What if you're wrong?

Just a question about Terri Schiavo for everyone.

Two more nurses file affidavits against Michael Schiavo

More evidence is being built against the man with two wives. Read here

A little legal research anyone?

Please read this short legal opinion prepared by professionals 2 years ago.

Any Questions? Comments?

Two questions

I have two questions for all of you who want to kill Terri Schiavo.

1.) Do you really think that pro-capital punishment people rejoice when it is latter determined that a convicted murderer who exhausted all of his appeals and still determined to be guilty and killed, then is later determined to be innocent due to new DNA evidence? Do you think we dance a jig?

2.) Do you want Terri to die out of mercy, or just because Bush and other conservatives want her to be given another chance at life?

Think about it. I know everyone who responds will claim it is out of mercy. However I want you to seriously ponder this answer, I encourage you to do that.

Are you choosing your side simply because you don't agree with conservatives on this issue? Or did you actually look at the facts and explore to find information on both sides of the issue?

The only thing that can not be reversed is death.

To briefly change the subject...Quotes of the day

“We are sliding down the mire of a democracy that pollutes the morals of the people before it swallows up their freedoms.” Fisher Ames

“It is important to understand that equality for the individual as in equal opportunity or equality before the law is a classic liberal ideal, while parity for a group is at best a political and at worst a profoundly reactionary notion. Equality stresses that any qualified human being may become an engineer, plumber, prime minister or jet pilot, regardless of gender, religion or race; while parity maintains that a proportionate number from each group must achieve such positions regardless of merit or utility. The belief in parity is based to some extent on a genuine error - the view that any disparity in society has to be the result of discrimination as well as the cynical politician's view that when disparity makes some people restless it should be eliminated, even at the expense of freedom and fairness.” Barbara Amiel

“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms.” Aristotle

“Politicians know just how powerful this word is, 'Security'. Every time they have some little program they want to offer to the people, a program that will almost certainly rob people of freedom and liberty, the politicians sell that program by adding the 'Security' word to it.” Neal Boortz

“If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees.” William Jefferson Clinton

Please read the document below. It is a sworn document by a former caregiver of Terri Schiavo's. Then let me know how you feel about her "husband".

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF FLORIDA )

COUNTY OF PINELLAS )

BEFORE ME the undersigned authority personally appeared CARLA SAUER IYER, R.N., who being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

1. My name is Carla Sauer Iyer. I am over the age of eighteen and make this statement of my own personal knowledge.

2. I am a registered nurse in the State of Florida, having been licensed continuously in Florida from 1997 to the present. Prior to that I was a Licensed Practical Nurse for about four years.

3. I was employed at Palm Garden of Largo Convalescent Center in Largo, Florida from April of 1995 to July 1996, while Terri Schiavo was a patient there.

4. It was clear to me at Palm Gardens that all decisions regarding Terri Schiavo were made by Michael Schiavo, with no allowance made for any discussion, debate or normal professional judgment. My initial training there consisted solely of the instruction “Do what Michael Schiavo tells you or you will be terminated.” This struck me as extremely odd.

5. I was very disturbed by the decision making protocol, as no allowance whatsoever was made for professional responsibility. The atmosphere throughout the facility was dominated by Mr. Schiavo’s intimidation. Everyone there, with the exception of several people who seemed to be close to Michael, was intimidated by him. Michael Schiavo always had an overbearing attitude, yelling numerous times such things as “This is my order and you’re going to follow it.” He is very large and uses menacing body language, such as standing too close to you, getting right in your face and practically shouting.

6. To the best of my recollection, rehabilitation had been ordered for Terri, but I never saw any being done or had any reason at all to believe that there was ever any rehab of Terri done at Palm Gardens while I was there. I became concerned because nothing was being done for Terri at all, no antibiotics, no tests, no range of motion therapy, no stimulation, no nothing. Michael said again and again that Terri should NOT get any rehab, that there should be no range of motion whatsoever, or anything else. I and a CNA named Roxy would give Terri range of motion anyway. One time I put a wash cloth in Terri’s hand to keep her fingers from curling together, and Michael saw it and made me take it out, saying that was therapy.

