http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/terrischiavo/ en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:20:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411778/posts Elmira, N.Y. - Bobby Schindler watched his sister die in one of the most publicized end-of-life cases in the nation’s history. Now, he’s hoping a similar case in Chemung County has a different ending. Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo, was in Elmira Monday to show his support for Sara Harvey, who is attempting to regain custody of her injured husband, Gary Harvey. “We’re trying to support her efforts to bring her husband home,” Schindler said. Chemung County is the guardian of Gary Harvey, who has been in a persistent vegetative state since he fell down his basement steps in... The Corning Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411778/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:20:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401184/posts The case of Terri Schiavo--who died five years ago next March, deprived for nearly two weeks of food and water, even the balm of ice chips--continues to prick consciences. That may be one reason the case of Rom Houben, a Belgian man who was misdiagnosed for 23 years as being in a persistent vegetative state, is now receiving international attention. In 1983, Houben suffered catastrophic head injuries in an automobile accident. He arrived at the hospital unconscious. Doctors eventually concluded that his case was hopeless, and his family was told he would never waken. But the Houben family, like... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401184/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:18:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396077/posts The family of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who was artificially kept alive for 15 years, say they feel both heartbreak and vindication over the news this week that a Belgian man thought to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) was fully conscious for two decades. Schiavo, who had been diagnosed with a profound brain injury, was at the center of a seven-year legal tug-of-war that involved Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court and even President George W. Bush before a judge granted her husband the right to allow her to die in 2005. In a strikingly similar case... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396077/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:36:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396074/posts If Rom Houben's case proves anything, it is the arrogance of those who think they can pronounce upon the state of a patient's consciousness, and determine his subsequent fate--when humility should force them to admit they cannot possibly know what that patient may be experiencing. Houben is the Belgian man who spent 23 years misdiagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state when he was actually conscious and suffering from locked-in syndrome as the result of an auto accident. Locked-in syndrome means the individual is paralyzed, but retains full consciousness. The misdiagnosis was discovered thanks to state-of-the-art brain scanning technology... Calgary Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396074/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:25:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393849/posts By Alex Schadenberg, Chairman, Euthanasia Prevention CoalitionNovember 24, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Many people will have read the story of Rom Houben, the Belgium man who was diagnosed as being in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) for 23 years, but who in fact had a condition known as Locked-in Syndrome. A person in locked-in syndrome is fully aware of all of their surroundings and they hear and remember the conversations that take place around them, but due to their cognitive disability they are unable to respond.The case of Rom Houben is significant given that many bioethicists are attempting to redefine... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393849/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375569/posts WASHINGTON – A proposed revision to the directives that guide Catholic heath care facilities would clarify that patients with chronic conditions who are not imminently dying should receive food and water by “medically assisted” means if they cannot take them normally. “As a general rule, there is an obligation to provide patients with food and water, including medically assisted nutrition and hydration for those who cannot take food orally,” says the revised text of the “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services” proposed by the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine. “This obligation extends to patients in chronic conditions... Catholic News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375569/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:31:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344321/posts Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix issued a new document in September to help Catholics make tough decisions concerning artificially administered nutrition and hydration that are consistent with church teaching. Titled "Directives for Catholics Concerning Artificially Administered Nutrition and Hydration," the document specifically addresses providing artificial hydration and nutrition for those facing illness who require artificial assistance. It comes at a time when the faithful have questions about their obligations vis-a-vis end-of-life issues, said Father John Ehrich, an expert in bioethics who serves on the ethics committee at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. "People have a desire... CatholicSpirit.