Bloggers' Best for Terri Schiavo, Part 5

Here are some links and messages for Terri Schiavo. Email me with your contributions.

My posts for Terri are here. My links to others are here.

Video Links:

For a stunning FOXNews video of an interview with a nurse who once cared for Terri Schiavo, go here. (I can't get the video to work in Firefox. You may need to use IE.)

Have you heard that no doctor who believes Terri can be helped and is not PVS has ever examined her? (I heard that in the debates in Congress Sunday night.) Watch this video of Sean Hannity's interview with Dr. Bill Hammesfahr, a neurologist nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking work with patients like Terri. He spent over ten hours with Terri, fully examined her medical records, and says he rountinely helps patients far worse than she is.

Links:

Catez of AllThings2All sends us Terri Schiavo: Congress Agrees on Bill, Facts & History, the "Exit Protocol" .

Lance Salyers of Ragged Edges sends us Why I Don't Believe Michael Schiavo.

John C. A. Bambenek sends us Profiles of Cowardice.

The always brilliant Thomas Sowell has written Cruel and Unusual.

For some real irony, read this information at Polipundit.

David of Kentucky Packrat sends us Mourning. He says, "It's a rather non-positive post, but one I feel must be said.

Darjeelingirl shares this short, but to the point thought. She has lots of other posts and links on her site, too.

Greatest Pursuits sent two links and told me to pick the one I wanted to use. They're both so good, I give you them both: here and here.

From Christianity and Middle Earth comes I Heard the Death-Watch Beating.

JollyBlogger has a great post here. (HT Catez)

Messages:

From Peggy: If Terri Schiavo were an animal, the SPCA would stop the torture and prosecute the perpetrators.  If she were a convicted criminal on death row, she would have the luxury of a 'painless' death by lethal injection.  If she were a terrorist in an American facility, she would have the world up in arms if there was even a hint that she was not being properly fed.  However, she is a living, feeling human being who cannot speak  for herself, so she is allowed to slowly starve in the name of 'mercy'.  THIS IS LEGALIZED MURDER! Where is the justice?

From Diane: I think the so-called husband should be withheld food and water as he is mandating to Terri-Why haven't the courts allowed testimony from the nurses at the Hospice Center, as one this AM came forward and had very positive input into Terri's condition.  I think someone should try to remove Terri from that place and take matters into their own hands.  I am frankly disgusted with the court system and think that the so-called husband should be jailed for attempted murder.

Comments

[Hal]

Dory, on the video, switch to Real player instead of the WinMedia player. I can't get the WinMedia to work in FireFox or IE6 on the FOX website for some reason either.

[Julie]

Dory,

Thank you for this post full with a plethora of vital information. Blessings to you.

I am posting the following at several sites - it is just a thought of something to do:

This morning I awoke, exhausted still, not resting enough as I pray for Terri. I phoned the Florida State Senator offices requesting they change their vote on the bill for Terri's life, and faxed a message to President Bush, requesting that he take Terri into protective custody if he could and thanking him for his heart and all that he has done to try to help and save her life. I thought about if there was anything else that I could do.

I thought of one more thing:
I phoned the US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit in Atlanta at (404) 335-6100, and simply requested to leave a message for the Hon. J.L. Edmonson, the Chief Judge of the court. The woman at the other end was polite, courteous, even kind and asked me what message I would like her to relay. I just said that I would ask the Hon. Edmonson to please allow Terri's feeding tube to be restored, while the appeals court considers the entire case concerning Terri. The woman I spoke with said thank you, and that she would pass my message on.

I thought that perhaps all of us might call and leave a similar message for the appeals court.

Thanks.