mark fuhrmanTerri brother and sister had their own ideas about Michael, but they didn say anything, not wanting to upset their parents. Some of Terri closest friends had asked her if she was sure she wanted to marry Michael. When they didn like what they saw, they hoped that Michael would change and love Terri as they did. Terri spent teen years in a series of health-care facilities where she was seen and treated by hundreds of nurses, administrators, and orderlies. Why have only a handful of nurses come forward to describe the abuse and neglect she suffered at the hands of Michael Schiavo The fact that these nurses worked in separate facilities and yet saw the same behavior is powerful corroborative evidence. I wouldn be surprised if many more caregivers saw things, but said nothing because they were afraid of reprisals, or did not want to violate their conentiality oaths. When Terri was suffering her prolonged and very public death, why didn they come forward How many other nurses had intimate relationships with Michael Schiavo and are embarrassed to admit it Judge George Greer consistently ruled in Michael Schiavo favor. When he heard testimony of Michael, Scott, and Joan Schiavo concerning Terri end-of-life wishes, he pronounced it lear and convincing.�Presented with evidence that testimony was perjured, Greer said it was too late. All the judges who reviewed the case could have done something, but they didn want to overrule one of their brethren and so they let the original decisions stand. Terri was not afforded the constitutional protections given to death-row inmates awaiting execution. After Jay Wolfson ad litum report, the Schindlers asked that he be removed because of evident bias. I agree with them. To read Wolfson report for yourself, log on to this web page: http://www. miami.edu/ethics/schiavo/wolfson%27s%20report.pdf Jeb Bush, George Bush, the Florida state legislature, and the United States Congress tried to help, but did so in such a clumsy�220