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Terri Schiavo Was Not Brain Dead
Earned Media ^ | Nov. 19, 2007

Posted on 11/19/2007 1:25:59 PM PST by Tlaloc

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday on This Week, George Stephanopoulos, in an interview with Senator Fred Thompson, commented that Terri Schiavo's autopsy proved she was "brain dead." The New York Times also reported on this interview, repeating that the autopsy proved Terri was "brain dead."

This is patently false and Terri's family is requesting that the media immediately stop using this offensive and inaccurate expression to describe her condition.

Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, says, "Brain death is an authentic diagnosis, not some catch phrase that should be loosely used based upon a 'summary of widespread response' or opinions that have been written about my sister. We are requesting that the media take a few minutes to research the facts regarding Terri's case and, more importantly, her condition. In doing so they would learn that not one doctor ever diagnosed Terri as being 'brain-dead.' This includes those who wrote her autopsy report. All of this information is easily available and accessible."

Rarely, if ever, mentioned in media reports are the more than 40 doctors' affidavits submitted to the court that either contradicted that Terri was in a so-called PVS or stated that she could have been helped with proper rehabilitation.

The media also fails to report the medical records confirming that Terri at one time was beginning to speak, or the videos of Terri interacting with her family and her surroundings, all of which prove that she was very much alive, and very much responsive

Schindler added, "This has been a major problem with the mainstream media – not just that they are writing that Terri was brain dead, but how they continue to inaccurately and irresponsibly report blatant falsehoods regarding my sister's condition."

Schiavo's autopsy itself proved that, prior to her death, she was never dying, was physically healthy and would have lived a long life had she not been dehydrated over a period of two weeks. Furthermore, the autopsy was unable to determine whether or not Terri was actually in a persistent vegetative state, as her estranged husband, Michael Schiavo, and his attorney claimed in their quest to have her killed.

Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri's sister, adds, "If the media took the time to research Terri's case, perhaps they would understand that she was simply a woman living with a disability, just like the 50 million persons living with a disability in our country today, and was in need of only love and compassion. The media's continuing quest to somehow justify her death is offensive to her memory and even more offensive to the tens of thousands of people who live with cognitive disabilities similar to Terri's."

"Terri was a daughter, a sister and a friend who was loved by many who feel the pain of her loss every single day. She was guilty only of having a brain injury and being dependent on others for her care. Sadly, in today's culture, this was not enough to save her from being killed," said Vitadamo. "My sister fell victim to an ever-growing and dangerous 'quality of life' standard used to decide whether one should live or die."

About the Schindler Family: Mary and Robert Schindler as well as Suzanne Schindler Vitadamo and Bobby Schindler now work for The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation in St. Petersburg, Florida, an organization dedicated to promoting the Culture of Life, embracing the true meaning of compassion by opposing the practice of euthanasia.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: moralabsolutes; prolife
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To: napscoordinator

I KNOW it would never be JED Bush.


21 posted on 11/19/2007 1:58:35 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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To: casino66

Of course there was dehyration, they refused her water!

You couldn’t dehydrate a blind, incontinent dog without the law being all down your throat, but a mentally damaged person is fair game if you have an evil judge.

The facts are this: her parents and siblings wanted to take care of her. Her husband wanted her dead. The law sided on the side of death. Period.


22 posted on 11/19/2007 1:59:29 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: napscoordinator

Bobby was supporting Sam Brownback. He (Bobby) and had had about a 2 hour conversation during the straw poll. The guy is one of the nicest, most humble people I have ever spoken to. His faith is strong even after all they went through.

I do not know who he is supporting instead of Sam.


23 posted on 11/19/2007 2:01:49 PM PST by CTK YKC
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To: BritExPatInFla

Agreed.


24 posted on 11/19/2007 2:02:10 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (When the rapture comes, can I have your stuff?)
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To: PetroniusMaximus
I spell checker in that hands of a mental midget is a dangerous thing.

I love the smell of irony in the evening...

25 posted on 11/19/2007 2:02:28 PM PST by pgyanke (Duncan Hunter 08--You want to elect a conservative? Then support a conservative!)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
One cannot determine blindness or dvs by autopsy.
TS was a 'useless eater' to the Judge in Florida
who had a 'special relationship' to the those who wanted her ...dead.

How quickly the world forgets.

" 9. Between September 1939 and April 1945 the defendants Karl Brandt, Blome, Brack, and Hoven unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly committed war crimes, as defined by Article II of Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were principals in, accessories to, ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, and were connected with plans and enterprises involving the execution of the so-called "euthanasia" program of the German Reich in the course of which the defendants herein murdered hundreds of thousands of human beings, including nationals of German-occupied countries. This program involved the systematic and secret execution of the aged, insane, incurably ill, of deformed children, and other persons, by gas, lethal injections, and diverse other means in nursing homes, hospitals, and asylums. Such persons were regarded as "useless eaters" and a burden to the German war machine. The relatives of these victims were informed that they died from natural causes, such as heart failure. German doctors involved in the "euthanasia" program were also sent to Eastern occupied countries to assist in the mass extermination of Jews."

[ Count 2, section 9, of the indictment in "the Doctor's Trial" at the Nuremwar crimes trial;
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
]

26 posted on 11/19/2007 2:14:23 PM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: pgyanke

LOL !


27 posted on 11/19/2007 2:18:22 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Unite against Rudy ! - Vote Thompson ! - It's the only way to beat Hillary !)
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To: Morgana

You should read the autopsy report. What you just stated is untrue.


