Posted on 05/07/2005 7:03:09 AM PDT by veronica
MIAMI - The family of a severely brain-damaged woman who died after her feeding tube was removed in March said Friday they still have not been told where her remains will be laid to rest.
Terri Schiavo's parents and siblings, who waged a lengthy court battle over her end-of-life wishes, said on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" show that her husband is keeping her remains from them.
"They were supposed to tell us, and we still have not heard from ... Michael Schiavo where Terri's been laid," said Terri Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler. "Our family expected this. Michael has disobeyed court orders throughout the ordeal and continues to do so today."
Michael Schiavo is under court order to notify the Schindlers of his plans for a memorial service. He has had his wife cremated and has said her ashes would be buried at a family plot in Pennsylvania.
George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, did not immediately return a call Friday night seeking comment.
Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 in a Pinellas Park hospice, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by court order. She suffered brain damage in 1990 after a chemical imbalance caused her heart to stop.
She left no written instructions in the event she became disabled, and her husband said she never would have wanted to be kept alive in what court-appointed doctors called a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery.
The Schindlers, however, doubted she had any such end-of-life wishes. They maintained she would benefit from rehabilitation, despite most doctors saying her condition was irreversible
You are one strange dude.
So now this subject is not even up for discussion? Huh?
You don't 'discuss', you deride and degrade. Who do you think you're kidding?
Even in that case, you should put in your writings your wishes as to who is to make what decisions, and what they should be allowed to do. If you think you MIGHT want to be starved/dehydrated, depending upon circumstances, explicitly state that some trusted person shall have the authority to authorize that.
Something over 99% of the people who order eggs for breakfast tomorrow will want to have eggs for breakfast. From that should we infer that even those people who do not order eggs for breakfast want them?
A two-year-old requires closer to 24/7 care than did Terri Schiavo. Her basic care needs were: (1) have food and water adminstered, probably 3x/day; (2) have her diaper changed as needed; (3) periodically move her, change clothing and bed linens, etc.
Obviously her parents would have wanted to do more for her than that, but as far as basic care, she would require far less constant attention than a two-year-old. And many people seem to raise those just fine.
Then you haven't cared for an adult 24/7, have you? That's all asked.
These people are so compassionate aren't they? Sounds more like they're taking care of a potted plant than a human being.
If it was so easy, why couldn't they handle the first time, when they were 10 years younger than they are now?
Some adults need constant attention to avoid having them wander places they shouldn't and injure themselves. I don't think that was really a danger with Terri, though.
Because Michael said he thought she could receive better care elsewhere and they went along with it.
Oh, it's much, much more than what you described, my friend. Believe me, I've been doing it for six years. Plus, the parents couldn't handle it in 1990 for even a few weeks, what makes you think they could handle it now?
That's a lie...that's an and out lie....they brought her home to live, and after a few weeks, they couldn't handle it.
I thought you said back in March that you were never posting on another Terri thread ever again.
I lied, sue me.
A two-year-old requires closer to 24/7 care than did Terri Schiavo. Her basic care needs were: (1) have food and water adminstered, probably 3x/day; (2) have her diaper changed as needed; (3) periodically move her, change clothing and bed linens, etc.
Obviously her parents would have wanted to do more for her than that, but as far as basic care, she would require far less constant attention than a two-year-old. And many people seem to raise those just fine.
Do you think ANYONE, when asked if they'd want to live like this, would answer ABSOLUTELY. Lie there in bed all contorted, have your diapers changed, Have someone periodically move your body, change your clothes. You wouldn't be able to communicate, eat your favorite foods, read, watch TV, nothing. Maybe you can hear what's going on, maybe not. Do you think anyone would say yes to that? FOR 15 YEARS? Honestly now.
And that doesn't even take into account the quality of the life of the patient, which is zero.
The people arguing for the other side don't believe in quality of life. They believe you should be kept breathing for as long as medically possible. That's where we will never agree. I can't even understand it. And as long as they keep clouding the argument by including the truly disabled into it, we'll never move on. But they minimize their position by branding as murderers everyone who has to make this most wretching of all decisions.
Since when do you Schaivo fanatics "discuss" anything but your latest conspiracies and your latest rants against the court system and Jeb Bush, etc. You immediately assume that anyone that disagrees with you is either an ignorant slut, a total moron, or a willing follower of Satan himself.
But I thought they were going to provide therapeutic assistance. How are they going to afford that since they had to depend on Randall Terry to fund their legal battle? And what happens when they die. Are they going to dump Terri on their kids or the government?
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