Posted on 05/03/2007 3:17:03 AM PDT by 8mmMauser
I purchased this book last year, and found it to be one of the best references for facts in Terri Schiavo's case. Reading this book is like sitting down with Cheryl and Jan, and listening/watching them present the actual evidence and truth about so many things that the mainstream "pro euthanasia" media has refused to tell. You will see the actual hospital documents, police reports, and so much more.
I will warn you though, that once you learn about the judicial misconduct, FL laws broken, the details of Michaels malpractice case,(money was paid under the claim that Terri had a heart attack brought on by potassium imbalance that was undetected. The autopsy confirmed this assumption was bogus, and that Terri never had a heart attack brought on by anything. The news however, is consistently reporting to this day that the autopsy confirmed the heart attack! There is a lot more about the autopsy that has never been reported. The geniuses reported that the autopsy proves Terri was not strangled, however, it only proves that 15 years later, there is no sign of soft tissue damage - nor would there be if someone was strangled that long ago!) Reporters should be charged with a misleading the public charge for purposely reporting assumptions as truth. And why is it that all the TV stations do not disclose that Terris records were SEALED by Judge Greer?
No one reports on the bone scan that indicated a tremendous force hit her, as well as the multiple fractures and other damage. ****HBO Autopsy Dr. Himself, Mr Baden, had commented on the bone scan before Terris death, and suggested there may have been foul play.*** There is so much corruption involved in Terris case, Pro death judges making their political position the law, instead of obeying the law and keeping their opinions out of it! Greer sealed her case, so why isnt any anchors asking about that? Why were Michaels prescribed anti depressant bottles witnessed by the police the night of the "Incident" taken as evidence? Why were Terris friends and family not questioned regarding Michaels attitude, or any marital problems? The first report on what happened at the Schiavo residence, was titled a homicide. Why was it changed? What happened to the woodwards and Bernsteins in our country? Now each network or cable news feeds off the other, like vultures. They report the same story over and over, from reuters or the like, and rarely ever investigate it themselves. Newspapers follow suit. If someone investigated the five different interviews that Schiavo has given to the media and police reports, Michael Schiavo might very well be behind bars, in the cell next to Scott Peterson.
There is actually v ery little difference between the two, the more you learn about what may very well have happened that night to Terry. Yet strangely, Matt Lauer and Larry King, and all the other news media does not bring up these questions, or question Michael why in the 7 years after Terris "incident" did he never ever tell a soul about Terris wishes that for seven years he supposedly denied? No media outlet reported on the testimony that Schiavo told other people that he had no idea what Terri would have wanted, as they had never spoken of something like that happening in any context. The only time Michael did come out with this revelation was after he asked his girlfriend to marry him, and all of a sudden there was a rush to get rid of Terri and whooops, there it is, a million dollar inheritance!
If someone is in a position to gain something from another persons death, they should not be the guardian of that person. PERIOD. For all the sappy journalists that report that Michael became a nurse to take care of Terry, the truth is that he did not really "care" for Terry. He bossed around nurses, on a Schiavo power trip but he didnt take care of Terri. Did anyone report on the testimony of nurses that said that Terri would be visibly shaken after his visits, and afraid, crying, etc? Did they report that there were nurses that made entries in Terris medical file about things Michael said or did, or how Terri responded, and Michael would see to it that they were removed?
I could go on and on! If you care about the truth, learn more about this case, not just what you hear your TV anchor saying. We all owe that to Terri, because at the very least, what happened to her will affect all of the laws regarding other disabled people like her.
