Find out the TRUTH about Terris Fight for life

I purchased this book last year, and found it to be one of the best references for facts in Terri Schiavo's case. Reading this book is like sitting down with Cheryl and Jan, and listening/watching them present the actual evidence and truth about so many things that the mainstream "pro euthanasia" media has refused to tell. You will see the actual hospital documents, police reports, and so much more.

I will warn you though, that once you learn about the judicial misconduct, FL laws broken, the details of Michaels malpractice case,(money was paid under the claim that Terri had a heart attack brought on by potassium imbalance that was undetected. The autopsy confirmed this assumption was bogus, and that Terri never had a heart attack brought on by anything. The news however, is consistently reporting to this day that the autopsy confirmed the heart attack! There is a lot more about the autopsy that has never been reported. The geniuses reported that the autopsy proves Terri was not strangled, however, it only proves that 15 years later, there is no sign of soft tissue damage - nor would there be if someone was strangled that long ago!) Reporters should be charged with a misleading the public charge for purposely reporting assumptions as truth. And why is it that all the TV stations do not disclose that Terris records were SEALED by Judge Greer?

No one reports on the bone scan that indicated a tremendous force hit her, as well as the multiple fractures and other damage. ****HBO Autopsy Dr. Himself, Mr Baden, had commented on the bone scan before Terris death, and suggested there may have been foul play.*** There is so much corruption involved in Terris case, Pro death judges making their political position the law, instead of obeying the law and keeping their opinions out of it! Greer sealed her case, so why isnt any anchors asking about that? Why were Michaels prescribed anti depressant bottles witnessed by the police the night of the "Incident" taken as evidence? Why were Terris friends and family not questioned regarding Michaels attitude, or any marital problems? The first report on what happened at the Schiavo residence, was titled a homicide. Why was it changed? What happened to the woodwards and Bernsteins in our country? Now each network or cable news feeds off the other, like vultures. They report the same story over and over, from reuters or the like, and rarely ever investigate it themselves. Newspapers follow suit. If someone investigated the five different interviews that Schiavo has given to the media and police reports, Michael Schiavo might very well be behind bars, in the cell next to Scott Peterson.

There is actually v ery little difference between the two, the more you learn about what may very well have happened that night to Terry. Yet strangely, Matt Lauer and Larry King, and all the other news media does not bring up these questions, or question Michael why in the 7 years after Terris "incident" did he never ever tell a soul about Terris wishes that for seven years he supposedly denied? No media outlet reported on the testimony that Schiavo told other people that he had no idea what Terri would have wanted, as they had never spoken of something like that happening in any context. The only time Michael did come out with this revelation was after he asked his girlfriend to marry him, and all of a sudden there was a rush to get rid of Terri and whooops, there it is, a million dollar inheritance!

If someone is in a position to gain something from another persons death, they should not be the guardian of that person. PERIOD. For all the sappy journalists that report that Michael became a nurse to take care of Terry, the truth is that he did not really "care" for Terry. He bossed around nurses, on a Schiavo power trip but he didnt take care of Terri. Did anyone report on the testimony of nurses that said that Terri would be visibly shaken after his visits, and afraid, crying, etc? Did they report that there were nurses that made entries in Terris medical file about things Michael said or did, or how Terri responded, and Michael would see to it that they were removed?

I could go on and on! If you care about the truth, learn more about this case, not just what you hear your TV anchor saying. We all owe that to Terri, because at the very least, what happened to her will affect all of the laws regarding other disabled people like her.

Of course the "Pro Death" movement hates this book, which is why I see some entries in the reviews desperately trying to persuade others to pass it up. They dont want you to see it, which is why you need to see it. Cheryl, who is by the way, a registered nurse gave up her life on the West coast as a consultant to the Schindlers during the fight for Terris life. She was on the inside, aware of all of the facts regarding Terris injuries, her marriage, the inconsistent interviews, Testimonies regarding the night of Terris "incident", and so much more. Ford and Craddock do the legwork in reading all of the court documents, and bring out the parts that others left buried. Cheryl also led thousands of Terris supporters, that grew once the videos were released. Here michael and Judge Greer were talking of Terri as if she were in a coma, as if she were sleeping and not responsive at all. Greer and Schiavo were furious that the videos were released to the public. That now there was proof that Terri was aware, and did respond to family, dr's questions, and requests, could track things with her eyes. Another fallacy of the autopsy was that Terri could not see. False. It was stated that to be sure that Terri could or could not see, a doctor would have to do just what the videos did. They would have to examine her and see how much she was able to see - and any moron could tell that Terri could see to some extent after recognizing family, and following baloons and lights she was requested to follow. The fight4terri group worked 24/7 through internet emails, faxes, phone calls, letters, protests, to reach those with the power to save Terris life.