29 posted on 11/19/2007 2:33:36 PM PST by T.Smith
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To: Morgana
1998

Jun - Guardian ad Litem appointed by court to investigate Terri's case.

Oct - Schiavo offers to donate Terri's inheritance to charity if family agrees to allow removal of her hydration and nutrition.

Dec - Guardian ad Litem recommends the court not approve Schiavo's petition.

1999

Feb - Attorney George Felos files bias charges against Guardian ad Litem.

Jun - Guardian ad Litem dismissed by the court.

2000

Jan - Judge Greer Conducts Terri’s Feeding Tube Removal Trial.

Feb - Greer Rules to Remove Nutrition Feeding Tube.

Feb – Affidavits filed by 3 doctors state Terri can swallow and is not PVS.

Feb - Greer denies petition to allow Terri swallowing tests.

16 Q Then you go on to say, "And the activity
17 in L1 correlates perfectly with the compression
18 fracture which is presumably traumatic."
19 A That's what it says.
20 Q In other words, the x-ray confirmed the
21 L1 fracture?

22 A The x-ray shows an abnormality at L1
23 which happens to correspond with the abnormal bone
24 turnover on the bone scan at that point.
25 Q What is a compression fracture?
? 26
1 A It's a loss of the mechanical structure
2 of the vertebral body along what we call the end
3 plates of the vertebral body. And the end plates
4 are those portions that are adjacent to the
5 cartilages that separate each vertebral body, the
6 cartilages being the body's shock absorbers.
7 Q Is this compression fracture, then, in
8 common parlance, a broken back?
9 A Yes.

10 Q Is there any way to tell how old that
11 fracture would be?
12 A Well, as I've alluded to, the bone scan
13 gives some suggestion of that.
14 Q More recent rather than less recent?
15 A Correct. Typically in trauma the rule of
16 thumb is that a traumatic fracture is not active on
17 the bone scan after 12 to 18 months. That's the
18 typical rule of thumb. Now, bodies being very
19 variable, there's a lot of variation there, but
20 that's the typical rule of thumb. So if a fracture
21 shows up active on the bone scan, then one makes the
22 presumption that it is relatively recent; i.e.,
23 within 18 months.


30 posted on 11/19/2007 2:38:04 PM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: MizSterious
She wasn’t “allowed to rest in peace.” She was starved to death. People in her exact condition have been known to return to consciousness, and this dear lady expressed humor, sadness, and interest—to name a few indicators of consciousness—before being starved to death. But then, she was SUCH an inconvenience to her “husband,” who wanted to get on with his life-—without her.

You are sadly mistaken. This woman's brain was damaged to the point she could not recognize her family, talk, swallow, or even follow the simplest command. The autopsy showed her brain was severely damaged consistent with the PVS diagnosis. People in her exact condition do not recover. Nerve tissue, including the brain, does not heal.

31 posted on 11/19/2007 2:39:19 PM PST by GreenOgre (mohammed is the false prophet of a false god.)
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To: Tlaloc

brain dead??? Strange, that isn’t the Terri we saw and heard!!!!!
God will pass judgement on a land that killsinnocent people and calls it good!


34 posted on 11/19/2007 2:46:39 PM PST by pollywog (Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,)
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To: GreenOgre

somebody pull out those last minute audios!!!YOu are wrong!!!!!


35 posted on 11/19/2007 2:49:13 PM PST by pollywog (Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,)
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To: GreenOgre
Nerve tissue, including the brain, does not heal.

Which is why it was so evil to deny her water and food.

Spies, traitors, terrorists and criminals are protected by Florida Statute 765.309 which prevents mercy killing and assisted suicide.
Spies, traitors, terrorists and criminals are protected by Florida Statute 744.3215 which gives them food and water.

Nothing was available for this poor woman whose 'husband' and Judge (who never took the Oath BTW) wanted her dead. dead. dead.

36 posted on 11/19/2007 3:08:21 PM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Diogenesis
Please read the entire post:

Large portions of her brain that control thought, speech, memory, muscle control... were destroyed. This was dignosed through observation and CAT scan. There was no way this damage would heal. Her brain was incapable of feeling pain, pleasure, or anything. Her Cerebral Cortex had dissolved into fluid.

37 posted on 11/19/2007 3:21:46 PM PST by GreenOgre (mohammed is the false prophet of a false god.)
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To: GreenOgre
Observation showed her responsive. I've seen the movies.

CAT scan cannot show anything of what you claim.

She was murdered.

38 posted on 11/19/2007 3:24:36 PM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: Diogenesis
The movie I saw showed a woman flailing around without any thought. She did not respond when someone called her name. Terri had no damage to her throat and could not swallow. Newborn babies have the ability to swallow. It's instinctive. Terri's brain could not function on that level.

Terri's eyes didn't follow movement in the room. That's instinctive.

Her brain was so damaged she lost basic abilities and instincts that rodents have.

There was no change in her condition for 10+ years.

While I think it would be better to put her to sleep than starve her, she felt nothing.

BTW: A CAT scan is perfect for detecting differences in material density. I.E. fluid vs. nerve tissue.

39 posted on 11/19/2007 4:08:33 PM PST by GreenOgre (mohammed is the false prophet of a false god.)
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To: GreenOgre

Why do you make stuff up. She followed movements.

Also, although you don’t care,
she was in bed because she was assaulted — and the ONLY
goal of the Court was to protect the perp.


40 posted on 11/19/2007 4:31:11 PM PST by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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