Terri Schiavo’s inconvenient life

Washington Times ^ | March 30, 2015 | By Frank Pavone

[Morgana]

I spent the night of March 30, 2005, in a Florida hospice. I was at the bedside of Terri Schiavo during the last 14 hours of her earthly life, right up until five minutes before her death. During that time with Terri, joined by her brother and sister, I told Terri over and over that she had many friends around the country, many people who were praying for her and were on her side. I told her the same thing during my visits to her in the months before her feeding tube was removed. I am convinced she understood.

I’ve known Terri’s family since 1999. They put my name on the short, court-approved list of people who could walk past the police officers stationed outside to visit Terri’s room. Why a court-approved visitor’s list? Because euthanasia advocates didn’t want anyone contradicting their narrative that Terri was an unresponsive person in some kind of vegetative state. The only way to prove she was responsive was to see her for yourself.

I went to see her in September 2004 and again in February 2005. When her mom first introduced her to me, she stared at me intently. She focused her eyes. She would focus her eyes on whoever was talking to her. If somebody spoke to her from another part of the room, she would turn her head and her eyes toward the person speaking.

[Ouderkirk]

Ick....what a disgraceful time.

This woman should have been returned to the custody of here parents, not killed because she was inconvenient to her.... “husband”.

[Talisker]

What an atrocity.

[CondorFlight]

I remember Jeb Bush’s inaction; and promised to remember that should he ever decide to run for higher office.

[Amendment10]

Thank you for referencing that article Morgana. As usuual, please bear in mind that the following critique is directed at the article and not at you.

On one hand, state sovereignty-ignoring activist justices have given the states much grief, helping the corrupt legislative and executive federal branches to steal 10th Amendment-protected state powers and associated state revenues.

On the other hand, actually helping state powers work against citizens, until patriots get up to speed with “loose cannon,” constitutionally unchecked 10th Amendment-protected state powers, as was the case with Terri imo, popular but mythical constitutional rights are going to continue to fail as evidenced by Terri’s fate.

With all due respect to Florida FReepers, I suspect that Terri’s low-information Florida supporters have not lifted a finger to work with state lawmakers to make 10th Amendment-protected euthanasia-related laws that help to protect people like Terri.

[MarMema]

It is a horrible way to die. Do not do this to your family members.

Electrolyte imbalance leads to all kinds of suffering, even hallucinations.

They could have at least have given her morphine. I remember this day well as I cried all the way to work that morning.

[Donnafrflorida]

I was part of the vigil everyday outside the building. Ppl one by one would start walking towards the front door with a bottle of water and the police would handcuff them and take them away. One of the most difficult times of my life. Also went to her memorial. Btw G. Beck spoke. That was when he was normal. I still have the handout flyer pinned to my cubicle wall.

[Mrs. Don-o]

bfl