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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:08:20 -0800
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  it is my understanding that yet another hearing was
being done by the federal distric court in tampa on
this "new opinion."
  if i hear anything else, i'll let you guys know.

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Mayo Clinic statement on Dr. William Cheshire's
> involvement in the
> Schiavo case and with the Florida Department of
> Children and Families:
>
> >Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville
>
> >Wednesday, March 23, 2005
>
> >Comment on Dr. William Cheshire's involvement with
> Department of
> Children >and Families
>
> >Dr. William Cheshire was asked by the Florida
> Department of Children
> and >Families to share his expertise related to
> potentially vulnerable
> adults. >As part of this commitment, he was asked to
> render his
> professional opinion >for the state of Florida in
> the case of Terri
> Schiavo. He observed the >patient at her bedside and
> conducted a review
> of her medical history but >did not conduct an
> examination.
>
> >Mayo Clinic recognizes that the standard of care
> for the evaluation of
> a >comatose patient includes a detailed review of
> the patient's history
> and >previous evaluations as well as the performance
> of a comprehensive
> >neurological examination. In some instances,
> electrophysiological and
> >imaging studies may be used to establish a
> diagnosis.
>
> >The views expressed by Dr. Cheshire in the case of
> Terri Schiavo do not
> >represent the opinion of the Mayo Clinic or its
> Departments of
> Neurology. >The Mayo Clinic Departments of Neurology
> do not have
> opinions regarding the >diagnosis of Terri Schiavo
> because they have not
> performed an evaluation as >described above.
>
> Kendall Corbett
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Terri Schiavo redux from Inclusion
> Daily Express
>
> anyway, who knows what to believe. i saw 4 nurses
> and
> two doctors interviewd. all swown in on this case.
> the
> nurses had all taken care of her at some time both
> doctors had examined her. 2 nurses and 1 doc said
> she
> was vegestavie, and 2 nurses and one doc said she
> was
> not. i guess i do not have to decide who to believe,
> it is not going to make any difference who i believe
> anyway.
>
> --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I don't know if George Felos (Michael Schiavo's
> > attorney) raised the
> > issue in response to the appeals.  Without the
> issue
> > being raised, the
> > justices may have felt that it was not an
> > appropriate issue to address.
> >
> > Kendall Corbett
> >
> > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > redundant!)
> >
> > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> the
> > unreasonable one
> > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > Therefore, all
> > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:53 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Terri Schiavo redux from Inclusion
> > Daily Express
> >
> > yes, it will. and since this was not addressed in
> > any
> > of the decisions, it is hanging out there that
> > whether
> > this is really a appropreiate use of article 3
> > powers.
> > one of these federal judges should have at least
> > mentioned it. but it was just left out there.
> >
> > --- Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Ken, Kat, Beth et al,
> > >
> > >     I have mixed emotions about the Schaivo
> case.
> > > What I do not understand
> > > is the US Congress enntering the fray. That will
> > set
> > > precedence for years to
> > > come!
> > >     This is a sad case of both sides of the
> family
> > > digging in and competing
> > > for control. I heard this week before her
> > > heart attack she was bulimic which tellls me
> alot
> > > about her family dynamics.
> > > I will not go into it since my view is
> > theoretical.
> > > Let's just say it
> > > explains to me the guilt feelings of her
> parents.
> > As
> > > for drs. disagreeing,
> > > they do that every day.
> > >
> > > Bobby
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:42 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Terri Schiavo redux from Inclusion
> > > Daily Express
> > >
> > >
> > > > well, mag. i agree. but, then the conscince is
> > > > pricked, becouse they are actually doing the
> > > killing.
> > > > they think they are "just letting her die." if
> > > they
> > > > starve her. no difference actually.
> > > >
> > > > --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > > > Many people do not consider feeding tubes to
> > be
> > > > > artificial means. I have
> > > > > met a few adults with cp who ate that way.
> > It's
> > > just
> > > > > an alternate means of
> > > > > feeding. I agree however that Terri should
> die
> > > in
> > > > > peace, but I do not
> > > > > believe she should be starved for two weeks
> to
> > > do
> > > > > it, for heaven's sake,
> > > > > give her an injection.  I furthermore
> believe
> > > that
> > > > > even in marriage, if a
> > > > > spouse is suspected of foul play that the
> > spouse
> > > > > should not have the right
> > > > > to terminate their partner, and this is what
> I
> > > think
> > > > > has happened in the
> > > > > Schiavo case.
> > > > >
> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > Free our people! More than 250,000 people
> with
> > > > > disabilities
> > > > > throughout the USA say they want to move out
> > of
> > > > > nursing homes.
> > > > > Please ask your Congressperson to vote FOR
> the
> > > > > MICASSA bill, this
>
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