The reason why I’ve been keeping private for the longest time ever here, I’ve always wanted to protect my wife’s privacy. I don’t like – I didn’t want to put her picture all over the news. I just wanted to keep her private. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
Make a living will. Talk about it. Death is going to happen to everybody. Write it down. Even if you write it on a piece of paper at home and have your family witness it, you need to write it down. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
What kind of government is this? This is a human being. This is not right, and I’m telling everybody you better call your congressman, because they’re going to run your life. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
She didn’t leave any written instructions. She has verbally expressed her wishes to me and other people. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
People make these comments all the time. They talk about this with their loved ones every day. People’s feedings – tube feedings – are stopped across this country every day. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
What they’re doing is, they’re making the decisions for us. That’s what this country is coming down to. They’re going to make the decisions for us. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
And they talk about their bona fide doctors. They have a list of doctors that signed affidavits from looking at a picture of Terry. That’s where they get their information from, by looking at a picture. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
And then they sign an affidavit swearing that she’s not in a vegetative stage. I’ll tell you. That’s a doctor you really want; they can look at a picture and make a diagnosis. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
I moved on with my life but I still have a big commitment to Terri. I made her a promise. Michael Schiavo Read Quote
