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I can only hope that if I were in Terri's position, my husband would stand his ground in knowing that I would NOT want to live like that and do whatever he had to so I could die in peace - even if that meant fighting tooth & nail and making some people in the world think he is the most horrible person alive. I guess I think Terri's husband must feel strongly that this is what Terri wanted - why would he go through this otherwise?
And I also thought that we, as humans, have no right to judge others... But that is exactly what I see happening when I read that someone thinks Michael is an "evil bastard" and that it is hoped that he gets what he deserves.
Just my humble opinion....
from Gracie
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12:06 am - Monday,March 28, 2005
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It's snowing where you live? That sucks!! It's far to late in the year for that. Hope it warms up soon!!
from Ali
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7:59 am - Monday,March 28, 2005
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Regarding your question in my guestbook, the second language was Russian... I was born in Russia, and my family moved to USA when I was about 15 years old. It's my first langauge, and I still speak/read/write it.
Thanks for adding me to your favorite list :) I very much enjoy reading your diary as well.
from mirik
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1:53 am - Sunday,March 27, 2005
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Happy Easter.
from Nikki
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0:24 am - Sunday,March 27, 2005
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This was local news for me long before it was national news. Thing is, Terri's brain has been completely absorbed by her body. Her cranium is filled with cerebral fluid and nothing else. Her actual "brain" is the size of a nutmeg or walnut. Breathing and blinking/eye movement, even some low-level vocalization, are controlled by the brain stem, not the brain. What was Terri has been gone a long, long time.
from RaeAnne
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6:04 pm - Friday,March 25, 2005
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I am not an overly religious person, in fact I am quite the opposite. I do, somehow, believe in an alternate being or force. On one hand I truly believe that if there is a God, if it's your time to go, it's your time to go no matter what. No matter the choices anyone makes, it makes no difference, if the higher being decides it's your time there is nothing anyone can do about it. On the other hand, it is a difficult situation to be in. When I found out that Ms. Schiavo was breathing on her own I felt it was not the right time for the feeding tubes to be removed. And to go via starvation, how horrifically painful could that be? And I only hope that she feels no pain and knows nothing of the suffering she is going through. I would not want to be on either end of the decision making in that situation. But, widower, you definitely made me think a little more about each side of the situation.
from blueyedmom
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4:43 pm - Friday,March 25, 2005
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Hello "Widower." I've enjoyed following your online diary for quite a while, though I seldom comment. I just want to respond to your Schiavo post and to Ali, who called Mr. Schiavo "an evil bastard."
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As you mentioned, Mr. Schiavo has several ways out of the situation. If he wanted to be rid of the inconvenience of being legally responsible for his wife, he could simply divorce her. Think of the pressure, from monetary offers, from media, and from his wife's parents, to do so. He must have some strong motivation for sticking to the position he has taken.
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I have heard brief news accounts on the radio about this case, but they don't go into much detail. Through another web journal, I was directed to the site http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/infopage.html
That site provides a lot of information. From what I read there about Mrs. Schiavo's condition, it seems to me that her body can't possibly still hold her personality -- her soul. I think what's left is just her "shell," to quote _The Little Prince_. And if she really is "still there," it must be horrible for her to be trapped for 15 years in a body that can't leave the bed. This is, of course, only my opinion formed from reading the web.
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from Serena
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10:08 am - Friday,March 25, 2005
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You did the right thing for your daughter. What you went through is what scares me. I don't want to ever have to make that decision about someone I love. I was very moved by your account.
from Storyteller
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8:27 pm - Thursday,March 24, 2005
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I couldn't have written this better. I totally agree with you... Terri should not have been starved to death.
I've been reading your diary for quite a while...I think it's an awfully brave thing that you did, releasing your daughter who had no chance of survival. I think you did the right thing, although it must have been absolutely heart breaking. I have a 3- month old infant and I cannot imagine or think if I would have strength if I was in your situation. You did everything right., thogh I also understand questioning your decision. But I'm sure Hope is in heaven now, smiling at you.
from mirik
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1:12 pm - Thursday,March 24, 2005
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