Anyone upset about the facts in this book, is really angry that the truth is coming out in it. when the truth comes out, the advocates for people like Terri have their agendas pushed back once again. If people like Terri and others with Alzheimers and brain damage, chronic disease, etc are looked at as liabilities within the health system rather than human beings who still have worth, who still have hope, and who still have a right to live with simple food and water. Terri, was not on any machines as was reported on many programs, she was not weak, my Lord, she lasted 14 days without one drop of water. Many of us who are healthy would not last one quarter of that time.

Without this book, you will be missing a great deal of the story on Terris life, the autopsy, as well as what really happened before, during, and after Terri was injured. The book is well written and what really went on in Terri's life will keep you glued to the pages. I am purchasing additional books for lawmakers in hopes of changing our country's guardianship laws. I would encourage everyone who reads it to do the same, if you want to stop seeing other innocent people like Terri sentenced to death. There are many more than Terri, every day, who die silently, with no one to speak for them. The hospice agenda of starving patients has gone out of control. Terri and others like her, are dying painful, horrible deaths, in rooms far away from Katie Courick, Matt Lauer or Larry King. They are dying with nurses and doctors standing by, ignoring the oath they took not to harm their patients. These are people who never agreed to such torture, and pain. People being starved, guilty of being disabled, and needing someone to bring the food and water to their mouth, to a straw or to a longer straw going into the stomach if their swallowing is affected. there is no difference. The Judge in Terris case (Greer) didnt mandate that she only have the tube taken out, he mandated that even if Terri could eat or drink sustenance by mouth, it would not be offered to her, by his decree. He made sure that police would be there to see that no one allowed Terri to even attempt to eat or drink on her own, regardless of testimony from numerous nurses that she could and did indeed eat on their shifts, jello, pudding and other soft or liquid foods. Instead, given that testimony from multiple sources, Greer made sure that no tests would be done on Terri to confirm whether or not she could eat by mouth! He mandated that Terri do nothing less than DIE. We dont starve murderers, it would be too cruel a death. However, for those with disabilities who can not speak, they are the ones who are forced to suffer that fate, by a Judge who never ever went to see Terri once in all the years that her case was in the courts. Bottom line, we need laws that insure food and water be given to any person without a clear written and signed directive. We need to make sure that men who move on and take another family do not get to decide whether hat happens to the woman they left behind. Every womens group that turned a deaf ear to Terri, should be totally ashamed. ACLU as well. The same Judge that was appointed to watch over Terris medical funds to make sure they were there for her, should not have been able to allow her husband to take them, and buy an expensive lawyer that he could not afford on his own with her medical care money! You will see the judicial misconduct in this case and it will make you scream! If the world knew what was in this book before Terri died, she would be alive right now! My gratitude to Ford and Craddock for such an excellent and much needed book.

This topic is out of my morning ping cycle but is so important it bears a look and a FReep!

First who it is about. Read the whole thing for the remarkable story of this lady whose fate was almost that of Terri.

My name is Kate Adamson-Klugman and I’m like millions of other disabled Americans. Today I have been asked to come and speak to you because I have a very unique perspective. Most people, who will testify about this problem, will be telling you about things that they have to speculate about -- acting as fortune tellers. I’ll be sharing from my own personal experience -- I have been there. I needed a feeding tube to survive and was disconnected from my feeding tube for eight days. I have suffered what is currently allowed under Colorado law to be done to the medically vulnerable, the elderly and the weak. I know just how painful it is -- to just not feed someone.

Senate Health and Human Services Committee Colorado February 16, 2006

Second, here is a contest by ABC News Prevention Magazine, and so far she is leading.

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So what is the picture of health? How about alive instead of dead!

In 1995, I was a fit and healthy mother of two. I had an ideal diet: no processed sugar, low fat organic foods, whole grains, lots of veggies and fruit. I was 5" 3"-- weighed 116 lbs with a body fat ratio of 12%. I worked out five days a week. If you wanted to see a healthy lifestyle, all you had to do was follow me around.

At the age of 33, I suffered a brainstem stroke that left me totally paralyzed. Many debated whether my life was worth the cost of life support. The odds were a million to one against me; but because I had done the work I had a fighting chance to survive. Because of my health and fitness, resulting from proper diet and exercise, the willpower I developed in the process "and God's grace" I survived.

