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Hello, all. I have been silently reading throughout these boards for many months, but only today have decided to post. And the reason I do so is to ask a question. My question is completely sincere, and I hope you will all consider it in the spirit in which it is asked.

From everything I have read about Mrs. Schiavo (since I did not know her I do not feel comfortable calling her by her first name), I believe that she was a sensitive and shy young lady. I am haunted by the idea that as such, she would have been appalled by the pictures and videos of herself, in her debilitated condition, that have become so ubiquitous. Where her parents and some of her supporters see a smiling face, many others see a rictus and a blind stare, a visage which might well have been embarrassing to a shy, sensitive person.

Here, finally, is my question: Wouldn't it be more respectful of this poor gentle soul to no longer reproduce pictures of her in her weakened and vulnerable condition? If she indeed was the gentle, shy, and private individual which all accounts of her indicate, don't you think she would prefer not to have these pictures continue to circulate?

Thank you all for listening, and peace to you all.
Clyffe