Of course the "Pro Death" movement hates this book, which is why I see some entries in the reviews desperately trying to persuade others to pass it up. They dont want you to see it, which is why you need to see it. Cheryl, who is by the way, a registered nurse gave up her life on the West coast as a consultant to the Schindlers during the fight for Terris life. She was on the inside, aware of all of the facts regarding Terris injuries, her marriage, the inconsistent interviews, Testimonies regarding the night of Terris "incident", and so much more. Ford and Craddock do the legwork in reading all of the court documents, and bring out the parts that others left buried. Cheryl also led thousands of Terris supporters, that grew once the videos were released. Here michael and Judge Greer were talking of Terri as if she were in a coma, as if she were sleeping and not responsive at all. Greer and Schiavo were furious that the videos were released to the public. That now there was proof that Terri was aware, and did respond to family, dr's questions, and requests, could track things with her eyes. Another fallacy of the autopsy was that Terri could not see. False. It was stated that to be sure that Terri could or could not see, a doctor would have to do just what the videos did. They would have to examine her and see how much she was able to see - and any moron could tell that Terri could see to some extent after recognizing family, and following baloons and lights she was requested to follow. The fight4terri group worked 24/7 through internet emails, faxes, phone calls, letters, protests, to reach those with the power to save Terris life.
Anyone upset about the facts in this book, is really angry that the truth is coming out in it. when the truth comes out, the advocates for people like Terri have their agendas pushed back once again. If people like Terri and others with Alzheimers and brain damage, chronic disease, etc are looked at as liabilities within the health system rather than human beings who still have worth, who still have hope, and who still have a right to live with simple food and water. Terri, was not on any machines as was reported on many programs, she was not weak, my Lord, she lasted 14 days without one drop of water. Many of us who are healthy would not last one quarter of that time.
Without this book, you will be missing a great deal of the story on Terris life, the autopsy, as well as what really happened before, during, and after Terri was injured. The book is well written and what really went on in Terri's life will keep you glued to the pages. I am purchasing additional books for lawmakers in hopes of changing our country's guardianship laws. I would encourage everyone who reads it to do the same, if you want to stop seeing other innocent people like Terri sentenced to death. There are many more than Terri, every day, who die silently, with no one to speak for them. The hospice agenda of starving patients has gone out of control. Terri and others like her, are dying painful, horrible deaths, in rooms far away from Katie Courick, Matt Lauer or Larry King. They are dying with nurses and doctors standing by, ignoring the oath they took not to harm their patients. These are people who never agreed to such torture, and pain. People being starved, guilty of being disabled, and needing someone to bring the food and water to their mouth, to a straw or to a longer straw going into the stomach if their swallowing is affected. there is no difference. The Judge in Terris case (Greer) didnt mandate that she only have the tube taken out, he mandated that even if Terri could eat or drink sustenance by mouth, it would not be offered to her, by his decree. He made sure that police would be there to see that no one allowed Terri to even attempt to eat or drink on her own, regardless of testimony from numerous nurses that she could and did indeed eat on their shifts, jello, pudding and other soft or liquid foods. Instead, given that testimony from multiple sources, Greer made sure that no tests would be done on Terri to confirm whether or not she could eat by mouth! He mandated that Terri do nothing less than DIE. We dont starve murderers, it would be too cruel a death. However, for those with disabilities who can not speak, they are the ones who are forced to suffer that fate, by a Judge who never ever went to see Terri once in all the years that her case was in the courts. Bottom line, we need laws that insure food and water be given to any person without a clear written and signed directive. We need to make sure that men who move on and take another family do not get to decide whether hat happens to the woman they left behind. Every womens group that turned a deaf ear to Terri, should be totally ashamed. ACLU as well. The same Judge that was appointed to watch over Terris medical funds to make sure they were there for her, should not have been able to allow her husband to take them, and buy an expensive lawyer that he could not afford on his own with her medical care money! You will see the judicial misconduct in this case and it will make you scream! If the world knew what was in this book before Terri died, she would be alive right now! My gratitude to Ford and Craddock for such an excellent and much needed book.
Mrs. Debra Ferguson Disability Rights Advocate, SC
Ms. Campbell, yes. That was so stupid, the Supreme Court would have thrown it out for a convicted murderer -- on grounds defendant was denied his rights to a fair defense by an airheaded lawyer.
But remember, the whole question was retried, and they fixed it again, this time by the 3-2 "vote" of neurologists. Felos broadcast that one just sending all the way to Minnesota to get a death doctor, Ron "humane death" Cranford. All of those exams were supposed to be videotaped but only three of the five were (and Terri passed all three). One exam may never have occurred at all. It may have been faked. I.e., the court may have been acting on fraudulent "evidence." Fertile ground here for future investigators.
