Originally posted by: Riprorin
Here's a nurses testimony. I'm looking forward to hearing the smear.
Affidavit of CARLA SAUER IYER, R.N. (HT: Sounding the Trumpet)
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 "elp 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.
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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?"
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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.
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After Michael's visits, Iyer stated that Terri, at times, became symptomatic for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Iyer said she found an unexplainable bottle of fast acting insulin concealed in Terri's wastebasket that she speculates could have been used to induce the condition. She filed a police report but heard nothing further regarding the incident. Subsequently she received death threats she believes were related to notifying the authorities and was laterreleased from her position as a caregiver because of her actions in support of Terri.
I've heard her say the exact same things in interivews, but here's a link:
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From the same link:
The nurses, including Iyer, interacted with Terri and daily
witnessed her respond, laugh, and make requests. ?We had her at the
front of the nurse?s station? everyone loved Terri,? Iyer said.
When asked about the accuracy of the videos available on the internet Iyer said they were realistic but failed to capture Terri?s personality and, if anything, did not represent the extent of Terri?s ability to respond and communicate.
Iyer witnessed Terri consuming pudding and milkshakes every night and has previously testified that she fed Terri Jello. She witnessed Terri responding to her name, following others with her eyes and head and even moving her body with purpose.
If she dies, she'll have been murdered by the judicial system.