Posted on 12/03/2006 3:03:26 AM PST by 8mmMauser
Theresa Marie Schindler was born to Robert and Mary Schindler on December 3, 1963. She was the first of three children the Schindlers would have.
Terri was a shy, but comical, child who had an affinity for music, animals and the arts. She kept a small circle of friends and was dear to schoolmates, neighboring families and her own extended family.
Following high school, Terri came into her own. She developed a knack for sketching and doodling. She enjoyed outings with her friends. She was an adoptive mother to the family’s dog, Bucky.
Terri attended Catholic School while growing up and remained close to her faith throughout her life.
In 1983, Terri met Michael Schiavo at Bucks County Community College and the two began dating. He was the first romantic interest Terri had.
The couple was engaged within a few months and married a year later at Terri’s church in Southampton, Pa. She was 21.
In 1986, Terri and Michael relocated to Pinellas County, Florida and her parents followed three months later.
In 1990, at the age of 26, Terri suffered a mysterious cardio-respiratory arrest for which no cause has ever been determined. She was diagnosed with hypoxic encephalopathy – neurological injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain. Terri was placed on a ventilator, but was soon able to breathe on her own and maintain vital function. She remained in a severely compromised neurological state and was provided a PEG tube to ensure the safe delivery of nourishment and hydration.
On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of marked dehydration following more than 13 days without nutrition or hydration under the order of Circuit Court Judge, George W. Greer of the Pinellas-Pasco’s Sixth Judicial Court. Terri was 41.
He was teaching children how to read. Maybe it was a good sign rather than a bad dream.
He outsourced his future in politics by outsourcing children and families as per your 510. Maybe older brother was always "the smart one" but the media always played Jebbie as the smart one.
I was done with the Silence of the Lambs sequels when Hopkins as Hannibal did icky stuff to Ray Liotta's brain. It was really graphic and I like Ray Liotta.
Mel Gibson is on this thread already too. People like Mel and Kirk deserve our support. Happy Birthday, Kirk Douglas.
Ninety is the new seventy!
Merry Christmas, cyn. The plant you gave me during one of the vigils is still around.
That from your post. Gee, is temporary and long term disability now a CRITERIA for killing someone?
The criteria should be "natural death". If someone temporarily disabled can now be killed, we have more work to do, freepers!
And, this "wish" crap! I rue the day George Felos changed a delightful word into orwellian crap.
Hi, fv -- Merry Christmas to you, too.
Oh, good; I'm so glad to hear that! I hope they were all pretty for you for a while and provided you with a bit of a bright spot. Goodness knows, there needed to be some beauty around. Did amdgmary ever get one? Hugs to you both, and wishes for a bright new year.
cyn, I only have one plant around and I can't remember if amdgmary got one too. Anyway, thanks for coming to Hostage Woodside to show support for Terri and the Schindlers.
(I don't normally say "crap" but in this instance, there is no other way to describe it).
Quoted from an insurance peddler (?) in #558.
An "advance directive" does have some good features. It would at least be an opportunity to say something like, "I do NOT want to be mistreated, neglected and put to death by torture the way poor Terri Schiavo was at the hands of her no-good cheating husband."
Limited time only click on the VCR TAPE at upper right to view.
http://conservative-spirit.org/
No normal person would want to be killed the way Terri was killed.
Illegal ad for lying, murderous judge. But in a left-handed way, it does remind us that if we'd actually had "integrity in the courtroom" -- an honest judge instead of Greer in that court -- Terri would be alive today.
I'll see that and raise you everybody else, too :-) Nobody would want to be killed that way, not even the most devout masochist.
But the thing is, that's the one and only way that the law permits to kill the patient. By law, you can't execute a convicted killer by dehydration/starvation -- it's hideously cruel. You can't kill a rabid opossum by dehydration/starvation -- it violates the animal cruelty ordinances. You can't kill any patient by dehydration/starvation unless they ask for it -- which further rules out anybody who can say "no" or shake their head or scream.
By law, then, they can only kill the helpless ones -- the ones who, because they have no voice, depend upon the decency and moral values of others for their care. If we have no principles, they will die.
Even then, the killers must often resort to a bit of murderous fraud -- claiming in court that there is "clear and convincing" evidence this is what the patient requested. That is exactly how Michael Schiavo, his brother and his sister-in-law stuck the last knife into Terri's back. But as you say, Terri never did and never would have requested this death. Nobody would.
Thanks for that link. I'd show you my purple finger, but you'll just have to take my word that I voted. ; )
Run, Dennis, run! 
Do we have a lip reader? I think the young lady may be saying something interesting :-)
Oh my! I think the young lady has a potty mouth.
It looks like a lot of laws were broken to make that video. When have we ever had so much evidence of crimes committed, and no one in authority willing to prosecute even one of them?
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