"When I Woke Up..." by Rus Cooper-Dowda The following is a meditation by Rus Cooper-Dowda delivered at the St. Petersburg, FL. vigil held for Terri Schiavo. In February of 1985, I woke up in a hospital bed in Boston, MA. I couldn't see very well and I couldn't move much -- but boy could I ever hear! I heard a terrifying discussion then that I will never, ever forget. Around the end of my bed were a "school" of doctors in their white coats, planning when to disconnect my ventilator and feeding tube. I immediately started screaming, "I'm here!!" No...