NARAL Land is a strange world. They don’t have babies. If a woman is expecting and you ask her what she expects, she says she’s expecting a blob of tissue or a fetus. Did she mate with a blob of tissue? Who is the father of this fetus, a grown-up fetus? Do they have public schools for feti? How old are blobs of tissue when they start bloboftissuegarten?
Yes, Duncan Hunter said that we should “err on the side of life” re: Terri. I think either Presidents Reagan or Bush originated that phrase, and I’m glad Hunter agreed.
One of the posters (probably an antilifer trying to make trouble) told another poster that Hunter was against helping Terri, and I knew it was a lie, and asked the probably antilife poster for a link, but never received a reply (NO SURPRISE).
I tried to search myself, but couldn’t find anything.
Anyway, now there is absolute proof that Hunter is thoroughly pro-life, from conception to natural death, just like Brownback.
Hunter and Brownback were the only two candidates that I heard speak (on EWTN) at the pro-life march in D.C. which shows they are sincere pro-lifers.
Some of the other candidates are pro-life, too, though.
I happen to prefer Hunter because he understands the China threat, has been effective on borders (the only politician to have a fence built), but I would be thrilled if EITHER Brownback or Hunter were our next president.
Rudy does the worst job at flip flopping on abortion of any candidate I have ever heard. But now the less-informed folks should understand that he’s not pro-life, too.
And here’s his answer on Terri:
MR. GIULIANI: The family was in dispute. That’s what we have courts for. And the better place to decide that in a much more — I think in a much fairer and even in a deeper way is in front of a court.
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=5562636
REP. HUNTER: You know, Bill Clinton cut the U.S. Army by almost 50 percent. In this war against terror, he's the wrong guy to have in there.
And incidentally, on the Schiavo case, you know Ronald Reagan said on the question of life, when there's a question, error on the side of life. I think Congress did the right thing.
Transcript: The debate (Reagan Library GOP Debate)
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Michael must be furious!
I really don't see why anyone needs to be defensive about defending Terri. If they did some homework they could put the other side on defensive like we do. For instance, Chrissy, do you agree with this court order? Huh? Do Ya?
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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED the Respondents' Emergency
Expedited Motion for Permission to Provide Theresa Schiavo with Food and Water by Natural Means is is DENIED.DONE AND ORDERED in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, this 8 day of March, 2005.
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“I searched the media to see how they reported the positive support of Terri given by Duncan Hunter. Here is a list of all I found:
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You are so correct, and the media doesn’t realize that it could be their loved ones, or themselves, in Terri’s place some day.
“MR. MATTHEWS: Okay. Congressman, Bill Clinton back home.
REP. HUNTER: You know, Bill Clinton cut the U.S. Army by almost 50 percent. In this war against terror, he’s the wrong guy to have in there.
==>And incidentally, on the Schiavo case, you know Ronald Reagan said on the question of life, when there’s a question, error on the side of life. I think Congress did the right thing.”
You know, Duncan Huner could have just ignored the question about Terri, because he wasn’t asked about it, but he proudly showed the country that he supported Terri, even though he had to add it while answering an entirely different question.
Now THAT I like, because not all people supported Terri, either because of ignorance, or they are downright antilife, but Hunter didn’t care.
In 2000, 11.0% of the severely cognitively impaired residents of the United States were starved and dehydrated to death.
In 2001, 11.4% of the severely cognitively impaired residents of the United States were starved and dehydrated to death.
I haven't found data yet for other years, but I think it's a fair guess that the killings continue to climb.
This doesn't represent a percentage of patients who died (which would be bad enough). It doesn't mean that 11.4% of the patients who died were starved and dehydrated. It means 11.4% of all the people living in the U.S.A. with severe cognitive impairments were killed this way. And it doesn't include the ones who were killed using other methods, such as denial of antibiotics for simple infections, removal of breathing assistance, etc.
The standard used for determining severe cognitive impairment for the purpose of this study is a score of 5 or less on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Patients in a coma or PVS cannot possibly score 1, much less 5. You've probably seen people in the grocery store with a score of 5 or less. So these killings include a wide range of brain damaged people. I wonder how many thousands of people are living with a score of 5 or less. And for every 1,000 people living with a score of 5 or less in the year 2001, 114 of them were starved and dehydrated to death that year.
