Somewhere there has to be someone who can turn the media tide. Even Hannity was asking the wrong questions and he has had the family on his radio show.
If no one ever asks the right questions then Terri's story is never going to be heard. "Our side" sounds so weak when presented and the ones speaking out on behalf of Terri are not utilizing their time wisely in interviews. The public needs to be made aware of the facts that MS didn't say anything about Terri's alleged desire to die when he won the malpractice suit. That MS is living with another woman and has kids with her. That he was living with her prior to this present battle ensuing ( reports are 7 years and it was just in 98 that he remembered that Terri wanted to die ).
He needs to be scrutinized under the media's microscope. The public needs to hear these sorts of things daily to counteract what Felos is saying daily.
Geez, can you tell that I am frustrated?? We can email all day long but we need someone with some major pull to listen and add heat to the fire.
I like Sean, but man, somebody can give him an opening big enough to drive a truck through and he'll climb the fence. He's just not real quick on the uptake.
This is SO true!! Case in point, my mom. I spoke with her this evening for the first time in a couple of weeks (she has been gone visiting extended family and just returned). She lives in Gainesville, a mere two hour drive from Clearwater. I have a sister in Tampa, and a brother in Winter Haven. Mom only gets the local newspaper but does have cable TV. She does not have the internet.
Until tonight when we spoke, she thought that this was a tough call. She finally said that she did see a picture of Terri and that she appeared to be smiling, so she just wasn't sure. When I told her that Terri hasn't had her teeth brushed in 10 years, or had gynecology exams, or wasn't even allowed to have flowers or be taken outside because her wheelchair had a broken wheel, she FLIPPED! She did not know any of that stuff!
Believe me, I filled her in on Michael's fiancee and child, the way Michael said nothing about Terri's so-called "intentions" during a jury trial for the malpractice suit, and the "DO NOT RESUSCITATE" order that was put on in 1993. My mom was grateful that there were people out there (like us!) who are trying to help get Terri's story out. If it weren't for the internet, I'd probably know very little myself.
The point is, the major media has been selecting which parts of the story that they will include, and which parts they'll leave out. It could be intentional, or it could be lazy reporters. We need to Freep our print media as well as televised, because my mom is a perfect example of a warm and caring person who might have sided with Michael because she was not informed of more. I asked her to please bring this up to her friends in conversation and she promised me she would (she has Garden Club and other small groups she socializes in).Terri IS being talked about in little circles of people, but they are still being misinformed by the media. We've got to keep working hard to change that.