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To: supercat; Smartaleck

Plus I don't think the nurses that came forward all work at the same facility or cared for Terri during the same time period. The nurses that talked about MS's obsessiveness about Terri's care were early in her illness. IIRC they said he was less concerned about the actual therapy than whether she looked like she was being given good care...hair and make-up done, turned over often enough to not get bed sores, etc. These nurses that gave depositions were reprimanded for GIVING Terri attention (i.e. bites of jello, a wet wash cloth to suck on, both of which, according to them, she thoroughly enjoyed). When she first arrived at the hospice facility, they used to wheel her out to the nurses station for part of the day and I know they got in trouble for that. In spite of that, one of the Schindler's lawyers was on Sean Hannity last week and said she has 8 depositions (they weren't allowed to submit them as evidence, but I can't remember if she said why) from nurses who all testified to how responsive Terri was. Of the few that were brave enough to step forward and talk about MS's abuse, at least 2 have lost their jobs, so that may not have been the best way to get revenge.

Cindie


661 posted on 04/04/2005 2:08:58 AM PDT by gardencatz (I may look like a girl but I'm not, I'm a cyborg! -- Katsura)
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One who lost her job was not because of what she said regarding Terri, but that she was accusing many of the nurses in the hospital of intentionally killing people.

(I looked yesterday for the source of this without luck. I believe it was in a news article though.)

It wasn't just Greer that dismissed their charges though. The guardian ad litem's that visited the hospitals and talked to personnel did too.

For what it's worth, the 3 I looked at weren't RN's but those with lesser education and qualifications such as LPN. Actually, giving someone in her condition bits of jello could be seen as an attempt to kill her? The lower brain stem part of her brain was functioning and her auto-reflex of swallowing was funtioning at some point, however by introduction food orally to someone like that risks the possibility they might aspirate the food and choke.
667 posted on 04/04/2005 4:39:29 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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