BykrBayb

In memory of a genuine American hero, who served with true valor.

“If someone loves a flower,
of which just one single blossom
grows in all the millions
and millions of stars,
it is enough to make him happy
just to look at the stars,
he can say to himself
'Somewhere, my flower is there'."

~ Antoine de Saint Exupéry

The sky in mourning, for the passing of one of its most ardent admirers, and a true hero.

FREE CHEESECAKE, TOMORROW!!!

http://www.terrisfight.org

Terri Schiavo Blogs

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In 1999, 10.4% of the severely cognitively impaired residents of the United States were starved and dehydrated to death.

In 2000, 11.0% of the severely cognitively impaired residents of the United States were starved and dehydrated to death.

In 2001, 11.4% of the severely cognitively impaired residents of the United States were starved and dehydrated to death.

I haven't found data yet for other years, but I think it's a fair guess that the killings continue to climb.

This doesn't represent a percentage of patients who died (which would be bad enough). It doesn't mean that 11.4% of the patients who died were starved and dehydrated. It means 11.4% of all the people living in the U.S.A. with severe cognitive impairments were killed this way. And it doesn't include the ones who were killed using other methods, such as denial of antibiotics for simple infections, removal of breathing assistance, etc.

The standard used for determining severe cognitive impairment for the purpose of this study is a score of 5 or less on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Patients in a coma or PVS cannot possibly score 1, much less 5. You've probably seen people in the grocery store with a score of 5 or less. So these killings include a wide range of brain damaged people. I wonder how many thousands of people are living with a score of 5 or less. And for every 1,000 people living with a score of 5 or less in the year 2001, 114 of them were starved and dehydrated to death that year.

All I have before me are the percentages. I'd like to see the corresponding numbers. Or would I?

Following is the breakdown by state for 2001. Notice that Rhode Island tops the list, with just over a third of that population exterminated this way. That might have something to do with the fact that RI has appointed the pro-euthanasia group Choice in Dying the official State agency in charge of informing the public about “end-of-life choices.” They supply forms for “living wills” and “assist” the public in filling out those forms. This is what happens when you put the fox in charge of the henhouse.

Believe it or not, Florida and Texas are both below the national average. Every state is on the list. Georgia is at the bottom of the list, exterminating only 1.30% this way.

RI - 33.80%
OR - 32.50%
MI - 28.30%
MT - 28.00%
WI - 27.20%
CA - 23.40%
UT - 23.40%
AZ - 20.90%
PA - 17.40%
MN - 17.20%
AK - 17.10%
CT - 15.40%
WY - 14.90%
MD - 14.60%
NM - 14.20%
SD - 14.10%
WA - 13.20%
OH - 12.90%
ID - 12.30%
IA - 12.10%
MO - 11.90%
National Average - 11.4%
VT - 11.20%
HI - 11.10%
DE - 10.80%
ND - 10.80%
MA - 9.90%
IN - 9.70%
ME - 9.20%
NH - 8.70%
NY - 8.50%
NE - 7.70%
CO - 7.20%
AL - 7.10%
TX - 7.10%
IL - 6.70%
WV - 6.70%
KY - 6.60%
SC - 6.50%
TN - 6.30%
FL - 6.20%
NV - 6.20%
AR - 5.70%
NC - 5.20%
KS - 4.80%
NJ - 4.80%
OK - 4.10%
LA - 3.70%
VA - 3.60%
DC - 3.10%
MS - 3.00%
GA - 1.30%

Facts On Dying ~ This study was funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, who adamantly opposes the rights of vulnerable people to continue living. So if any trolls show up, complaining that the data is skewed in favor of life, check the facts and get back to me.

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VOICE: He's lying. No Sandman ever ran.
2ND VOICE: You don't run. You kill runners.
You have killed runners all your life.
LOGAN: Yes I have.
Now it's my turn. And I want to live.

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The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, criteria for exterminating patients with dementia: (update: now includes patients with cancer or heart disease.)

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RISK FACTORS

Identified risk factors to be scored for 6-month mortality include:

Activities of daily living score = 28

Male sex

Cancer

Congestive heart failure

Oxygen therapy needed in previous 14 days

Shortness of breath

Less than 25% of food eaten at most meals

Unstable medical condition

Bowel incontinence

Bedfast

Age greater than 83 years

Not awake most of the day

Mitchell, Kiely, Hamel, et al Journal of the American Medical Association

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Post #56 ~~has~~ ^had loads of contact info.

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Videos of Terri

Real Player
   Terri watching a balloon  - http://www.multistalkervictims.org/other/video/terri-
balloon.rmm (Freepmail me if you know of an active link for this video)
          Terri's alert eyes        - http://www.hospicepatients.org/terri%20big%20eyes.rm.ram
     Terri responds to cold   - http://www.hospicepatients.org/how's%20that%20cold.rm.ram
Terri responds to her Mom - http://www.hospicepatients.org/terri%20mum.rm.ram
Terri responds to music - http://www.hospicepatients.org/terri%20music.rm.ram
Terri responds to touch - http://www.hospicepatients.org/terri%20swab.rm.ram
Nearly five minute video of Terri - http://www.hospicepatients.org/terrischindlerschiavo08112001.ram.rm
Windows Media Player
A Conversation with Terri - http://gordonwatts.com/ConversationWithTerri.wmv

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1369496/posts?page=7#7
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The World's Superpower and Champion of Human Rights around the globe is starving and dehydrating a disabled woman to death and underage children who bring her water are being handcuffed and arrested.
Does that sum it up? Did I miss anything?
If China decides to put a bullet in the brain of all their retarded school children tomorrow, what can we say or do?
Next time we want to whine because Libya or Egypt is on the United Nations human rights council we better learn to bite our lip.
There is your perspective from overseas.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia
expatguy

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