Both sides in Schiavo case await final word from appeals court

By Vickie Chachere
Associated Press Writer
Posted February 21 2005, 5:59 PM EST

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The dramatic legal battle over the life of a
severely disabled woman hinges Tuesday on what, if any, instructions
a Florida appeals court gives on when her feeding tube can be
removed and her death can begin.

The attorney representing Terri Schiavo's husband Michael said
Monday her husband will act as soon as legally permissible in having
physicians remove the feeding tube that has kept her alive for 15
years.

But whether that means Michael Schiavo will start the process
Tuesday depends on how the 2nd District Court of Appeals issues its
final word on a legal filing from her parents which has blocked
Michael Schiavo from acting earlier.

The court could simply allow earlier rulings allowing Michael
Schiavo to act despite his wife's family legal protests, or could
instruct a lower court judge how to proceed in the legally volatile
case.

Asked Monday if Michael Schiavo intended to order doctors to remove
the tube Tuesday, Felos said: ``I have no idea. My client is taking
this case one day at a time.''

Michael Schiavo has spent more than seven years battling his in-laws
to win court approval to remove the feeding tube which keeps Terri
Schiavo alive. Doctors have ruled Terri Schiavo is in a persistent
vegetative state with no hope for recovery; her husband said she
never wanted to be kept alive artificially.

Her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, have their own doctors who
believe Terri Schiavo has some level of mental functioning and is
not vegetative. The Schindlers have fought their son-in-law in a
case which has drawn international attention, saying their son-in-
law once had a financial motive to do away with his disabled wife.

Terri Schiavo left no written will when she collapsed at the age of
26 from what doctors said was a chemical imbalance that stopped her
heart. She still breathes on her own, but relies on the tube for
food and water. (Note from saveterrislife website owner: Terri did
not "collapse" "from a chemical imbalance that stopped her heart."
Terri was severely beaten by her husband, Michael Schiavo, the only
person with her at the time, on February 25, 1990. Evidence shows
she sustained numerous broken bones all over her body, suffered a
head injury, was strangled, and probably injected with insulin as
well. Terri was NOT a diabetic. This was simply a case of extreme
domestic violence, but the media does not tell the truth about this
or most things in this entire matter or this case. End of note from
Melissa Roxanne Stanley, saveterrislife website owner).

``We don't need to rush to Terri's death,'' said the parents'
attorney, David Gibbs. ``I don't know why Mr. Felos and the guardian
(Michael Schiavo) are so bent on just killing her. It's kind of
barbaric.''

Appearing at an afternoon news conference, Bob Schindler said his
family can do nothing more than also take the case ``day to day''
and ``pray for a miracle.''

Terri Schiavo has twice had her tube removed only to have it
reinserted in dramatic, last-minute developments.

In October 2003, she went without food or water for six days before
Gov. Jeb Bush pushed through a new law letting him order the tube be
reinserted. The Florida Supreme Court later struck down his action
as unconstitutional.

The anticipated action from both the appeals court and Michael
Schiavo prompted attorneys for the Schindlers to ask Circuit Court
Judge George Greer of Clearwater for an emergency stay to prevent
Michael Schiavo from acting before a hearing Wednesday on pending
legal issues.

Gibbs said Greer said he would wait until the 2nd District Court of
Appeal in Lakeland acts before deciding whether to issue a stay.

Late last year, Greer issued an indefinite stay blocking the tube's
removal pending the Schindlers appeals. But those appeals are over
as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, and Felos said he believes Michael Schiavo has
the authority to act as of then.

Felos would not describe what preparations may have been made in
anticipation of Tuesday's critical developments. He said that
Michael Schiavo is legally obligated under the appeals' courts
previous rulings to have the tube removed now that all legal
barriers have been removed.

But Gibbs said there are still issues to be litigated and he wants
to ask Greer to again delay the tube's removal under those matters
are resolved. Chief among them is a motion to remove Michael Schiavo
as his wife's guardian, with the Schindlers contending he has denied
his wife therapy and had both financial and personal motives to end
his wife's life.

Michael Schiavo has since started a new family with another woman.
At one point, he also stood to inherit hundreds of thousands of
dollars from Terri Schiavo's medical trust fund, but that money has
now largely been spent on attorneys fees related to the battle over
her life.

Gibbs said if Greer denies the request for an emergency stay he will
seek one from the U.S. Supreme Court.


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-
0221schiavo,0,3018504.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines



VIDEO OF TERRI FROM TV NEWS! CLICK LINK BELOW TO WATCH!

http://webpages.charter.net/honeygrl/terri_schindler.asf
Watch as Terri raises herself up off her bed! Terri is NOT PVS!


More evidence enclosed to prove Terri didn't have a heart attack or
cardiac arrest! A potassium imbalance is not what caused Terri to be
found on the floor, clutching her neck, either, as potassium causes
heart attacks, which Terri NEVER had! Terri was strangled and
severely beaten which is proven by evidence in these posts
with "EVIDENCE" in the title!

Terri never had bulimia, either!

These are all Michael Schiavo's LIES TO DISTRACT AND CONFUSE THE
WORLD, which the CONTROLLED MEDIA WILLINGLY REPEAT, OVER AND OVER!

Michael almost killed her on February 25, 1990 and many times since!

This is why he DESPERATELY wants her DEAD - to SILENCE HER FOREVER,
WHILE HE WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH THE NWO to set ILLEGAL PRECEDENTS
to MURDER TERRI AND COUNTLESS OTHERS!

NOW ON TO THE EVIDENCE!


http://terrisfight.org/images/bonescan.jpg

Bone scan which was done on Terri 53 weeks after Michael strangled,
severely beat her about her head and entire body, and probably
injected Terri with insulin shows Terri was a victim of TRAUMA and
her some of her injuries pointed to PREVIOUS TRAUMA, per the Doctor's
notes on the bone scan.

http://terrisfight.org/images/bonescan.jpg
Note the words "CLOSED HEAD INJURY" on the top portion of the fill-
in-form portion of the bone scan - look at bottom left for these
three words in capital letters!

Terri has a condition called Hydrocephalus due to the head trauma
Michael caused her to have! This is where excess cerebrospinal fluid
builds up in the brain. Terri DESPERATELY needs treatment for her
Hydrocephalus, and I am trying to get publicity about this to the
public, as she is entitled by law to a new trial based on this newly
found evidence!

http://hydroassoc.org/ Click here for more info. here about
Hydrocephalus and its treatment

(Note from Melissa: Hydrocephalus is a very treatable condition -
a tube (shunt) is placed in the brain to drain the excess
cerebrospinal fluid into the abdomen, which takes about 45 minutes!)


Terri Has Hydrocephalus, Probably Due to Head Trauma

The following quotes are excerpts from the article,

Interview With Dr. Hammesfahr: Startling Revelations

At first, Terri had physical therapy, rehabilitation, and speech
therapy. Electrodes were planted in her brain stem. A month or two
later, she was more responsive. She got better with rehabilitation.
She spoke appropriately at times, saying such things as, "I am
hungry."

When electrodes are implanted, there needs to be follow up because
the electrodes could be the source of possible infection and
hydrocephalus. If there is no follow up, one is risking further
injury. No follow-up was given.

[Lisa's note: Michael Schiavo is causing Terri further injury by not
permitting her to have necessary medical follow-up after undergoing
experimental surgery!]

Margaret Juneman's notes:

Terri's 1996 brain scan shows 75% normal brain tissue; not scar
tissue. It is not all fluid. That report is bogus. Her cortex is not
missing; not at all. Some areas are thinned, probably due to
hydrocephalus, with the fluid pushing against her brain. She is
functioning. That is what is important. I have seen people a lot
worse than her, and they are talking. A brain scan taken two years
ago showed improvement.

[Lisa's note: Michael Schiavo and George Felos' remarks on Larry King
Live about Terri's total lack of consciousness are obviously
fallacious. Lying is actually a propaganda technique. It is often the
case that the bigger the lie, the more easily it is believed.]

The EEG (electroencephalogram, which is a test of brain activity)
showed there was no recognizable brain activity. However, three
doctors said she was restless. Muscle activity gives a reading, just
as the brain does, producing artifact. By filtering out the artifact,
the brain activity was also filtered out. The EEG should have been
taken at her bed where she could relax. Judge Greer refused further
testing. Dr. Hammesfahr said no further scan is needed because Terri
is functioning, which obviously shows brain activity.

Ron Panzer's notes:

Dr. Hammesfahr revealed that Terri has at least 75% functional brain
tissue and that the stories circulating in the media about a head
full of fluid "only" are totally false. He has had patients with less
brain function doing much more than Terri is doing, and Dr.
Hammesfahr believes that Terri is being kept to a lower level of
function by her being denied opportunities to do anything, have any
rehabilitation, and that she her improvement is being sabotaged by
her being kept in isolation, with very few visitors or other input.
Dr. Hammesfahr revealed that Larry King had suggested to Michael
Schiavo that he let Mr. King's news crew go in to film Terri, to
settle once and for all what Terri's condition is, and that Michael
REFUSED!

Dr. Hammesfahr confirmed that Terri has been sedated at various
periods of time and that the sedation of Terri would make Terri less
responsive, especially during an examination by physicians who would
try to see what her condition was.

He explained that physician assessments of Terri made when she was
sedated would necessarily NOT be accurate, that they would
UNDER-estimate her level of cognition and abilities.

Dr. Hammesfahr also revealed that Terri suffers from some
hydrocephalus, or fluid buildup in the brain. This is a serious
condition that must be treated to avoid further damage to the brain.
Dr. Hammesfahr confirmed that Michael has NOT allowed Terri to be
treated for her hydrocephalus. [This is in violation of Florida
guardian laws]

Dr. Hammesfahr, whose field is Neurology, explained that an EEG
(electro-encephalograph reading) test which did not show much brain
activity was BOGUS! because it was done after Terri had been
transported to a facility for the testing and Terri had been restless
at the time, moving around quite a bit.

Muscular movement during an EEG produces readings on the EEG which
must be filtered out. Dr. Hammesfahr explained that by "filtering
out" the EEG activity Terri had due to the muscular movements, those
filtering that brain activity out had also filtered out Terri's brain
activity.

In other words, the EEG done was worthless because it was not
properly done and several doctors have agreed with that.

(Proof Terri is not in a Persistent Vegetative State, which the
corrupt Judge Greer illegally ruled she is, based on a phoney,
made-up definition! Greer DID NOT use the LEGAL FLORIDA STATUTE
DEFINITION OF PVS!

The video of Terri at the link right below PROVES she is not in
a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)!

The controlled media lies as their masters ORDER THEM TO about Terri
and this entire case (and all the other "news" they propagandize/spin
for the NWO AGENDA!

This whole thing is a HUGE NWO operation!
Melissa)


(The video entitled, "Tracking a balloon"
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/ccb/videos/balloon.rm
allows you to see and hear the examination. When she followed the
balloon, the doctor said, Look over here, Terri. There you go. Can
you follow that, Terri? There you go. Can you follow that at all?
Can you see that? OK. Look over here. That's fine. That's it. Now
come over here. You see that, don't you, huh? You do follow that a
bit, don't you, huh? OK, look up here. That's good!)

Dr. Hammesfahr said the doctor who complimented Terri for following
the balloon, (Ronald Cranford, known as "Dr. Death"),
later testified in court that she was in a persistent vegetative
state (PVS). Dr. Hammesfahr stated this is medical malpractice
and attempted murder.

[Lisa's note: The doctor who told Terri she did a good job following
commands obeyed The Plan when testifying in court that she is in a
persistent vegetative state.]

(The NWO PLAN! Melissa)