A sad story, a true story, a story backed by the law.

mylilpony · 03-24-2005, 05:45 PM

Please read this through

Posted: March 21, 2005
>> 1:00 a.m. Eastern
>>
>> © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
>>
>> The steaks and salmon are sizzling. Mushrooms and onions are sautéed
>> in butter and garlic. Corn is steamed; butter melted. Pasta is
>> boiling and sauce bubbling. It smells so good.
>>
>> Terri Schiavo won't smell them.
>>
>> Salad is tossed in dressing and adorned with feta cheese. Crusty
>> bread and butter await, and a fine wine is uncorked and left to
>> breathe. Coffee brews and tea steeps while desserts tempt the eye
and
>> palate.
>>
>>
>>
>> Terri Schiavo won't taste them.
>>
>> Our lives go on. We eat and drink and sleep and wake and smile and
>> cry and love and hate.
>>
>> And Terri Schiavo is dying – not because her natural time has come
>> but because the system decided she must. They haven't asked her.
They
>> ignore and demean her parents and siblings who want Terri to
continue
>> to live.
>>
>> Terri Schiavo, the afternoon of March 18, began her journey to
death.
>> Not from disease or injury or age – she's only 41. Her food and
water
>> have been stopped, and a grisly deathwatch has begun. Terri is
>> deliberately being starved and dehydrated to death.
>>
>> She is not a prisoner of a demented killer or angry enemy, or even
of
>> a terrorist.
>>
>> She is, however, a prisoner of her in-name-only husband. He has a
>> live-in girlfriend, two children with her and calls her his fiancée,
>> whom he intends to marry as soon as Terri is dead.
>>
>> Terri's also a prisoner of a system that has decided she will die.
>> The system will not deliberately kill her, and by that I mean
deliver
>> the deathblow via poison or other means. No, that would be illegal.
>>
>> But the systemwill kill her. The method of death – in the year 2005,
>> in this first-world country with the best medical system in the
world
>> – for this young woman, who has nothing wrong with her except a
>> damaged brain, is deliberate starvation and deprivation of fluids.
>>
>> It's almost impossible to believe that her feeding tube, which has
>> nourished and hydrated her for 15 years – since her mysterious
injury
>> in her own apartment with her husband the only witness – has been
>> removed. She will lie in bed until she dies. It could take three
>> weeks.
>>
>> As I write this, people across the country are eating their meals
and
>> drinking their beverages. They'll go to bed in peace to dream their
>> way to another day.
>>
>> And then there's Terri Schiavo.
>>
>> Who is she? Funny you should ask. If it's only now you're hearing
>> about her – and it's not because her story hasn't deserved telling.
>> It's because until now, mainstream media – and indeed, most media,
of
>> whatever political stripe – have ignored Terri.
>>
>> Her story is tough – one that media, especially television, tend to
>> ignore. The cameras want people who are sympathetic. They can't
>> empathize with someone who is "funny looking" and can't take care of
>> herself.
>>
>> You'd be "funny looking" if you suffered a mysterious injury that
>> left you brain-damaged and unable to speak or swallow.
>>
>> You'd be "funny looking" if you spent the last 15 years virtually a
>> prisoner of the person you married, who promised one day long ago to
>> love and honor you in sickness and in health and to care for you
>> forever.
>>
>> Many believe Terri's husband tried to strangle her that night 15
>> years ago. Many believe that's why Michael Schiavo won't divorce
her,
>> won't allow her rehabilitative therapy, wants her dead and has
>> ordered immediate cremation.
>>
>> You'd be "funny looking" if that person refused you medical
>> treatment, medical tests, dental care, physical therapy, open
>> windows, walks outside, visits from your parents and other family
>> members and friends, free practice of your religion and reception of
>> the sacraments of your faith.
>>
>> Terri Schiavo is that person and sheis "funny looking" but only if
>> you regard her infirmity as a measure of her humanity. I don't, but
>> many do. I've heard from them. They look at Terri, see she's
disabled
>> and on that basis decide she'd be better off dead. "Who would want
to
>> live that way?" they harrumph. "I wouldn't."
>>
>> Well, OK. But this isn't about you. It's about Terri and her family
>> members who love her and want to care for her, regardless of her
>> infirmity or how she looks.
>>
>> Terri's parents look at her and see their baby who grew into a
>> beautiful young woman and who, in her early 20s, was taken from them
>> by a mysterious brain injury. Her brother and sister see the person
>> they grew up with. They want to care for Terri but her husband,
>> Michael, refuses.
>>
>> Many look at Terri and decide that she is "trapped" in her body and
>> should be "allowed to die" or be "put out of her misery." It's the
>> same line: "No one would want to live that way."
>>
>> Yes, but sheis in that body. What if she's aware of everything
that's
>> going on? What if she doesn't want to die but can't tell us? What is
>> the measure of the decision on who should live or die? Is it the
>> condition of our bodies? If so, every disabled person, sick person
>> and old person is in danger.
>>
>> We don't do that to pets or other animals. We wouldn't be allowed to
>> do that to terrorist prisoners or other war captives. It would be
>> considered cruel, unusual and inhumane.
>>
>> But for Terri Schiavo, the unthinkable is not only thinkable but
>> possible and, as I write this, is taking place under the protection
>> of the law as ordered by the courts of Florida. Both the State and
>> the U.S. Supreme Courts have declined to intervene.
>>
>> Efforts are under way in Congress to put a stop to it but thus far,
>> Florida Circuit Court Judge George Greer, in ignoring a
congressional
>> subpoena, has essentially said, "Stick it in your ear." He said
Terri
>> will die, and so she will.
>>
>> Unless all those prayers for her life are answered. It will take a
>> miracle. And I weep.
>>
>>
>
>>
>>
>> Barbara Simpson,
20-year radio,
>> television and newspaper career in the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
this through:

::Miss Kitty:: · 03-24-2005, 05:47 PM

Its so sad, I feel so bad for her parents

Grandsgirl2003 · 03-24-2005, 05:48 PM

Do you even know her life story? This is gonna be a debate.

Bella · 03-24-2005, 05:49 PM

This is so awful. I've been following the story. I truly feel her husband is a jerk, and I have no doubts that he did this to her in the first place.

My prayers are with her, and I hope she passes painlessly.

-Bella

*BaRrEL_BaBE* · 03-24-2005, 05:49 PM

Is this the case that has been on the news for the past few days? If so, it's a really tough one. I feel for everyone involved.

mylilpony · 03-24-2005, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grandsgirl2003

Do you even know her life story? This is gonna be a debate.

there has been "debates" although her husband has 'TRIED' to avoid it as much as possible.The end is near. She has had no food or water since march 21st.This slow death could last as long as over three weeks.

*Psylocke* · 03-24-2005, 05:54 PM

Grandsgirl, I do not know her life story. I do know what they are doing is wrong. I am one who will agree with human euthanasia were it legal (and agreed upon, this case would be hard without knowing more). I just cannot believe they will allow her to starve.....that is wrong

Psy

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 03-24-2005, 05:55 PM

This is a really touchy subject. Even though she is "alive" right now she doesn't know. She's in a vegetative state. She will never get better. All I know about this though is the state of being she's in, where she is, and the debate about putting the feeding tube back in or leaving it out. But I don't know how it happened.

BBJ

Grandsgirl2003 · 03-24-2005, 05:57 PM

It's not a "mysterious injury that left you brain-damaged" The woman did it to her slef. Now, hear me out. She sufferd form anerexia(SP?) shes lucky to have lived the 15 year.s Were the ones paying billions of dollars to keep her alive. The president and congressmen flew over to her, her parents are full of it. IMO.

*Psylocke* · 03-24-2005, 05:58 PM

What did she do to herself?