All I have before me are the percentages. I'd like to see the corresponding numbers. Or would I?
Following is the breakdown by state for 2001. Notice that Rhode Island tops the list, with just over a third of that population exterminated this way. That might have something to do with the fact that RI has appointed the pro-euthanasia group Choice in Dying the official State agency in charge of informing the public about “end-of-life choices.” They supply forms for “living wills” and “assist” the public in filling out those forms. This is what happens when you put the fox in charge of the henhouse.
Believe it or not, Florida and Texas are both below the national average. Every state is on the list. Georgia is at the bottom of the list, exterminating only 1.30% this way.
RI - 33.80%
OR - 32.50%
MI - 28.30%
MT - 28.00%
WI - 27.20%
CA - 23.40%
UT - 23.40%
AZ - 20.90%
PA - 17.40%
MN - 17.20%
AK - 17.10%
CT - 15.40%
WY - 14.90%
MD - 14.60%
NM - 14.20%
SD - 14.10%
WA - 13.20%
OH - 12.90%
ID - 12.30%
IA - 12.10%
MO - 11.90%
National Average - 11.4%
VT - 11.20%
HI - 11.10%
DE - 10.80%
ND - 10.80%
MA - 9.90%
IN - 9.70%
ME - 9.20%
NH - 8.70%
NY - 8.50%
NE - 7.70%
CO - 7.20%
AL - 7.10%
TX - 7.10%
IL - 6.70%
WV - 6.70%
KY - 6.60%
SC - 6.50%
TN - 6.30%
FL - 6.20%
NV - 6.20%
AR - 5.70%
NC - 5.20%
KS - 4.80%
NJ - 4.80%
OK - 4.10%
LA - 3.70%
VA - 3.60%
DC - 3.10%
MS - 3.00%
GA - 1.30%
Facts On Dying ~ This study was funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, who adamantly opposes the rights of vulnerable people to continue living. So if any trolls show up, complaining that the data is skewed in favor of life, check the facts and get back to me.
Can you find a case where someone was denied “food and water” by natural means by a court order? See post #http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827658/posts?page=87#87
Only one that I know of. The murder of Terri Schiavo had a lot of unique aspects to it.
That was very significant and very powerful for him. I thought he had been cut off and was very happily surprised when he spoke. It looked like Crissy was favoring the pre-chosen three and was trying to ignore Hunter. I was dismayed that such a liberal moderated it and that the finally selected questions were manytimes simply traps to get the candidates to slip up. But what can we expect from these lefties in the media?
I am afraid my Mom was part of that 32.50%. She was in Oregon at that time, went into the hospital for what I understood was a non-fatal ailment and next thing I knew she was transferred to a hospice and died. I was not there and had no control.
Uncle Johnny was in RI.
I don't know if that order was appealed or not. If so, I wonder how far up the line that it was given the okay?
Now that it’s a precedent, I wonder how long before another one is issued, and can’t be successfully appealed because it’s now established law. I also wonder how they can prosecute abusive parents who starve their children to death. It’s already been established that it’s perfectly legal.
I am not to sure if it is that legal yet. The pro-bono attorney's for the Schindlers always seemed to drop the ball at precisely the time they were supposed to drop it. I found some more examples of that I will post in the near future.
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“That was very significant and very powerful for him. I thought he had been cut off and was very happily surprised when he spoke. It looked like Crissy was favoring the pre-chosen three and was trying to ignore Hunter. I was dismayed that such a liberal moderated it and that the finally selected questions were manytimes simply traps to get the candidates to slip up. But what can we expect from these lefties in the media?”
Chris Matthews’ intent was to hurt Republicans to help Democrats, because in Matthews confused “mind,” killing innocents is a good thing.
As you say, he went after the front runners (because they are a threat to the Dems, or so Matthews’ thinks).
I love Hunter all the more for his pro-Terri statement, because he stood up and was counted, when he didn’t have to be.
99.9% sure that is so but will verify.
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