Terri's Starvation Commences: Terri's "Exit Protocol" Begins

Thrown Back ^ | March 18, 2005 | Fr. Rob Johansen

[bvw]

Every hour minute counts. The President of the US and the Govenenor of Florida must act now with stong and armed police actioon to take Terri into protective custody -- in anticipation of legislative and court action -- otherwise it may be preseumed that Terri's death will be hastened by foul play.

[supercat]

Curiously, feeding tubes are removed everyday but for some reason this case has generated interest where there was none before.......at least not of this magnitude.

Generally, when a feeding tube is removed, it is (or at least is supposed to be) because the body is no longer capable of processing any digested nutrients that enter the bloodstream. Feeding someone in such a case would do no more good than shoving food down the throat of someone whose stomach had a huge unclosed hole in (e.g. from a gunshot or stab wound).

Terri, however, is perfectly capable of digesting and processing any nutrition she receives, and would also likely capable of much improvement if she were given therapy (she's been allowed none for about a decade). Her husband's statements claim that she's PVS, but his actions speak otherwise. Terri is aware of what's going on, but her husband is doing everything possible to stifle her cries for help.

[NautiNurse]

Do oyou know what the purpose of the vinegar soaked rag was?

Is oyou a word? I will defer to your spelling expertise.

[thinkingman129]

Thanks back at you.

Should I now go and check all of your posts, too?

Certainly, you'll find more errors in mine than I would in yours, correct?!

[NautiNurse]

Do whatever you think is best. After your original post, I slipped into a musing about that old glass house, throw stones proverb. :o)

[thinkingman129]

Glass Houses: Reflections are better when your glass is clean and you can see out, as well as within. The view is better when the glass is clean and unobstructed, too.

All too happy to have my errors exposed. Doesn't bother me. Does it bother you?

Or did it make you angry and did you want to retaliate?

[thinkingman129]

One other thought: some of the best puns I've ever seen have been the result of errors.

Errors are not necessarily bad, they're just that, errors.


Sort of like the problems we encounter in life. Our reactions are far more important than the circumstance.