Terry Schiavo's parents

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by bedda26

That's why things need to be in writing, and who knows if there was something in writing in Terri's case. For all we know there could have been something saying she would still want to stay alive and he probably destroyed it.

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He didn't destroy anything and for people to assume that is silly. Just out of curiousity..DO YOU have a health care proxy or a DNR? I bet NOT. Why would you think this woman had one....I am 31 and i don't have one. (at least not yet). This case is an eye opening experience. I bet even if she would have had one it...she would have left it as the husbands decision. But that is just a guess. And the money going to 'just your kids' well the money would be used FOR THE KIDS...to help raise them.
And to say that he should be by her side not going on with his life, is silly too. He did stand by her for years, moved in with her parents to take care of her. But once he was told there is no hope. He felt having her live this way, without any possibility of getting better, was wrong and would be something she wouldn't want....

And i am sorry but 'handing' her over to the parents to take care of her....SHE ISN'T A PET. I know they love her and want to think that she will get better. But she won't. She will never live a life worth living. THey are keeping her here because they are desperate and they are listening to DOCTORS WHO WANT MONEY. Putting her through all this experimental BS...So they can get money and fame To me THAT is SICK part. These doctors playing on the parents desperation....SICK AND WRONG!

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First of all before you jump down my throat I didn't say he definitely destroy anything. Second of all we all entitled to our opinions. It was very noble of him to take care of her all those years and then the minute he found out there would be no hope he moves on with his life. Whether in a coma or not Terri is still a human being and still technically alive and for him getting on with his life said that Terri was already dead to him. This is how I feel. I have no sympathy for that man.

I do think that terri should go in peace, she is suffering. But at as a parent is still hard to see a child die.

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Posted by bedda26

He didn't destroy anything and for people to assume that is silly. Just out of curiousity..DO YOU have a health care proxy or a DNR? I bet NOT. Why would you think this woman had one....I am 31 and i don't have one. (at least not yet). This case is an eye opening experience. I bet even if she would have had one it...she would have left it as the husbands decision. But that is just a guess. And the money going to 'just your kids' well the money would be used FOR THE KIDS...to help raise them.
And to say that he should be by her side not going on with his life, is silly too. He did stand by her for years, moved in with her parents to take care of her. But once he was told there is no hope. He felt having her live this way, without any possibility of getting better, was wrong and would be something she wouldn't want....

And i am sorry but 'handing' her over to the parents to take care of her....SHE ISN'T A PET. I know they love her and want to think that she will get better. But she won't. She will never live a life worth living. THey are keeping her here because they are desperate and they are listening to DOCTORS WHO WANT MONEY. Putting her through all this experimental BS...So they can get money and fame To me THAT is SICK part. These doctors playing on the parents desperation....SICK AND WRONG!

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First of all before you jump down my throat I didn't say he definitely destroy anything. Second of all we all entitled to our opinions. It was very noble of him to take care of her all those years and then the minute he found out there would be no hope he moves on with his life. Whether in a coma or not Terri is still a human being and still technically alive and for him getting on with his life said that Terri was already dead to him. This is how I feel. I have no sympathy for that man.

I do think that terri should go in peace, she is suffering. But at as a parent is still hard to see a child die.

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1. you said he probably destroyed it...and to say that is ludacris...
2. I didn't jump down you throat!
3. of course your entitles to your opinion
4 i am glad you were there to know how and when he ,moved on...and after having your wife like that for years...well, when you are told it is over...it is over! I am glad he moved on with his life.
5. YES terry is a human being and technically alive

She will go in peace and she isNOT sufdfering right now!

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Posted by RedHead

Hospitals provide better care then nursing homes IMO...and although there are, i am sure, great nursing homes out there...I FEEL the majority are NOT a place i would put a pet let alone my family member

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You are correct in your statement. Many are not up to par. In the hospital units (ICU and RCU) my father is entitled to private duty nursing 80% of which is covered by his AARP insurance. Once it is deemed necessary for him to move to nursing care, the insurance will not cover the cost of private duty in the nursing home. Home hospice is not an option as my mother is not physically able to care for his serious medical needs alone even with an RN. We simply cannot afford private duty at home. It is a dilemma many familes face. We are doing our best. thank G-d we have the insurance that we do.

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Posted by Janice

why is Teri on a morphine drip? so she can feel the pain right?

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I guess it's a precaution..

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by Janice

why is Teri on a morphine drip? so she can feel the pain right?

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I guess it's a precaution..

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That's what's bothering me about this and other aspects as well.

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Posted by ambersmom

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by Janice

why is Teri on a morphine drip? so she can feel the pain right?

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I guess it's a precaution..

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That's what's bothering me about this and other aspects as well.

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Me too!!

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Posted by jozieb0925

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Posted by ambersmom

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by Janice

why is Teri on a morphine drip? so she can feel the pain right?

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I guess it's a precaution..

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That's what's bothering me about this and other aspects as well.

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Me too!!

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so...what do you both mean?

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by jozieb0925

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Posted by ambersmom

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by Janice

why is Teri on a morphine drip? so she can feel the pain right?

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I guess it's a precaution..

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That's what's bothering me about this and other aspects as well.

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Me too!!

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so...what do you both mean?

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My sister is a writer for a political forum and she filled me in on a lot of details that I didn't know. It sort of altered how I view the case...although I was always on the fence with the whole thing, she made me think twice. Alot of it doesn't make sense and I think they really need to stop playing media games and bring the real truth to light (like the comments about her being 'at peace' from the Schiavo family...yeah because they have her doped up on morphine. They say she's not showing any signs of suffering...that's untrue too. Think about how incredibly dehydrated you feel after not drinking enough in a few days. They're saying she's not suffering from cracked lips, etc. B.S. It doesn't take a medical professional to know that's crap.

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Posted by Janice

either they are killing her because she is brain dead with no feelings...or she is on morphine so she is not in pain...which one is it?

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right..i see what you are saying..but still, i'm thinking it's just a pre-caution...really...can anyone be 100% sure of anything?? (especially doctors)

the whole thing really is just too sad.

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Posted by Janice

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Posted by RedHead

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Posted by Janice

Terri's husband got his wishes..now I think funeral plans should be up to her family.

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It should be up to all of them..if they agree!

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it was in the paper today..they don't agree..he wants her cremated and ashes to be buried in Penn with his family...her catholic family wants her to have a mass and be buried in florida

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He is such a dirt bag.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by Janice

either they are killing her because she is brain dead with no feelings...or she is on morphine so she is not in pain...which one is it?

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right..i see what you are saying..but still, i'm thinking it's just a pre-caution...really...can anyone be 100% sure of anything?? (especially doctors)

the whole thing really is just too sad.

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Okay but if they are not sure then why are they killing this woman? Either they know she's gone-gone or they don't?

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Posted by ambersmom

They're saying she's not suffering from cracked lips,

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Then you have the other side saying she's not suffering at all...Maybe her body is suffering, but she (her spirit??) is not...??? I don't get it...

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Posted by Sassyz75

He is such a dirt bag.

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Who?

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by Sassyz75

He is such a dirt bag.

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Who?

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her scuzy husband

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Posted by nov04LIbride

I believe the morphine actually speeds up the dying process. .

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I'm not sure that's exactly true.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by nov04LIbride

I believe the morphine actually speeds up the dying process. .

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I'm not sure that's exactly true.

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To be specific, she received a morphine and potassium chloride mixture administered from hospice, which definitely speeds the dying process.

ETA: I did find online that the morphine drip, when administered continuously, is a form of slow euthanasia.