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Science > Abortion |
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"Sergeant America" |
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22 Mar 2005 10:26:28 PM |
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Nurse: Terri Can Eat Normally |
Nurse: Terri Can Eat Normally
A certified nursing assistant who cared for Terri Schiavo in 1997 filed
a sworn affidavit in the case stating that she was able to feed Schiavo
normally on multiple occasions - but that husband Michael Schiavo would
allow only a feeding tube.
Heidi Law, a CNA at the Palm Gardens nursing home, testified:
"At least three times during any shift where I took care of Terri, I
made sure to give Terri a wet washcloth filled with ice chips, to keep
her mouth moistened. I personally saw her swallow the ice water and
never saw her gag.
"[Another CNA] and I frequently put orange juice or apple juice in her
washcloth to give her something nice to taste, which made her happy. On
three or four occasions I personally fed Terri small mouthfuls of Jello,
which she was able to swallow and enjoyed immensely."
Law testified that the only reason she didn't attempt to feed Ms.
Schiavo more frequently was "because I was so afraid of being caught by
Michael."
Editorializing on the case in light of Law's account, the Pittsburgh
Post Gazette said Sunday, "It is one thing to withdraw a feeding tube;
another entirely to withhold that day's meal tray."
Carla Sauer Iyer was a registered nurse at the same facility. In her own
affidavit Iyer testified that Ms. Schiavo was capable of speech,
explaining, "[Terri] spoke on a regular basis, saying such things as
'Mommy' and 'help me.'"
When she put a washcloth in Terri's hands to keep her fingers from
curling together, Iyer said, "Michael saw it and made me take it out,
saying that was therapy" that he had forbidden.
"Throughout my time at Palm Gardens, Michael Schiavo was focused on
Terri's death," the RN noted. "Michael would say 'When is she going to
die?' 'Has she died yet?' and 'When is that ***** gonna die?'"
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/3/20/102601.shtml
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| User: "Ray Fischer" |
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| Title: Re: Nurse: Terri Can Eat Normally |
24 Mar 2005 10:52:09 PM |
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Sergeant America <sergeant_america@hotmail.com> wrote:
Nurse: Terri Can Eat Normally
A certified nursing assistant who cared for Terri Schiavo in 1997 filed
a sworn affidavit in the case stating that she was able to feed Schiavo
normally on multiple occasions - but that husband Michael Schiavo would
allow only a feeding tube.
All those doctors, the brains scans, the nearly twenty judges who have
reviewed the evidence, they're all wrong because some nurse who claims
to have been around Terri eight years ago says otherwise.
You right-wing fanatics are insane.
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Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Nurse: Terri Can Eat Normally |
25 Mar 2005 12:11:51 AM |
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Who knows more about their patients? The nurses and nurses assistants
who actually spend time with the patients or the doctors who spend
about two minutes with them?
Don't know the answer? Ask any nurse.
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| User: "Ray Fischer" |
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| Title: Re: Nurse: Terri Can Eat Normally |
25 Mar 2005 01:14:32 AM |
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<awthrawthr@yahoo.com> wrote:
Who knows more about their patients? The nurses and nurses assistants
who actually spend time with the patients or the doctors who spend
about two minutes with them?
The doctors who spend years with them and know what to look for.
Don't know the answer? Ask any nurse.
So you think that a nurse with two years of medical training knows more
than a doctor with a decade of training.
You right-wing control freaks are insane.
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Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net
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