Mar
28
2005
A study in contradictions.
It seems that contradictions abound in the Terri Schiavo issue.
Michael Schiavo: Is he a loving husband, tearfully supporting his wife�s final wishes or a cold hearted killer determined to remove her from his life? Is he an adulterous bastard, or man who lost his love and moved on with his life? Is he a grieving spouse who lost his loved one, or a cold blooded murderer?
The Schindlers: Are they controlling, money hungry parents trying to milk every penny from their daughters shattered life, or grieving parents who just want to continue caring for their daughter?
Both together (and their doctors): Is Schiavo a realist, who sees Terri�s condition for what it is- the end of her life, a living death that she would not have wanted, or are the Schindlers the right ones when they claim she was prime for rehabilitation, aware and conscious deserves to live?
Mar
28
2005
A study in contradictions.
It seems that contradictions abound in the Terri Schiavo issue.
Michael Schiavo: Is he a loving husband, tearfully supporting his wife�s final wishes or a cold hearted killer determined to remove her from his life? Is he an adulterous bastard, or man who lost his love and moved on with his life? Is he a grieving spouse who lost his loved one, or a cold blooded murderer?
The Schindlers: Are they controlling, money hungry parents trying to milk every penny from their daughters shattered life, or grieving parents who just want to continue caring for their daughter?
Both together (and their doctors): Is Schiavo a realist, who sees Terri�s condition for what it is- the end of her life, a living death that she would not have wanted, or are the Schindlers the right ones when they claim she was prime for rehabilitation, aware and conscious deserves to live?
Mar
28
2005
A study in contradictions.
It seems that contradictions abound in the Terri Schiavo issue.
Michael Schiavo: Is he a loving husband, tearfully supporting his wife�s final wishes or a cold hearted killer determined to remove her from his life? Is he an adulterous bastard, or man who lost his love and moved on with his life? Is he a grieving spouse who lost his loved one, or a cold blooded murderer?
The Schindlers: Are they controlling, money hungry parents trying to milk every penny from their daughters shattered life, or grieving parents who just want to continue caring for their daughter?
Both together (and their doctors): Is Schiavo a realist, who sees Terri�s condition for what it is- the end of her life, a living death that she would not have wanted, or are the Schindlers the right ones when they claim she was prime for rehabilitation, aware and conscious deserves to live?
Mar
28
2005
A study in contradictions.
It seems that contradictions abound in the Terri Schiavo issue.
Michael Schiavo: Is he a loving husband, tearfully supporting his wife�s final wishes or a cold hearted killer determined to remove her from his life? Is he an adulterous bastard, or man who lost his love and moved on with his life? Is he a grieving spouse who lost his loved one, or a cold blooded murderer?
The Schindlers: Are they controlling, money hungry parents trying to milk every penny from their daughters shattered life, or grieving parents who just want to continue caring for their daughter?
Both together (and their doctors): Is Schiavo a realist, who sees Terri�s condition for what it is- the end of her life, a living death that she would not have wanted, or are the Schindlers the right ones when they claim she was prime for rehabilitation, aware and conscious deserves to live?
Mar
22
2005
The tube is removed and she is fading.
The family’s petition to the Federal Court (paved by Congress) was denied, and they have now appealed to the 11th Court of Appeals. I think it will also be denied, and this will end soon. I could be wrong, and frankly I am torn as to which I would hope for. A part of me wants it to be over, because while the manner of her death is repugnant to me, and her life is so tragic, the yo-yo actions of pulling her back and forth from the brink must be the cruelest irony of all. I know the *issue* of her life and death will continue on beyond her actual death, but that still should allow her the peace of her passing.
(The appeals court has just denied their request as I wrote this)
Mar
22
2005
The tube is removed and she is fading.
The family’s petition to the Federal Court (paved by Congress) was denied, and they have now appealed to the 11th Court of Appeals. I think it will also be denied, and this will end soon. I could be wrong, and frankly I am torn as to which I would hope for. A part of me wants it to be over, because while the manner of her death is repugnant to me, and her life is so tragic, the yo-yo actions of pulling her back and forth from the brink must be the cruelest irony of all. I know the *issue* of her life and death will continue on beyond her actual death, but that still should allow her the peace of her passing.
(The appeals court has just denied their request as I wrote this)
Mar
22
2005
The tube is removed and she is fading.
The family’s petition to the Federal Court (paved by Congress) was denied, and they have now appealed to the 11th Court of Appeals. I think it will also be denied, and this will end soon. I could be wrong, and frankly I am torn as to which I would hope for. A part of me wants it to be over, because while the manner of her death is repugnant to me, and her life is so tragic, the yo-yo actions of pulling her back and forth from the brink must be the cruelest irony of all. I know the *issue* of her life and death will continue on beyond her actual death, but that still should allow her the peace of her passing.
(The appeals court has just denied their request as I wrote this)
Mar
22
2005
The tube is removed and she is fading.
The family’s petition to the Federal Court (paved by Congress) was denied, and they have now appealed to the 11th Court of Appeals. I think it will also be denied, and this will end soon. I could be wrong, and frankly I am torn as to which I would hope for. A part of me wants it to be over, because while the manner of her death is repugnant to me, and her life is so tragic, the yo-yo actions of pulling her back and forth from the brink must be the cruelest irony of all. I know the *issue* of her life and death will continue on beyond her actual death, but that still should allow her the peace of her passing.
(The appeals court has just denied their request as I wrote this)
Mar
21
2005
I sent my
Terry Schiavo blog to a handful of friends, and I got a surprising response. One of my friends, who is a fairly devout Christian is also involved in the hospice care industry, and had some interesting responses.
I am posting her responses and my thoughts to them, just to share how the other side views this….
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Thanks for the input . While I have some strong opinions, I do also feel obliged to hear all aspects, and if its ok, I’d like to forward your response to some friends who are discussing it.
You said:
After 15 years the window of opportunity for neurological rehabilitation is closed but for a miraculous act of God. Consider - Man can now get in the way of God calling His children home by the fact that we perform resuscitation in the first place. Seeing the situation Terri is in, her functional progress would be VERY limited. Her hands and arms are contracted - a condition EXTREMELY painful to remedy - so painful it is rarely if ever worth it. And that is just in terms of gaining flexibility. Active, coordinated, purposeful, intentional, movement is another story. In general the window we look at is 3 to 6 months after incident for the dramatic recovery, occasionally for another year - maybe - small gains can happen, but usually not functional gains, hence the dismissal of services noted on the website.
Mar
21
2005
I sent my
Terry Schiavo blog to a handful of friends, and I got a surprising response. One of my friends, who is a fairly devout Christian is also involved in the hospice care industry, and had some interesting responses.
I am posting her responses and my thoughts to them, just to share how the other side views this….
******
Thanks for the input . While I have some strong opinions, I do also feel obliged to hear all aspects, and if its ok, I’d like to forward your response to some friends who are discussing it.
You said:
After 15 years the window of opportunity for neurological rehabilitation is closed but for a miraculous act of God. Consider - Man can now get in the way of God calling His children home by the fact that we perform resuscitation in the first place. Seeing the situation Terri is in, her functional progress would be VERY limited. Her hands and arms are contracted - a condition EXTREMELY painful to remedy - so painful it is rarely if ever worth it. And that is just in terms of gaining flexibility. Active, coordinated, purposeful, intentional, movement is another story. In general the window we look at is 3 to 6 months after incident for the dramatic recovery, occasionally for another year - maybe - small gains can happen, but usually not functional gains, hence the dismissal of services noted on the website.