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344321/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:41:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341361/posts Five years ago the beginning of the end of Terri Schindler Schiavo’s life was transforming America into two battle camps, which fought bitterly over to preserve the life of who Terri’s father Robert Schindler told me he lovingly called his angel, Terri or to let government let her be starved to death. Yet after five years should America just simply move on? Would you simply move on if it were your child who suddenly was incapacitated and went through Terri Schiavo’s experience? It is an interesting question because there are those in the media and even probably in your office,... Hearken The Watchmen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341361/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:19:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2338283/posts I received a telephone call telling me a friend died of a heart attack. His name was Bob Schindler. His death certificate may say he died of cardiac arrest but those of us who knew Bob know he really died of a broken heart. I first met Bob, his wife Mary and their son Bobby in 2001 while I was in Charlotte, North Carolina to deliver the keynote address at the U.S. National Right to Life Prayer Breakfast. Bob and MaryÂ’s daughter was Terri Schiavo. They approached me to ask for help to save Terri from being starved and... MarkPickup.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2338283/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:38:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330828/posts JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP)--I envied Terri Schiavo for her father, Bob. There were times I thought: What a waste, she doesn't know how good she has it. Not like it was her fault, but if only she knew. But of course she knew. From all the firsthand accounts and the vivid description of my friend David Gibbs, the attorney who fought for the right of Bob Schindler's daughter to live, Terri herself knew what it was like to feel the whiskered face of her father rough up against her cheek and tickle her until she smiled. She knew when he... Baptist Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330828/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:50:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327969/posts Contact: Margaret, Priests for Life, 888-735-3448 ext. 251   STATEN ISLAND, NY, Aug. 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today issued the following statement on the passing of Robert Schindler, Sr., father of Terri Schiavo.   "Bob Schindler remains an inspiration. In spite of enduring the heartbreaking, court ordered killing of his daughter, Terry Schiavo, Bob never stopped fighting for the rights of others who were disabled or medically vulnerable. His quiet strength in the face of persecution and his compassion for those who were too weak to defend themselves will forever serve as examples... Christian Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327969/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:46:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327590/posts Contact: Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, 727-490-7603   ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- The family of Robert Schindler, Sr. releases the following statement:   Robert S. Schindler, Sr., of Gulfport, Florida, father of the late Terri Schindler Schiavo, passed away August 29, 2009 from heart failure at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.   Robert fought valiantly to save the life of his brain-injured daughter Terri in the landmark right to life case that culminated in her imposed death by court-ordered starvation and thirst on March 31, 2005. After Terri's death, along with his wife Mary, daughter... Christian Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327590/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:24:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327463/posts Patriarch Bob Schindler has passed awayjillstanek.com Jill Stanek I just received the sad new from Schindler family friend Bro. Paul O'Donnell that family patriarch Bob Schindler passed away early this morning in a FL hospital. Bob was 72 years old and died of heart failure. His health had been deteriorating somewhat, but his death was still unexpected. He was admitted to the hospital only yesterday complaining of shortness of breath. I'm so sad for this dear family, who has endured so much. Bro. Paul told me Bob was never quite the same after Terri was killed by denial of hydration... AIPNEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327463/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:15:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327499/posts Terri Schiavo's Father Robert Schindler Dies, Pro-Life Group Mourns His Death St. Petersburg, FL -- Robert Schindler, the father of Terri Schiavo, whose former husband subjected her to a painful 13-day starvation and dehydration death, died overnight. Schindler, 72, had been battling health issues and he died of apparent heart failure. http://www.LifeNews.com/bio2943.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327499/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:01:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325235/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The brother of Terri Schiavo, the disabled woman whose former husband subjected her to a painful 13-day starvation and dehydration death, is speaking out against a guide the Obama administration is distributing to veterans that critics say promotes euthanasia and assisted suicide.The Department of Veterans Affairs is currently promoting a guide called "Your Life, Your Choices" that was first published in the Clinton administration.The VA's National Center for Ethics in Health Care brought back a 52-page end-of-life planning document that was suspended during the Bush administration.A worksheet on page 21 lists various scenarios and asks... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325235/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:11:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314517/posts Obamacare and the Ghost of Terri Schiavo Why Americans Worry About The Democrats Pulling Grandma's Plug Dan McLaughlin Wednesday, August 12th at 4:54PM EDT 2 Comments NPR’s headline on yesterday’s town hall on health care by President Obama: Obama Says His Health Plan Won’t ‘Pull The Plug On Grandma’ The NY Daily News had a similar headline using that quote in this morning’s print edition, as does this Reuters item; the NY Post less delicately shortens the headline to ‘WE WON’T PULL PLUG ON GRANNY’.This is not the place the White House wanted to be in right now. Even George... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314517/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:01:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307463/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo, knows a thing or two about health care rationing. Forced to sit idly by as his sister's estranged husband deprived her of food and water for a period of 13 days before she died, Schindler is concerned the government-run health bills in Congress will foster rationing.In a new editorial, appearing on the conservative web site Townhall, Schindler talks about the problems associated with the health care restructuring bills.Schindler responds to a comment from Republican party chairman Michael Steele who said the rationing components are so bad that they... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307463/posts#comment Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:52:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305866/posts Recently in a Washington Times radio interview, RNC Chairman Michael Steele was expressing his concerns regarding health care reform. He commented that the GOP’s handling of my sister Terri Schiavo is an example of what he fears, stating, “It is inserting itself into the very fabric of the decisions that you make, have to make every single day. It’ll make the Terri Schiavo case look like a walk in the park.” I understand the point that Michael Steele was trying to make. He was using Terri as an example of what it would mean if the government was to get... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305866/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:58:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303797/posts St. Petersburg, FL (LifeNews.com) -- The Terri Schiavo Story, a highly-regarded documentary on the life and euthanasia death of the disabled Florida woman, continues to rack up new awards. Meanwhile, the Schindler family continues to help disabled patients whose lives are threatened by doctors or families. Schiavo was killed in a painful starvation and dehydration euthanasia death over the course of nearly two weeks when her former husband won a court order to kill her and the documentary presents facts that the mainstream media distorted.Earlier this year the Terri Schiavo Story won the 2009 Jubilee Award at the San Antonio... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303797/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:01:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301600/posts Former Florida Senate President Jim King, who sometimes fought Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle in 2005, died Sunday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, a family spokeswoman said. He was 69 Channel 4 - Jacksonville, FL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301600/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:06:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292659/posts <p>Speaking of judicial empathy, where was the empathy for the helpless Terri Schiavo as she was dehydrated to death by judicial order, without even the simple kindness of allowing the grieving parents to whet her blistering lips as she was being tortured to death?</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292659/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:09:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225712/posts To the disgust of Florida's left-wing newspapers, Gov. Jeb Bush has tried to save Terri Schiavo from a gruesome, painful death by dehydration and starvation. Now the usual suspects in the pro-death crowd are rejoicing at the latest ruling by the Democrat-run Florida Supreme Court. But the governor said, "I'm disappointed for the moral reasons of the taking of innocent life without having, I don't think, a full hearing on the facts of what her intent was." He observed that courts can delay death sentences for decades. Will the innocent Mrs. Schiavo be accorded the same privileges granted to vicious... NewsMax .com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225712/posts#comment Fri, 24 Sep 2004 13:13:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269953/posts Contact: Bobby Schindler, Terri's Foundation, (727) 490-7603 ST. PETERSBURG, June 10 /- - It is not always clear whether or when Stephen Amidon is speaking in his own crude voice, or if he is regurgitating the prejudice of Charles Pierce in his review of Pierce’s book: Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free.But what is clear is that families caring for their brain injured loved ones have more compassion and understanding for the disabled than these two authors. “To refer to my sister, Terri Schiavo, someone with a profound brain injury, as a 'brain... Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269953/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:06:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261655/posts I spent a lot of time watching news coverage of President Obama’s recent speech at Notre Dame. I couldn’t help but be reminded of my sister Terri’s two-week ordeal that took place at the hospice facility where she was killed in March of 2005. The was so much that was eerily similar—from the amount of media present and the pro-lifers who were there in prayer, to the dozens of people who were arrested for protesting against what was taking place. Along with so many other Catholics, I found it profoundly disturbing that President Obama was not only invited to speak... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261655/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 16:33:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253811/posts TALLAHASSEE -- State Sen. Jim King, a Jacksonville Republican and 22-year veteran of the Legislature, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the lawmaker's longtime spokeswoman said Saturday. “During a recent routine post-legislative session checkup, Senator Jim King was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. While Senator King plans to seek additional medical counsel and aggressive treatment, he is aware that this particular type of cancer is difficult to treat and manage, and that the outcomes are, at best, guarded," said Sarah Bascom, a political consultant and longtime spokeswoman for King, in a statement. Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253811/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 12:18:56 GMT