Today I am still the picture of health. It may be a slightly different picture than you're used to because I'm still partially paralyzed, but I enjoy the most significant recovery of anyone who has suffered this type of paralysis. I still watch my diet and exercise regularly. I still weigh 116 lbs. My body fat ratio is only slightly increased (hey, I'm ten years older). It is great being alive! How much does being the picture of health mean to me? It saved my life.

Meet Kate Adamson - Klugman -- She Survived a Major Stroke to Inspire Others

I opened the link and voted for her in a heartbeat.

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"We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will give you no rest."

Here is a jaw-dropper if you haven't seen it yet. Thread from scotswife. I even learned a new term, intact dilation and extraction...

We didn't want to. We didn't mean to. We didn't do anything wrong, which is to say, we did everything right. Four years ago, when Tina and I set out on this journey to have children, such a circumstance was unimaginable. And yet there I was, holding her hand, watching the ultrasound as a needle with potassium chloride found its mark, stopping the heart of one male fetus, then the other, hidden in my wife's suffering belly.

We don't feel guilty. We don't feel ashamed. We're not even really sad, because terminating these fetuses — at 15 weeks' gestation — was a medical imperative. This has been a white-knuckle pregnancy from Day 1, and had it gone on as it was going, Tina's health would have been in jeopardy, according to her doctor. The fact is, multiple pregnancies are high risk, and they can go bad very suddenly. I wasn't going to allow that, though the fires of hell might beckon.

Proud of Two Abortions

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Bump to post 185 - great insight in that article, and I’ll spread the word about it to other pro-lifers and conservatives!

“Let’s have a debate with the men still standing. Let’s do it on Fox, and let’s substitute Chris Mathews with anybody else at all.”

That would be great. My very conservative brother got so disgusted with the questions that he turned the debate off.

Politco.com has people working for them that chose some awful questions that were submitted by their readers, and the better questions, that readers voted for in higher numbers, were not chosen. I know because I kept monitoring the Politico.com site.

Emilio Gonzales update...

A strange deja vu wafts over us, a probate judge, a guardian siding with the death dealers, and finds an innocent has no right to live, under the Constitution and Texas law!

Has the Greer plague spread?

Note that although the doctors (Grimly, I imagine, with that stern look of condescention the death grizzlies can assume) said he would not live beyond April 5, he is still around and maybe doing better, typical. They would have had him put to death some time back.

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The court-appointed guardian for a 17-month-old, terminally ill infant on life support wrote in newly released legal documents that the child does not have a constitutional right to life-sustaining treatment.

Attorney Jody Helman was appointed by Probate Judge Guy Herman to mitigate any conflict of interest presented by the baby's mother or the defendants, a group of doctors and a family of hospitals. Helman submitted his most recent judgements in a 53-page document late Friday, saying the case of Emilio Gonzalez involves "letting a patient die, not making a patient die."

Gonzalez, blind and deaf since his birth on Dec. 3 2005, has spent the majority of his life hooked to a respirator. His mother, Catarina Gonzalez, insists she can communicate with her son and wants the Children's Hospital of Austin to keep him on life support until she finds alternative care. Hospital doctors say extensive treatments and a breathing tube are causing the dying baby to suffer unnecessarily.

Shortly after transporting the child to intensive care, doctors diagnosed Emilio with Leigh's Disease, a disorder characterized by the degeneration of the central nervous system.

Catarina succeeded in getting the hospital to grant several temporary restraining orders, forbidding doctors from tampering with or removing Emilio's life support. The legal battle that will decide the infant's fate will culminate at a hearing that begins May 30.

Herman originally scheduled to make his judgement Tuesday morning but granted the lawyers on both sides a continuance after key witnesses were unavailable to testify on that date. He said he expects the proceedings will occupy two days.

Herman said lawyers erroneously told reporters Monday about a continuance he hadn't yet granted. He told attorneys this grace period would be their last.

A brawny stack of filed court documents reveals Catarina's multiple attempts for injunctive relief, which were ultimately denied by the Travis County Attorney's Office. She said in the requests she could not afford to pay legal bills with the mere food stamps she collects and the costs Medicaid covers.

A cadre of medical experts also weighed in on Emilio's grim prospects of surviving the "irreversible" disease. A doctor's note filed in March predicted Emilio would not live past April 5.

"The patient's brain deterioration is irreversible," said Dr. Sikander Adeni, co-chair of the Neonatal/Pediatric Ethics Committee. "Emilio is not sedated; he initiates breaths spontaneously but is ventilator dependent. He has no gag reflex."