03-24-2005, 05:45 PM	#1
mylilpony Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in a rain puddle called Chilliwack B.C. Posts: 560 Images: 27	A sad story, a true story, a story backed by the law. Please read this through Posted: March 21, 2005 >> 1:00 a.m. Eastern >> >> © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com >> >> The steaks and salmon are sizzling. Mushrooms and onions are sautéed >> in butter and garlic. Corn is steamed; butter melted. Pasta is >> boiling and sauce bubbling. It smells so good. >> >> Terri Schiavo won't smell them. >> >> Salad is tossed in dressing and adorned with feta cheese. Crusty >> bread and butter await, and a fine wine is uncorked and left to >> breathe. Coffee brews and tea steeps while desserts tempt the eye and >> palate. >> >> >> >> Terri Schiavo won't taste them. >> >> Our lives go on. We eat and drink and sleep and wake and smile and >> cry and love and hate. >> >> And Terri Schiavo is dying – not because her natural time has come >> but because the system decided she must. They haven't asked her. They >> ignore and demean her parents and siblings who want Terri to continue >> to live. >> >> Terri Schiavo, the afternoon of March 18, began her journey to death. >> Not from disease or injury or age – she's only 41. Her food and water >> have been stopped, and a grisly deathwatch has begun. Terri is >> deliberately being starved and dehydrated to death. >> >> She is not a prisoner of a demented killer or angry enemy, or even of >> a terrorist. >> >> She is, however, a prisoner of her in-name-only husband. He has a >> live-in girlfriend, two children with her and calls her his fiancée, >> whom he intends to marry as soon as Terri is dead. >> >> Terri's also a prisoner of a system that has decided she will die. >> The system will not deliberately kill her, and by that I mean deliver >> the deathblow via poison or other means. No, that would be illegal. >> >> But the systemwill kill her. The method of death – in the year 2005, >> in this first-world country with the best medical system in the world >> – for this young woman, who has nothing wrong with her except a >> damaged brain, is deliberate starvation and deprivation of fluids. >> >> It's almost impossible to believe that her feeding tube, which has >> nourished and hydrated her for 15 years – since her mysterious injury >> in her own apartment with her husband the only witness – has been >> removed. She will lie in bed until she dies. It could take three >> weeks. >> >> As I write this, people across the country are eating their meals and >> drinking their beverages. They'll go to bed in peace to dream their >> way to another day. >> >> And then there's Terri Schiavo. >> >> Who is she? Funny you should ask. If it's only now you're hearing >> about her – and it's not because her story hasn't deserved telling. >> It's because until now, mainstream media – and indeed, most media, of >> whatever political stripe – have ignored Terri. >> >> Her story is tough – one that media, especially television, tend to >> ignore. The cameras want people who are sympathetic. They can't >> empathize with someone who is "funny looking" and can't take care of >> herself. >> >> You'd be "funny looking" if you suffered a mysterious injury that >> left you brain-damaged and unable to speak or swallow. >> >> You'd be "funny looking" if you spent the last 15 years virtually a >> prisoner of the person you married, who promised one day long ago to >> love and honor you in sickness and in health and to care for you >> forever. >> >> Many believe Terri's husband tried to strangle her that night 15 >> years ago. Many believe that's why Michael Schiavo won't divorce her, >> won't allow her rehabilitative therapy, wants her dead and has >> ordered immediate cremation. >> >> You'd be "funny looking" if that person refused you medical >> treatment, medical tests, dental care, physical therapy, open >> windows, walks outside, visits from your parents and other family >> members and friends, free practice of your religion and reception of >> the sacraments of your faith. >> >> Terri Schiavo is that person and sheis "funny looking" but only if >> you regard her infirmity as a measure of her humanity. I don't, but >> many do. I've heard from them. They look at Terri, see she's disabled >> and on that basis decide she'd be better off dead. "Who would want to >> live that way?" they harrumph. "I wouldn't." >> >> Well, OK. But this isn't about you. It's about Terri and her family >> members who love her and want to care for her, regardless of her >> infirmity or how she looks. >> >> Terri's parents look at her and see their baby who grew into a >> beautiful young woman and who, in her early 20s, was taken from them >> by a mysterious brain injury. Her brother and sister see the person >> they grew up with. They want to care for Terri but her husband, >> Michael, refuses. >> >> Many look at Terri and decide that she is "trapped" in her body and >> should be "allowed to die" or be "put out of her misery." It's the >> same line: "No one would want to live that way." >> >> Yes, but sheis in that body. What if she's aware of everything that's >> going on? What if she doesn't want to die but can't tell us? What is >> the measure of the decision on who should live or die? Is it the >> condition of our bodies? If so, every disabled person, sick person >> and old person is in danger. >> >> We don't do that to pets or other animals. We wouldn't be allowed to >> do that to terrorist prisoners or other war captives. It would be >> considered cruel, unusual and inhumane. >> >> But for Terri Schiavo, the unthinkable is not only thinkable but >> possible and, as I write this, is taking place under the protection >> of the law as ordered by the courts of Florida. Both the State and >> the U.S. Supreme Courts have declined to intervene. >> >> Efforts are under way in Congress to put a stop to it but thus far, >> Florida Circuit Court Judge George Greer, in ignoring a congressional >> subpoena, has essentially said, "Stick it in your ear." He said Terri >> will die, and so she will. >> >> Unless all those prayers for her life are answered. It will take a >> miracle. And I weep. >> >> > >> >> >> Barbara Simpson, 20-year radio, >> television and newspaper career in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. this through: __________________ Mister... you can say anything you want about me.But I'm gonna have to ask you not to talk about my horse that way.

