Posted on 09/05/2006 4:45:45 AM PDT by 8mmMauser
Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- Haleigh Poutre was the victim of child abuse and was nearly killed via euthanasia when Massachusetts officials gave up on her after she entered a coma. Now Poutre, once termed "brain dead" by doctors, continues to improve and is speaking a few words, her grandmother says.
Sandra Sudyka, the girl's biological grandmother, is no longer allowed to visit her granddaughter and now says she is ready to speak to the media about Poutre's condition.
She told The Republican newspaper that she last saw Poutre on July 18 but indicated she was "doing well."
"She was bright-eyed and smiling. She is always responsive to us," Sudyka explained.
Department of Social Services had asked Sudyka not to talk with reporters about Haleigh, but since they will no longer allow her and Haleigh's biological mother, Allison Avrett, to visit the 12 year-old, she said she's going to talk to the media.
"I decided since they broke the deal, I am going to talk. People should know how well she is doing," Sudyka told the newspaper.
"They don't want people to know how she is doing after they wanted to pull the plug," Sudyka said.
DSS spokeswoman Denise Monteiro declined an interview with The Republican but said that the visiting privileges have been suspended, not terminated.
Haleigh first began speaking in June, her grandmother told the newspaper.
"I was saying to her 'I love you,' and she was trying to say 'love' and it came out as a vibration...'ove,'" Sudyka said.
Sudyka, who is working with an attorney to adopt the girl, said she has said hello, responds to comments and questions, speaks nonverbally and is able to write her name. Haleigh can't walk and is confined to a wheelchair.
Avrett, Poutre's biological mother, lost custody of her daughter after physically abusing her. Poutre was put into a foster home where her adoptive parents also abused her. Her adopted mother committed suicide after abusing Poutre so much she had to be hospitalized.
DSS took Poutre into custody and when she appeared to slip into a coma, the agency asked the state Supreme Court for permission to take her life. That's when Poutre began responding.
Poutre has been receiving physical, speech and occupational therapy since January 26 at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton.
Gov. Mitt Romney appointed a commission to look into how the state failed to properly handle the girl's case.
Go, Mitt! He has guts. I'd vote for him for Prez.
King is courting a coronary and a stroke. I hope he has regular checkups because his gluttony and greed may catch up to him someday. The only exercise he gets is eating turkey drumsticks and getting lap dances.
I am one of those who voted for Mitt Romney in the current Freeper poll. I believe he is much more conservative than Rudy Giuliani (whom I also admire, of course). Mitt is very well spoken into the bargain. He would be a formidable contender.
Oh, please. Your rhetoric is a reflection of a delusional mind.
We are breaking up the gang of judicial oversteppers in Pinellas County. Jack Day is the opposite of Judge Greer. Michael would become Judge Greer. Since Robert Michael cheated and Day sued him, I'm so glad Michael lost.
Had Michael won, the Jqc and Fla Elections Commission would have orchestrated a coverup and found Michael innocent. The people saw through Michael!
Robert Michael's dad was the first Judge to assign MICHAEL SCHIAVO as Terri's guardian. He LOST his bid.
We WON. If we stick together, we will replace bad judges with decent ones, no matter how long it takes.
Oh, you are such a worry-wart! I think we should mount an Internet effort to show our appreciation to Jim King. We should collect coupons for cheeseburgers, fried chicken and chocolate malts, and send them along to his office.
There's a really gay/not gay? looking photo in today's Tampa Tribune. It's probably not going to be on the internet. I can scan it if I ever feel like it.
The dems will make quick work of cc.
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Yay! And Crist's endorsement for Judge LOST. See my post about Robert Michael, whose dad was the first judge to begin the end of Terri Schiavo.
TLL bttt!
Who keeps giving these creeps millions of dollars to run for office?
Peach, why don't you look at this entire thread? Do you think that Governor Mitt Romney is delusional too? Haleigh Poutre was going to be an involuntary organ donor. That's a fact. Governor Mitt Romney saved her life.
Let's take a look at some of your more hysterical, unsourced and disgusting posts, shall we:
There's a really gay/not gay? looking photo in today's Tampa Tribune. It's probably not going to be on the internet.
King is courting a coronary and a stroke. I hope he has regular checkups because his gluttony and greed may catch up to him someday. The only exercise he gets is eating turkey drumsticks and getting lap dances.
Florida is safe for teachers but not so much for disabled people.
I heard illegal aliens voted.
I wonder if there were any human sacrifices last night to celebrate the Crist victory. Disabled people should seriously consider moving.
That's just the last 24 hours or so. You should be ashamed.
I stand by all my jokes and by my serious comments. You can copy and paste all day but if you cannot tell humorous posts from serious comments, it's not my problem.
If you can't tell what a fool you sound like, that's your problem. But I'm delighted that MOST of us have figured it out.
Since you have no opinion on Haleigh Poutre beating the death industry, you could just move on, I'm just sayin'.
http://www.judgegeorgegreer.com/
Even prominent lefties knew that it was murder.
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