However, Catarina said when doctors lower the amount of oxygen the life support machine generates, her son responds with voluntary breaths. She said in multiple court filings she believes Emilio's spontaneous breathing is a sign that he is not merely living on account of a machine.

Helman said in his Friday filings Texas statutes and the U.S. Constitution would not support Emilio having a guaranteed right to keep the breathing tube.

He also asserted that attempts by the hospital to withhold life support do not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Emilio's mother did not attend the brief Tuesday hearing.

Gonzales baby has no right to life support , attorney says

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Here is another take on Emilio and the guardian ad litem, Jody Helman, who sounds like his name, a man from hell.

The hearing comes up May 30. I hope Jerri Ward receives all the powers and prayers possible to block this evil!

AUSTIN — A terminally ill toddler whose fate may hinge on a judge's ruling has no legal right to remain on the machines keeping him alive, according to a review by the 18-month-old's court-appointed guardian.

That opinion figures to weigh heavily at a May 30 hearing in the case of Emilio Gonzales, whose mother is fighting doctors' efforts to take him off life support and allow him to die.

"It's real surprising to me that a guardian ad litem would care more about the rights of doctors and the hospital than about Emilio," said Jerri Ward, the Gonzales family attorney.

Guardian sides with doctors wanting to cease child's life support

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Another take from a CBS affiliate...

(CBS 42) AUSTIN A court appointed guardian agrees with the hospital that it is time to take Emilio Gonzales off of life support.

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The court appointed a guardian ad litem, who after several weeks of investigation filed a brief, saying he "the guardian ad litem respectfully requests that this court deny the legal arguments advanced by [Emilio’s mother]."

Emilio's mother, Catarina, tried to find another hospital to take in her son. So far, she has been unsuccessful.

Court Appointed Guardian Sides With Hospital

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Haleigh Poutre and Rebecca Riley

Gov. Deval Patrick has discovered somewhat belatedly that he has been attempting to change the face of state government all the while leaving many of the same old faces in place.

So we have no quarrel with the letters sent out this week to some 50 agency heads, notifying them to reapply for their jobs should they be interested in continuing in office. But as with any blanket order, there are distinctions that have to be drawn.

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On the other hand, there are posts that cry out for a change of leadership, where years of excuses have already taken their toll, where change happens at a glacial pace. That would pretty much describe the Department of Social Services under Commissioner Harry Spence. How long after the abuse of Haleigh Poutre and the death of Rebecca Riley should it take to put medical teams in place to evaluate children that come to the attention of DSS? Spence isn’t getting the job done. He needs to leave.

Knowing when to leave

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A rehash of Rudy in the debate...

Rudy Giuliani got the worst of this debate, in my view. He gave a confused answer on Roe v Wade, saying it "would be OK" if it were overturned and then implying it would be equally OK with him if it weren't. I am pro-choice, but Roe is clearly bad law and should be overturned with regulation of abortion (and almost everything else that government regulates) left to the states as their own "laboratories of democracy". Someone who wants to be President has to be able to take a stand on an issue that important, especially when he knows its the issue that most GOP primary voters are uncertain about when it comes to him. He said the Alternative Minimum Tax needed to be "adjusted" where the others who mentioned it said it should be eliminated. He gave a wishy-washy answer on the Terri Schiavo case, saying it should have been decided in a court. (Either the government had a role there or it didn't...and in case you're confused, the answer is it didn't.) Giuiliani seemed less energized and less charismatic than he usually does, and I think the debate was a negative for him.

The GOP debate: Missing Fred Thompson

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More Rudy waffles served with Log Cabin syrup...

I bet Rudy was dressed to kill for this event.

DENVER - Rudy Giuliani emerged as a favorite among many members of the GOP‘s largest gay organization, who cited his record on social issues, taxes and defense.

However, delegates to the Log Cabin Republicans annual convention said Friday they also fear that the former New York mayor, in his bid to capture the Republican presidential nomination, might be waffling as he reaches out to the more conservative GOP voters who hold sway in the primaries.

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With a record of supporting abortion rights, Giuliani said "it would be OK" if the Supreme Court upholds the 1973 Roe v. Wade Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. "It would be OK to repeal it. It would be OK also if a strict constructionist viewed it as precedent," he said.

Former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, the event‘s keynote speaker, agreed. He told the group of about 200 that he thinks the party is in a better place than it was after delving into issues like the Terri Schiavo case and gay marriage.

Giuliani emerging as favorite of gays

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