Posted on 04/01/2005 11:51:00 AM PST by LouAvul
Diana May of Modesto (California) cried when she heard that Terri Schiavo had died.
She never knew Schiavo. Like most people, she watched as a controversy unfolded over whether the 41-year-old woman should live or die.
"I've tried not to watch too much of this," May said. "It really hit home."
Like Schiavo, May's husband is in what doctors call a persistent vegetative state.
Modesto police Sgt. Steve May, now 48, went into a coma after a fleeing suspect crashed a stolen pickup into his squad car in the airport neighborhood on July 29, 2002.
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A few weeks after the crash, Steve May opened his eyes, but he has remained in a vegetative state.
May and her husband always knew he could be killed in the line of duty. What they never imagined was that he could be "left like this," she said.
"We did not have a living will or an advanced medical directive," she said. "Everybody should, obviously."
Steve May's eyes sometimes move, but there is no continuous, purposeful movement.
"Maybe it's wishful thinking, but there are just times when you know (he's) there," Diana May said.
Steve May can move some. He coughs, and, as Schiavo did, he swallows. But he gets nutrition through a feeding tube, and he breathes through a tube in his throat.
Doctors have said he has between 0 percent and 1 percent chance of any recovery, and no chance of a full recovery, his wife said.
Still, May said, she would never pull his feeding tube, as Schiavo's husband did.
"There's no way on God's green Earth," she said. "I would not let him starve. What a painful way that she went. I can't even imagine."
(Excerpt) Read more at modbee.com ...
God Bless Diana May, give her the strength she needs to care for her husband.
Sounds like a fine lady who loves her husband.
God Bless this woman. I'll bet she doesn't have a lover and 2 kids to boot, either. Nor would she melt down their wedding rings to make a single piece of jewelry for herself. Or have his pets destroyed instead of given to good homes, deny him therapy, food, water, and medication for a painful UTI--or any infection for that matter--etc...
Michael Schiavo is an evil, mean-spirited monster compared to this woman.
Everything is so contingent on who you were blessed or cursed to marry. One of the most important things you will ever do is choose the person to whom you say about "I do."
Now there's a loving spouse for you! She obviously loves him with every fiber of her being and took her vows seriously.
That woman is a blessing to her husband and children, and she is also a blessing to humanity.
How many times must it be said...Terri was not PVS(vegetable). It amazes me how far the MainStream Propagandist (MSP) will go to accomplish their agenda.
Courage and determination--what a combo in this woman.
This wonderful lady will spend all eternity with her husband in the presence of God.
Ain't that the truth! I have very high standards when it comes to choosing my life partner, so, when I do get married I would hope that he will be human enough to consult my mother, the person who brought me into this world, about life or death issues concerning me. Although, he really won't have a say in that matter because I have already designated my mother to be the person to make life or death decisions for me if I ever were to become incapacitated.
Suicide is immoral because we do not own our own bodies — God does. We lack the jurisdiction to determine whether we should live or die. It is biblically and (at common law) legally invalid to request assistance in the suicide of ones self through starvation or any other means. Even had Terri made such a recommendation (and there is no credible evidence that she did), Terri herself lacks jurisdiction to call for her own death by dehydration, starvation, or any other means which involves the suspension of a basic, God-appointed duty of care. Again, we must distinguish between the challenging ethical issues surrounding “extraordinary measures” in the midst (for example) of massive and persistent organ failure, versus the ethically perverse decision to deprive disabled or neurologically-impaired thriving humans of basic care. To the extent that any “living will” calls for termination of basic care, it is tantamount to a request for assisted suicide, which is biblically unlawful.
-- This is something I read on a blog earlier.
Diana May of Modesto (California) cried when she heard that Terri Schiavo had died. ......Modesto police Sgt. Steve May, now 48, went into a coma after a fleeing suspect crashed a stolen pickup into his squad car in the airport neighborhood on July 29, 2002. ............................Doctors have said he has between 0 percent and 1 percent chance of any recovery, and no chance of a full recovery, his wife said. Still, May said, she would never pull his feeding tube, as Schiavo's husband did.
But let's face facts: girls don't pull out feeding tubes on their husbands.
That is an attitude we must change. Euthanasia is wrong.
This story does point out that the value of a life is not completely about the value of the life to the person whose life it is, but also to others around them, a spouse, children, siblings. A great deal of good can come from a life which likely has no meaning to the person whose life it is.
Terri was never in a coma. She was not PVS. She never breathed through a tube in her neck. Her eye movements weren't random.
She laughed and smiled and tried to speak.
Please her heart - this is the way marriege is supposed to work - 'in sickness and in health, foresaking all others'....
Michael never got that part - and it is obvious from other things I am reading - his wickedness does not stop there.
