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I was going to ask you to thank your wife for her opinion that you had posted further up in this thread, and then thought - no, that's too personal - not in the spirit of the thread - but since you just "tooted her horn" let me add a "ditto." She sounds like the real deal. I have been so disheartened to hear some "nurses" call talk shows who have no problem with what is being done to Terri.

I want everyone who uses insulin, or a nebulizer or home oxygen or a wheelchair or needs dialysis three times a week, etc to consider that they are now existing in a world where those items are considered extraordinary, and can be withheld.

".. not in the spirit of the thread - but since you just "tooted her horn" let me add a "ditto.":

..Furthermore, let me add that her daughter and my stepdaughter is also an LPN who is caring for severely disabled children (autism, cerebral palsy, and many terrible afflictions some natural many parent induced; it's God awful what parents can do). A very large percentage are wards of the state and a very large percentage are on real life supporting treatments like insulin, nebulizers, vents , etc.
My step-daughter called her mom in distress when she looked into this Schiavo situation and viewed Terri on videotape. NEEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M MIGHTY PROUD OF HER TOO AT THE AGE (23) WHEN MANY OF HER PEERS ARE BLINDLY FOLLOWING ALONG.

God be with these children.