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Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that You have looked upon this mother's child with the greatest mercy. If it were not so, she would have been destroyed long ago, such is the rage against her. We praise You for Your intervention at every turn ... we praise You for the measure of health that has sustained her despite lack of proper care ... we praise You that she is not bereft of family or friends, but multitudes speak her name before the Throne of Grace and in the public arena.

Yet, Merciful Father, there are moments of the greatest despair, for the forces of evil are set against her, and the very things that we hold dear, are the very things used to imprison her. There has not been remedy for this dear woman in the courts, yet these courts are supposed to protect the most vulnerable. There has not been proper personal care for Terri, yet she is in a place where care is to be given. She is denied the freshness of springtime and the warmth of sunlight from the very person who vowed to love and cherish her. Her world is upside down, O God ... our world is upside down, and we know not what to do to make it right.

Lead us anew in the way that we should go, for Terri's sake and for the sake of her family. Gather them to Yourself in comfort and assurance, for we cannot. Break the chains that bind her in a room centered in hell, for we cannot. But may the thunderous outcry from Your people reach the Throne of Grace and somehow come crashing back upon each one who has any part in this madness ... swiftly sweep them aside, such is their evil. Continue to store up every effort and every prayer and every tear and every hope and every moment until the day of full release ... the day of freedom for our beloved Terri. May it be soon, O God, may it be soon that the joy of her family will be full. Teach us to be constant in prayer until that time, in the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...

Just received from Fight4Terri@aol.com ...

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This is UNBELIEVABLE!

The Schindler's went to visit Terri today. The staff refused to speak to them at all. Not even a good afternoon. Terri was sitting in a chair by the window. Her hair had appeared to have finally been washed.

However, the Schindler's became startled to find that Terri is again missing another tooth. Two teeth missing within the course of a 10 day period.

The staff will NOT answer any questions as to where her tooth is.

The staff will NOT answer any questions regarding the open sore on her buttock.

This afternoon, Judge George Greer denied the motion to show cause for contempt of court against Michael Schiavo. In his order, Greer dismissed the affidavit of Terri's mother, Mary Schindler, as hearsay.

You can read a PDF of this order on: http://zimp.org/documents/032904denial.pdf