03-24-2005, 05:49 PM	#4
Bella Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,246 Images: 111 Blog Entries: 3	This is so awful. I've been following the story. I truly feel her husband is a jerk, and I have no doubts that he did this to her in the first place. My prayers are with her, and I hope she passes painlessly. -Bella __________________ It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans

03-24-2005, 05:49 PM	#5
BaRrEL_BaBE Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,874 Images: 75	Is this the case that has been on the news for the past few days? If so, it's a really tough one. I feel for everyone involved. __________________ (¯`•.¸DoN't l00k BacK¸.•´¯)

03-24-2005, 05:54 PM	#7
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,094 Images: 62 Blog Entries: 32	Grandsgirl, I do not know her life story. I do know what they are doing is wrong. I am one who will agree with human euthanasia were it legal (and agreed upon, this case would be hard without knowing more). I just cannot believe they will allow her to starve.....that is wrong Psy __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn

03-24-2005, 05:55 PM	#8
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N.Granby, Connecticut Posts: 10,927 Images: 423	This is a really touchy subject. Even though she is "alive" right now she doesn't know. She's in a vegetative state. She will never get better. All I know about this though is the state of being she's in, where she is, and the debate about putting the feeding tube back in or leaving it out. But I don't know how it happened. BBJ __________________ Semper Paratus Fiona's First Class-Oldenburg/Arabian mare Waldemar-Hanoverian gelding Illusive Legacy-Miniature filly

03-24-2005, 05:47 PM	#2
::Miss Kitty:: Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: (}~~{)Canada(}~~{) Posts: 2,307 Images: 5	Its so sad, I feel so bad for her parents

03-24-2005, 05:48 PM	#3
Grandsgirl2003 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Apex, North Carolina/ San Diego, California Posts: 1,197 Images: 11	Do you even know her life story? This is gonna be a debate.

03-24-2005, 05:57 PM	#9
Grandsgirl2003 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Apex, North Carolina/ San Diego, California Posts: 1,197 Images: 11	It's not a "mysterious injury that left you brain-damaged" The woman did it to her slef. Now, hear me out. She sufferd form anerexia(SP?) shes lucky to have lived the 15 year.s Were the ones paying billions of dollars to keep her alive. The president and congressmen flew over to her, her parents are full of it. IMO.

03-24-2005, 05:58 PM	#10
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,094 Images: 62 Blog Entries: 32	What did she do to herself? __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn

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