs1779]

Could you take a peak at posts 1406 through 1418 for us?

[wagglebee]

I certainly don't know what was wrong with my post #1413.

[wagglebee]

There are a bunch more gone on the previous page (from this morning) and I know they weren't about the troll.

[Jim Robinson]

Received a "privacy violation" complaint regarding a discussion of someone's family members. I want no part of private family disputes, so pulled all posts I could find pertaining to the discussion in question. Please keep personal family disputes off FR.
Thanks,
Jim

[bjs1779]

Received a "privacy violation" complaint regarding a discussion of someone's family members.

Oh well, there goes the prayer threads. You know better.

[Jim Robinson]

No one said you couldn't pray.

[bjs1779]

No one said you couldn't pray.

I believe that was our point. We all we are praying for FV. Why protect the trolls?

[Jim Robinson]

Prayer is fine, but leave off the family disputes.
Thanks

[vox_freedom]

Thank you for the pings on right to life and the tributes to Terri. I'm especially grateful for your mention of Catholic teachings and the link provided.

[bjs1779]

Received a "privacy violation" complaint regarding a discussion of someone's family members

Now who would complain about that, a troll?

[Jim Robinson]

The complaint did not come from a troll. It was a family member.

[bjs1779]

The complaint did not come from a troll. It was a family member.

Post here often do they?

[Jim Robinson]

Not lately.

[BykrBayb]

Now who would complain about that, a troll?
The complaint did not come from a troll. It was a family member.

Post here often do they?
Not lately.

Man, woman, or child?
Bigger than a bread box?

Can I ask two questions in one post? How many questions remaining?

[8mmMauser]

January 21 approaches...

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DALLAS/FORT WORTH, Jan. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Falling this year on January 21, National Sanctity of Human Life Day was first set aside by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 to commemorate the lives lost through the legalization of abortion in the United States of America. Since that first declaration, it has been recognized on the Sunday that falls closest to the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision of January 22, 1973.

 

Although abortion is still at the forefront of concern on this day, the issues have been expanded to bioethics at large. The day has come to represent the American commitment to protecting human life based on the belief that every human being has rights, dignity, and value. As the proclamation by President Bush last year stated, the day is meant to "strengthen our resolve in creating a society where every life has meaning and our most vulnerable members are protected and defended including unborn children, the sick and dying, and persons with disabilities and birth defects."

 

Recent issues include:

 

• Cloning/Stem Cell Research

• Euthanasia/Physician Assisted Suicide

• Genetics

• Medical Decision-Making/End of Life Issues

• Abortion

 As a spokesperson for issues involving sanctity of life, David Gibbs, lead counsel on the highly publicized end of life Terri Schiavo case, has been traveling recently speaking most frequently on end of life concerns. Gibbs, who represented the Schindlers (Terri's parents), suggest people get neither overwhelmed at the scope of the problems nor try to ignore them altogether. Rather, he suggests that change begin "from the inside out...with the hearts and minds of each of us."

National Sanctity of Human Life Day Approaches; Issues Covered Expand Beyond Abortion Debate

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[8mmMauser]

That's what we have been saying...

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Embryonic stem cell research is back on the congressional agenda. As one of their first acts in office, the newly elected Democrats have reintroduced legislation that was passed and vetoed last year, hoping to pressure the President into changing his mind. President Bush, however, has promised to veto the bill again. Nevertheless, Americans are being forced to endure a replay of last year's debate. Those who oppose the taking of innocent human lives to benefit others will be ridiculed as heartless and cruel. The spectacle promises to be nasty and grueling.

This debate is not going away. If President Bush vetoes this new bill—which was recently passed in the House and will soon come to a vote in the Senate—and if the veto is sustained, then Democrats (and their Republican accomplices, Senators Hatch, Specter, et al.) will simply reintroduce the proposal in the next Congress. They will continue to belittle ethical arguments raised in opposition to their agenda. They will complain that their opponents are Neanderthals who fear science and the progress that follows in its wake. They will insinuate that the opposition is indifferent to disease and suffering. Those with moral objections will be denigrated, disparaged, and demonized.

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Ken Connor is Chairman of the Center for a Just Society in Washington, DC and a nationally recognized trial lawyer who represented Governor Jeb Bush in the Terri Schiavo case.

Persevere in Protecting Life

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[8mmMauser]

Upcoming conference of Blogs for Life. Bobby Schindler will be one of the speakers..

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We are pleased to announce that Blogs4Life, the second annual conference of pro-life bloggers, will be held on January 22nd, 2007 in Washington D.C. prior to and after the March for Life.

This year's event will feature Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), Tony Perkins, Ramesh Ponnuru, Joe Scheidler, Bobby Schindler and Jill Stanek (left-right top-bottom).

Second Annual Conference

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[8mmMauser]

Repeat from yesterday, but appearing in many news sources today, so here it is again for any who may have missed it...

One thing still grates on me, though, the mention of Terri "allowed to die". Would any of the feel-good media describe a condemned criminal's last moments as allowing him to fulfill his wishes to die?

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Thomas Kelly embraces life, having survived two bouts with cancer. But when the end comes, the retired nurse is leaving nothing to chance.

Appalled by seeing swollen hospital patients on feeding tubes and respirators during his career, Kelly, 78, signed a legal document with the encouragement of his Roman Catholic priest. It permits his wife to stop those treatments once death is imminent -- and not any sooner.

Catholics around the country are turning to their churches for similar fill-in-the-blank documents that turn Catholic teachings into legally binding agreements about how they want to die.

Many signers cite Terry Schiavo, whose case sparked a 15-year legal battle that grew beyond her family all the way to the White House over whether she should be allowed to die.

Catholics want final say on decision to die... Parishioners are turning to churches for guidance and seeking documents to establish power of attorney

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[8mmMauser]

Embryonic Stem Cells topic posted by wagglebee...

On Thursday, January 11, the new Democratic Congress followed through on its ambitious agenda to promote embryonic stem-cell research. As it moves forward, President George W. Bush will be grabbing his veto pen. As he does, we will hear charges that the president is “anti-science,” and that faith has once again trumped reason.

This allegation will not be restricted to the pages of The New York Times. I recently read an article by a right-leaning British observer who took issue with President Bush’s “anti-scientific perception that stem-cell research should be deterred.” The author considered whether this alleged unsophisticated attitude was the product of a very “un-European willingness” by Americans “to believe in supernatural forces.”

God and Stem Cells

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