7. Terri’s medical condition was systematically distorted and misrepresented. When I worked with her, she was alert and oriented. Terri spoke on a regular basis while in my presence, saying such things as “mommy,” and “help me.” “Help me” was, in fact, one of her most frequent utterances. I heard her say it hundreds of times. Terri would try to say the word “pain” when she was in discomfort, but it came out more like “pay.” She didn’t say the “n” sound very well. During her menses she would indicate her discomfort by saying “pay” and moving her arms toward her lower abdominal area. Other ways that she would indicate that she was in pain included pursing her lips, grimacing, thrashing in bed, curling her toes or moving her legs around. She would let you know when she had a bowel movement by flipping up the covers and pulling on her diaper.

8. When I came into her room and said “Hi, Terri”, she would always recognize my voice and her name, and would turn her head all the way toward me, saying “Haaaiiiii” sort of, as she did. I recognized this as a “hi”, which is very close to what it sounded like, the whole sound being only a second or two long. When I told her humorous stories about my life or something I read in the paper, Terri would chuckle, sometimes more a giggle or laugh. She would move her whole body, upper and lower. Her legs would sometimes be off the bed, and need to be repositioned. I made numerous entries into the nursing notes in her chart, stating verbatim what she said and her various behaviors, but by my next on-duty shift, the notes would be deleted from her chart. Every time I made a positive entry about any responsiveness of Terri’s, someone would remove it after my shift ended. Michael always demanded to see her chart as soon as he arrived, and would take it in her room with him. I documented Terri’s rehab potential well, writing whole pages about Terri’s responsiveness, but they would always be deleted by the next time I saw her chart. The reason I wrote so much was that everybody else seemed to be afraid to make positive entries for fear of their jobs, but I felt very strongly that a nurses job was to accurately record everything we see and hear that bears on a patients condition and their family. I upheld the Nurses Practice Act, and if it cost me my job, I was willing to accept that.

9. Throughout my time at Palm Gardens, Michael Schiavo was focused on Terri’s death. Michael would say “When is she going to die?,” “Has she died yet?” and “When is that bitch gonna die?” These statements were common knowledge at Palm Gardens, as he would make them casually in passing, without regard even for who he was talking to, as long as it was a staff member. Other statements which I recall him making include “Can’t you do anything to accelerate her death - won’t she ever die?” When she wouldn’t die, Michael would be furious. Michael was also adamant that the family should not be given information. He made numerous statements such as “Make sure the parents aren’t contacted.” I recorded Michael’s statements word for word in Terri’s chart, but these entries were also deleted after the end of my shift. Standing orders were that the family wasn’t to be contacted, in fact, there was a large sign in the front of her chart that said under no circumstances was her family to be called, call Michael immediately, but I would call them, anyway, because I thought they should know about their daughter.

10. Any time Terri would be sick, like with a UTI or fluid buildup in her lungs, colds, pneumonia, Michael would be visibly excited, thrilled even, hoping that she would die. He would call me, as I was the nurse supervisor on the floor, and ask for every little detail about her temperature, blood pressure, etc., and would call back frequently asking if she was dead yet. He would blurt out “I’m going to be rich!,” and would talk about all the things he would buy when Terri died, which included a new car, a new boat, and going to Europe, among other things.

11. When Michael visited Terri, he always came alone and always had the door closed and locked while he was with Terri. He would typically be there about twenty minutes or so. When he left Terri would would be trembling, crying hysterically, and would be very pale and have cold sweats. It looked to me like Terri was having a hypoglycemic reaction, so I’d check her blood sugar. The glucometer reading would be so low it was below the range where it would register an actual number reading. I would put dextrose in Terri’s mouth to counteract it. This happened about five times on my shift as I recall. Normally Terri’s blood sugar levels were very stable due to the uniformity of her diet through tube feeding. It is my belief that Michael injected Terri with Regular insulin, which is very fast acting.

