XPost: sci.med.diseases.lyme, alt.support.child-protective-services,   
   alt.support.autism   
   XPost: bit.listserv.autism   
   From: tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   eugeneshapiroisapig wrote:   
      
   > kathleen, this is not a human being we are talking about. terri schiavo   
   > has no brain activity above the brain stem.   
   >      lyme disease has progressed in some cases to a point in which   
   > massive brain destruction took place. If this happened to all of us, so   
   > that we all turned into useless meat blobs with no (zero) brain   
   > activity, it would probably be a good thing because then society would   
   > have to recognize the extent of the problem.   
   >      If you read the other posts you will see the difference between   
   > terri schiavo who has no meaningful brain activity, really no brain if   
   > you look at the MRI's and the eeg results, and someone who has a speck   
   > of brain activity or at least a hope of recovery. In the schiavo case,   
   > neither exists.   
      
   I have a suggestion: Tell Terri to blink her eyes once if she heard and   
   understood.  If she does, then tell her to blink once for yes and twice for   
   no.  If she understands that, then ask her if she wants to die.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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