AT THIS STAGE I FEEL MISS SCHIAVO SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DIE, IF HER TUBES WERE WERE PUT IN WHAT WOULD BE THE PROBABILITY OF HER GETTTING WELL? ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote: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 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 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 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" > > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy > > > To: > > > 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 > 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 > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/