12. The longer I was employed at Palm Gardens the more concerned I became about patient care, both relating to Terri Schiavo, for the reasons I’ve said, and other patients, too. There was an LPN named Carolyn Adams, known as “Andy” Adams who was a particular concern. An unusual number of patients seemed to die on her shift, but she was completely unconcerned, making statements such as “They are old - let them die.” I couldn’t believe her attitude or the fact that it didn’t seem to attract any attention. She made many comments about Terri being a waste of money, that she should die. She said it was costing Michael a lot of money to keep her alive, and that he complained about it constantly (I heard him complain about it all the time, too.) Both Michael and Adams said that she would be worth more to him if she were dead. I ultimately called the police relative to this situation, and was terminated the next day. Other reasons were cited, but I was convinced it was because of my “rocking the boat.”

13. Ms. Adams was one of the people who did not seem to be intimidated by Michael. In fact, they seemed to be very close, and Adams would do whatever Michael told her. Michael sometimes called Adams at night and spoke at length. I was not able to hear the content of these phone calls, but I knew it was him talking to her because she would tell me afterward and relay orders from him.

14. While at Palm Gardens, I became fearful for my personal safety. This was due to Michael’s constant intimidation, including his menacing body language, vocal tone and mannerisms.

15. I have contacted the Schindler family because I just couldn’t stand by and let Terri die without the truth being known.

FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT.

CARLA SAUER IYER, R.N.

Quotes of the Day

"Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."--Thomas Jefferson

"The freedom and happiness of man...[are] the sole objects of all legitimate government." --Thomas Jefferson

Q: What is the difference between Christopher Reeve and Terri Schiavo?

A: Christopher could not breate on his own in addition to not being able to eat.

Some therapists believe they can have Terri Schiavo walking with the aid of a walker within a year if she is given meaningful therapy. Why has her "husband" denied her this treatment? There is even a new affidavit from a nurse at the hospice that hosts Terri. It states that the nurse did in fact spoon feed Terri from time to time. This means she could be fed normally IF MICHAEL SCHIAVO WOULD ALLOW IT.

It seems to me, that Terri's family should be making the decisions for her. Her husband is no more family than an ex-boyfriend would be. Would you trust all of your ex-boyfriends/girlfriends with making decisions about your life?

Michael Schiavo has already moved on in his life. He has a mistress and two children. He does not act as a husband to Terri. If a small corporation does not act as a corporation the owner is held liable on a personal basis in most states. Going on that precedent, he should no longer be making life or death decisions in this case because in daily life he has not acted as her husband for years. If he respects his marriage so much that he has children with another woman, why should we respect his marriage?

This devil has even denied members of Terri's family the courtesy of visitation with Terri in what could be her final hours. He is truly an evil man who is trying to commit murder with court approval. Michael Schiavo and the judge in this case should both be immediately tried for murder. They are denying her every honest attempt for recovery, stacking the deck against her. Therapy? DENIED, Sunlight? DENIED, music? DENIED, brushing of teeth? DENIED! The list goes on.

But the big picture is whether we want to be a society of life or a society of death. As a society of death we are no better than Islamic Terrorists. As a society we have nothing to benefit from the death if innocent people, we have everything to gain from the life of people who show promise. Terri Schiavo shows promise. Terri has never even had a CT scan or a complete physical evaluation before it was determined she was in a "vegetative state". By the way there are many doctors who claim that she is not in that condition. What is sad is that there are others who have similar situations to Terri's. They just don't get the publicity.

Kudo's go out to most of the members of Congress and especially to President Bush. How many people in the world in the position he is in would leave their own home in the middle of the night to take action to save one person's life. That is true humanity. That is what he meant by the phrase compassionate conservatism during his first campaign. He is truly a man of great virtue, a man of great character, and a man who knows how to lead based on those qualities. I pray we will someday start to elect great statesmen instead of politicians, nut that's a different subject for a different post.

For the record: I am for limited government. Most true conservatives are. But this is a special case where there is possibly an out of control judiciary. This is part of the checks and balances of the system. When the laws are interpreted by the judicial branch of government in a way the legislative branch does not like they can pass a new law. Then once a lawsuit is brought up contesting the new law, the judical must rule it to be unconstitutional. Sounds political....that's because it is. But this is also another post.