[voltaires_zit]

> It really would benefit you to find out the facts.

I'm familiar with the facts. I don't recognize them in your telling.

Ms Schiavo's brain was less than half the mass it should have been and there was 4 times the cerebro-spinal fluid there should have been in her skull. There is no way on earth she was "aware".

You can plausibly argue that, despite the fact she had no hope of recovery, in the absence of a living will she should have been remanded to the custody of those family members who wished to maintain her in life.

That's a defensible point of view, and one I happen to share.

[BykrBayb]

So you don't believe the testimony of the doctors Michael hired to testify on his behalf?

[T'wit]

>> There was 5 times as much cerebrospinal fluid in her skull as should have been there.

>> there was 4 times the cerebro-spinal fluid there should have been in her skull.

And what is your source for whichever of your statements is closer to being true?

[8mmMauser]

Ms Schiavo's brain was less than half the mass it should have been and there was 4 times the cerebro-spinal fluid there should have been in her skull. There is no way on earth she was "aware".

I commend you for being so knowledgable at least in the tone and mantras of our detractors, considering you have been with FreeRepublic this short time.

It is good occasion, though, to remind anyone visiting this thread that Terri was quite aware even when she was suffering the horrible killing procedure that took thirteen days to do her in. In this case, the truth is close at hand. Each day during this terrible period, Monsignor Malanowski, Terri's priest (Also he is an Army General former Chief of Chaplains.) briefed us compatriots immediately following every daily visit with Terri. As he described each visit and their interaction, we were keenly aware as to just how aware she was. Not only was she quite aware of her surroundings, but at the moment they were to pull the tubes, she screamed in horror when informed her husband's team were about to start killing her.

If you truly wish to become better informed on the truth of what happened and to reevaluate worn out mantras, you may take a peek at the thousands and thousands of posts on the subject in past Terri Dailies. There is so much truth, evidence and fact throughout these threads it is like sipping from a fire hydrant. Rather than have us lay it all out for you, I think you would gain much from delving right in. There are also some good books to read, at least one filled with evidence.

8mm