Reply #65: Let me ask you this... [View All]

[bush_is_wacko]

Have you EVER been in this position? Have you watched a loved one deteriorate into oblivion before your very eyes?

Schiavo's parents are selfish, and have NO faith!

This woman is living the worst nightmare you will EVER lay your eyes on.

I've been through this SEVERAL times!

Removing a feeding tube and stopping IV fluids is NOT torture. It is done in a VERY humane way. Terri will be REGULARLY given medication to keep her comfortable as I'm sure she has been for the past 15 years, PLUS she will be given "fluids" with a sponge as she ALSO has been getting for the last 15 years, because she CAN NOT swallow on her own, inside her mouth and on her lips to keep them from becoming dry and chapped and uncomfortable.

Terri Schiavo will NOT drown in her own lung fluids and die SUFFOCATING the way MOST people in this state EVENTUALLY DIE. I am amazed she has survived THIS long in this state!

I believe if her parents would EVER tell Terri they know she wants to go and they are prepared to live without her in their lives so she can continue HER journey, she would go peacefully!

Don't think I believe Terri is capable of "thinking" by that statement either. I believe the "spirit" in Terri, at the single cell level, has "memory", "voice recognition", and "consciousness", but Terri is NO LONGER THERE. Her spirit has been begging for release for 15 years.

She is MY age. I have lived a lot in 15 years! I have raised 2 children and lost MANY loved ones. I have grown "spiritually" and learned to accept life AND death with grace and a sense of knowing that it is JUST another passage in our life journey.

Terri's parents can't go with her so they are afraid of her death. The reality is they have taken this WAY TOO FAR!

BELIEVE ME Terri has been in pain! Feeding tubes cause spasms and they have to be removed and re-inserted after being cleaned when someone has been connected to them as long as Terri has!

I believe Terri DID have this conversation with her husband! I have had it with my husband MANY times. He knows my wishes and so does every other member of my family. When you have a family that has your best interests at heart, they DON'T do this to you!