| Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network Monthly Newsletter!  Man in “Vegetative State” Communicates, He’s Not in Pain(BBC) – A Canadian man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, has been able to tell scientists that he is not in any pain. It’s the first time an uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care. CONTINUETerri’s Life & Hope Network Establishes Research and Education Center!PHILADELPHIA, Pa., October 23, 2012/ – The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network is pleased to announce the establishment of the Center for Disability in the Public Square (CDPS) to be directed by Mark P. Mostert, PhD. CONTINUE A Child’s Sad Death in a Florida Nursing Home(Bradenton Herald) – For 14 years, Doris Freyre cared for her profoundly disabled daughter in her modest Tampa home, pureeing fresh fruit, yams and vegetables and surrounding the girl with family photos and pictures of angels. CONTINUE Bill Maher‘s Bigoted Mocking of Terri Schiavo(By Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D./WND) – The ugly side of humanity has always had problem with Terri Schiavo – mostly because it’s easy to beat up on people who can’t defend themselves. Read More! Special Team: Chy and Her Boys (By Rick Reilly/ESPN.com) – How about a little good news? In the scrub-brush desert town of Queen Creek, Ariz., high school bullies were throwing trash at sophomore Chy Johnson. Calling her “stupid.” Pushing her in the halls. CONTINUE  Wesley J. Smith: There Will Be Death Panels (NRO) – The people of the United States ensured an Obamacare future by apparently reelecting President Obama and maintaining a Democratic Senate. Here are the immediate consequences: CONTINUEBackers of Doctor-Assisted Suicide Concede (AP) – Supporters of a ballot question legalizing physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill in Massachusetts have conceded defeat, even though the vote is too close to call. A spokesman for the Death With Dignity Act campaign said in a statement early Wednesday that “regrettably, we fell short.” CONTINUE Request Speaker: If you would like someone from Terri’s Life & Hope Network to speak at an upcoming event, please call 1.855.300.HOPE (4673) or CLICK HERE to read more!  Girl Wakes as Doctors Were Preparing to Harvest Her Organs(Mail Online) – A teenage girl in a coma after a catastrophic car crash came round just as doctors were about to declare her brain dead. Carina Melchior had had life support withdrawn on the advice of medics and was being prepared for organ donation. CONTINUESuit: Doctors Mistakenly Declared Chicago Boy Dead(AP) – The parents of an 8-year-old boy who has had severe brain damage for years have sued a Chicago hospital, alleging that doctors pronounced their son dead, keeping him off his ventilator for hours, even though relatives continued to insist that the boy’s eyes and body were still moving. CONTINUE  | Can you help us?Without your support, we could not continue to be in a position to educate those on health care reform, imposed death, health care rationing and so much more. Terri’s Network has communicated with and provided resources for thousands of families and have been involved in hundreds of cases. Please consider helping us today by CLICKING HERE! to make a safe and secure donation. Thank you! | | Miracle Child Continues to Fight After Brain Injury (CapeGazette.com) – Lilly Barnett is 10 years old. Fifteen months ago, she nearly died in a crash on Route 1 near Milford. Her limp body was flown to A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington. