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An Open Letter from Bobby Schindler.
Editor's note. Virtually all readers of NRL News are painfully aware that Terri Schindler Schiavo died March 31, 2005, nearly 14 days after her husband secured permission for the third time to disconnect her feeding tube. The following open letter is written to the friends and supporters of the Schindler family by Terri's brother, Bobby.
To Our Dear Friends and Faithful Supporters,
It has been almost one year since my sister Terri's unnatural and untimely death. My family is still grieving our great loss. But we have decided to carry her legacy of life and love forward so that her sacrifice will not have been in vain, and that others may avoid the same terrible fate.
Throughout the entire history of mankind, never was it held that food and water constituted "medical care." Sadly, our nation now claims food and water to be "medical treatment" instead of ordinary care, to facilitate their removal from persons deemed by the medical industry or the courts as "unworthy of life" primarily for economic reasons. Persons like Terri, with injuries and disabilities, are seen as not being worthy of life, not worth the investment.
For reasons like this my family will be continuing to run Terri's Foundation, officially named The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation. Originally created to protect the life of my sister, it has been restructured as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, dedicated to ensuring the rights of disabled, elderly and vulnerable citizens in order to help others avoid future tragedies that reflect what Terri endured.
My parents, Robert and Mary, and sister, Suzanne, are all working for the ...
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