SCHINDLER: My sister Terri Schiavo was alive like Jahi McMath

SCHINDLER: My sister Terri Schiavo was alive like Jahi McMath

Ethics of  brain death declaration By Bobby Schindler  — Thursday, January 16, 2014 Much has been written about Jahi McMath in recent days. The 13-year-old Oakland, Calif., girl underwent surgery Dec. 9 to remove her tonsils. She was declared “brain-dead” after going into cardiac arrest. Since that time, experts have opined on the ethics of … Continue reading

Linda Kincaid Reports:  Aging Family Services threatens daughter for exposing elder abuse of war hero

Linda Kincaid Reports: Aging Family Services threatens daughter for exposing elder abuse of war hero

 by Linda Kincaid — January 14, 2014    The National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse posted a memorial for war hero, Hugh Johnson.   NASGA honored Johnson’s service in World War II and recounted the horrors of being a German prisoner of war.  The memorial also recounted the greater horrors of Johnson’s last months in Raleigh, … Continue reading

Woman hiding from Bay Area county

Woman hiding from Bay Area county

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Eighty-five-year-old Reta Cook can’t get around without the help of her family and a wheelchair but she says she doesn’t need Santa Clara County’s help with anything. “I really don’t know why they would want to take over my life,” Cook says. To continue reading:  Woman hiding from Bay Area county

Chicago Wants to Include E-Cigs in Smoking Ban?

Chicago Wants to Include E-Cigs in Smoking Ban?

The truth is out, isn’t it?  The smoking ban isn’t strictly about health issues.  We now have proof that it is about “control” and personal preferences of the elite and very little else.  Of course, that should have been obvious when smoking bans included outdoor space where second hand smoke couldn’t possibly affect an innocent … Continue reading

Faceless Hospital Board Relents: Jahi McMath Can Continue Her Fight for Life

Faceless Hospital Board Relents: Jahi McMath Can Continue Her Fight for Life

Ominous case is only the latest example of government and hospital boards taking private medical decisions away from families PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6, 2014 / – The parents of Jahi McMath won a key victory in the right to care for their daughter, Jahi McMath. Jahi entered Children’s Hospital in Oakland in early December to have … Continue reading

Remembering the Kids on the First Day of 2014

Remembering the Kids on the First Day of 2014

It’s a New Year!  A new beginning!  It’s also a time to reflect on the kids that need us to remember their plight and to fight in their behalf when the system forgets the human components called faith, hope and a sprinkle or two of compassion! On a bright and positive note… Connecticut Children’s Medical … Continue reading

Jahi McMath Supporters Pressing for Release from Children’s Hospital Oakland

Jahi McMath Supporters Pressing for Release from Children’s Hospital Oakland

 Supporters of Jahi McMath continue to work for her transfer out of Children’s Hospital Oakland. The 13-year old patient who suffered massive complications after a surgery that led to a “brain death diagnosis” continues to show signs of life.   PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 31, 2013 / — Under the direction of the Terri Schiavo Life … Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS!!!! RE:  JAHI MCMATH

BREAKING NEWS!!!! RE: JAHI MCMATH

Judge extends life support for Jahi McMath until Jan. 7 The family of the 13-year-old Oakland, Calif. girl who was declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy was desperately trying to move her to a New York facility until a judge extended her life support at the Children’s Hospital in Oakland Monday. A judge reportedly extended life … Continue reading

The Right Thing to Do!… The Right Thing to Do!… The Right Thing to Do!

The Right Thing to Do!… The Right Thing to Do!… The Right Thing to Do!

I am so sick of hearing, “It’s the right thing to do!”… that I could spit nails and talk to the wall!  The only problem is I’d have to wait in line, because the wall’s pretty packed right now with wall-talkers. Where do these people get the idea that all their ideas are so ideal … Continue reading

The Dictators of Non-Compassion: Gary Harvey Case and the Unexpected Twist

The Dictators of Non-Compassion: Gary Harvey Case and the Unexpected Twist

Moving forward in the Gary Harvey case to still another holiday… The Dictators of Non-Compassion: Gary Harvey Case and the Unexpected Twist How long has it been since Gary Harvey fell down those basement stairs? Some days it seems as though it was only yesterday, but it wasn’t. It was January 21, 2006. It has … Continue reading

Wife’s Visitation in Jeopardy: The Recycling of Gary Harvey’s Holiday Restrictions

Wife’s Visitation in Jeopardy: The Recycling of Gary Harvey’s Holiday Restrictions

By Carrie K. Hutchens on December 10th, 2010 Last year, I wrote the following article. Wife’s Visitation in Jeopardy: The Isolation of Gary Harvey By Carrie K. Hutchens on November 7th, 2009 Gary Harvey is the brain injured man from New York, who seems to have his own private “death panel” determined to kill him … Continue reading

Old News Breaking

Old News Breaking

Dear “Truly Appreciated” Reader: I’m still trying to raise money to help a friend pay for medical tests, treatments, meds & other expenses incurred during a medical setback.  If you need help with proofreading or updating your blog, for example, please consider me for the job.  Just tell me what you need done and how much you are willing to … Continue reading

A Reason for the Season

A Reason for the Season

by Ron Panzer December 20, 2013   You may have had a father  whose message was,   “You’re worthless! You’re a mistake!”   You may have had a mother  who left without even saying goodbye.  You may have brothers and sisters  who don’t even know you,  Or friends who are gone overnight.  You may have enemies  who … Continue reading

A Chance for Jahi McMath

A Chance for Jahi McMath

Family wants to keep life support for girl brain dead after tonsil surgery CNN Video Carrie’s Take is: Do we really know this young girl is brain dead? Who says so?  The ones that were caring for her when the medical crisis occurred? Doesn’t one report say there is swelling of the brain?  Why not wait and  … Continue reading