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To: gardencatz
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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To: Smartaleck
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.)

This is a pretty strong allegation to make without proof. The only thing I know that comes close is a nurse who was interviewed by Sean Hannity that worked at the hospice. They had a petition circulating about Terri's "right to die" and this nurse refused to sign. She thought the whole thing was appalling and said so. That's not the same as accusing nurses of killing people.

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.

They couldn't talk without losing their jobs. Carla Iyers, who still has friends in the facility she was fired from, begged them to come forward with what they knew, but they were too afraid. However, those same guardians also recommended MS NOT be given permanent guardianship of Terri.

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.

Carla Iyer was an RN, but the others weren't, that's true. However, I don't think one has to be a registered anything to recognize abuse in a patient you take care of daily, nor to know whether that person is responsive to you. Obviously, though, she didn't choke (but if she had she WAS in a facility where, presumably, someone on the staff would know CPR, if they even bothered). However, since MS was going to court to have her killed, I highly doubt he was upset at the prospect of Terri's choking to death...it certainly would have taken less time than the 13 days she spent dehydrating and starving and might have saved him a few thousand dollars in lawyer's fees.

There is also quite a bit of evidence from nurses, Terri's family, notes MS made on her chart, instructions given by the admininstration, etc. that Terri was to have NO stimulation, not so much as her blinds opened and flowers in her room (which was, by the way, illegal since under FL law she, like any other disabled patient, was supposed to be receiving therapy). Thus, MS's objection was more likely due to his obsession with Terri not being given any kind of stimulation/therapy that might prove she wasn't a carrot. Surely if we can take as gospel MS and his two relatives knowing what Terri's wishes were, then we can at least apply the same standard to such a variety of sources without making yet another excuse for MS. Any one of his actions, taken separately, can be excused for one reason or another. Taken in total, however, the picture is pretty chilling.

Cindie

674 posted on 04/04/2005 8:48:38 AM PDT by gardencatz (I may look like a girl but I'm not, I'm a cyborg! -- Katsura)
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