Posted on 03/26/2005 5:11:01 AM PST by areafiftyone
Contrary to predictions that Terri Schiavo's starvation death would be painless and dignified, an eyewitness who visited her hospice room early Saturday morning reports that she is now bleeding from the eyes and mouth.
Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" reported Saturday morning:
"Barbara Weller, who's is one of the attorneys for the Schindlers, says that the last time she checked in, not very many hours ago, Terri's eyes and tongue were bleeding now.
"Her eyes are sunken and her skin continues to flake off," Weller added.
On Thursday Terri's parents reported that their daughter now resembles "an Auschwitz victim."
At the request of Michael Schiavo's attorney, Judge George Greer has banned cameras and video equipment from her room, precluding the possibility that a photographic record of her deteriorating condition might be kept.
The eyewitness accounts stand in stark contrast to predictions from medical experts cited in numerous media reports who insisted that Terri's starvation death would not be gruesome.
On Wednesday, for instance, the Los Angles Times reported:
"Doctors say that going without food and water in the last weeks of life is not traumatic, and that the body is equipped to adjust to such conditions."
The paper quoted Dr. Perry G. Fine, vice president of medical affairs at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in Arlington, Va.
Thank you for your reply .... up to that point.
After that it appears you went into hyperventilation.
Bingo!!
He had none. But, since you weren't there, you obviously know better.
We know what's in his heart.
See? You're just full of judgments.
"After that it appears you went into hyperventilation."
With that comment you try to sidestep acknowledging that my assertion could have validity.
Standard rhetorical and debating tactic. I call you on it.
Happy Easter.
You are 100% right, we will probably never know the truth. BUT, I also believe that the courts didn't get the truth about Terri's end of life requests. They believed the hearsay evidence that Michael fed to them and erred on the side of death.
True, there are many of these end of life cases each day but none are as unique as this one. To the courts this case was about 'he said, she can't say'. The courts believed him and ignored her attempt as the tubes were being pulled.......
And what is happening to Terri is supported by some FReepers.
Pure evil.
Bump.
Thank You. I wish you and your family the same.
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"Add me too."
I wanna be on that list, too!
My grandmother, dad, and brother died at home, they died peaceful but then they weren't starved to death.
they even banned the Schlinders from taking a pic with Terri.. that what I read in the court petition. How sad
Why isn't that alone enough to get her removed? The Hospice Alliance has spoken out against this deception used to get Terri into a place where she could be killed. They note that hospice was never intended to be used as an excuse to kill the disabled. I don't get it.
Something evil this way comes.
The "euphoria" of starvation and death can be extended to those suffering from AIDS. I wonder if the NY Times analysis can be extended to those in terminal stages of AIDS?
Bump.
Now there are people joking about buying Nazi gear while Terri dehydrates to death.
And to you!
This is GRUESOME! And a HORRIBLE spectacle for us all!
Ask the Lord!
Gosh! Maybe we should just all go into hiding right away then.
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