Prayers to the Mays - God's Will Be Done. JK
You might find this article on suicide informative.
http://www.cqc.state.ny.us/counsels_corner/cc65.htm
We lack the jurisdiction to determine whether we should live or die.
BINGO! To us, that power is ultra vires, or beyond our legal scope or power of authority.
To our government, our inalienable rights are ultra vires as well.
Not all guys do either. Look at Kate Adamsons husband.
He not only fought the hospital who wanted to kill her off, but he insisted they better treat her as a human being or else.
That's OK. "Revenge is mine sayeth the Lord".
HINO has earned a place in hell, and that cultists freak Felos is surely going to be put in his place by God himself.
Terri was not in a PVS nor was she in a coma
The media just keeps lying in order to justify her
State sponsored murder and to get us used to the idea
They are attempting to desensitizes Americans to the new
death cult mantra...
PVS= you must kill by human starvation and dehydration
ah the ghost of nazis past
Wicked...ain't it...the sheeple must follow their masters.
Neither did Michael, two years after the fact. Let us revisit Ms. May, and your statements, in the year 2017.
What is so amazing and horrifying at the same time - is how easily swayed the general public is! I spoke with a friend of mine in Michigan a week or so ago - asking her to start an emailing campaign there - and she said she felt badly, but could understand both sides regarding Terri and Michael. I almost had a COW! After about 30 minutes of filling her in on all the MSM had left out - she was as outraged as we all have been!
It is SO vitally important for the FReepers and other groups like us in this country to fight to the end - as we are the true Bringers of TRUTH. The MSM only feeds the public with want it wants them to know - to further the left's cause. WE know this - but people like my parent's (an easy reference for me as my father is a hardcore democrat from the days when the party WAS for the working man), have NO idea what is truly going on!
Worst of all, people in small town America - many of whom STILL - in 2005 - do not have cable access, or internet access, rely only on the local news and the National evening news, with bunny ears on the T.V. set. They think WE are nuts - only because they are ignorant of the TRUTH!
I began a blog journal several months ago to track my daily ins and outs of my battle with Fibromyalgia and life itself. Yet it has become a 'journal of justice', and is my way of getting the news I can out to the public. In addition, even though they look at me as though I have atennas growing out of my head - I NEVER miss an opportunity to share the knowledge I have of My Big 3 - Religion, Politics and Nutrition (all relative if you think about it) - to anyone who will stand still long enough to listen. This is the only way to really get the attention of those around you.
I am horrified at the turn this country is taking - MSM controlling everything to their advantage, and controlling what we have access to. It is proof positive that freedom of the press only applies to their side, as our news is censored when we try to get it out there.
I have posted articles to other boards and sites - only to have polite - 'no thank you's' given back - it did not fit their agenda. Even letters to the editor of local papers are censored and withheld when it comes to Conservative Republican views - but the DU is having a field day!
Okay, enough venting for now. It is time for us to really make an impression on this country - and I encourage ALL FReepers who DO NOT have a blog or personal website to get one fast! Post as much as you can. If anyone needs help with this - contact me by FReepmail, and I will give you all the info I can on how to get started.
Think about this - If EVERY member of FR had their own blog/journal/site, and became a member of at least one other board - maybe just an MSN group for something you like, for instance...sports - your link will be added to their list (almost all offer this feature), and we can quickly flood the net with OUR message. How fast can you all type? JK
Many good points...MSM...new name is...MSP...Mainstream Propagandist.
I like that - think I will commit it to memory! I also enjoyed 'CNN' - Communist Network News. My 16 year old told me that one the other way! This kid is on his way! JK
It depends on which doctors she is referring to, don't ya think? Michael's doctors used those terms - the Schindler's did not. I think it is hard for those outside the world of medicine, trying to report on situations, really do not understand that 'practicing medicine' - is "practicing". Each case is different. I am not disagreeing with you - it seems this is one of the few articles I have seen by MSM that comes close to our point of view - the author should have included both sides of the story.
But , at this point, it is futile to split hairs....I am waiting for the autopsy results - Then The Gloves Come Off! JK
JK
FReegards, TigersEye
That is such a great statement that I think has been ignored too much in the last 20-30 years. Not too many people take that in account anymore when choosing there mate. A lot of people marry the first person they dated in High school. Nothing wrong with dating but its better wait for the person you were ment to spend your life with.
Reports have her in a coma for several weeks in 1990.
In the two years that I've followed this story I have read a lot of "reports" but I haven't run across one that said that.
"Terri was not in a coma when she was killed nor had she been in the past fifteen years."
Thanks for the correction.
I wasn't exactly trying to prove anything. Just letting you know that you should research further if the coma thing is important to you.
The importance of it is clearly spelled out in post #34. If the importance of your post had any meaning to you you would have tried to prove something with it. Guess it doesn't.
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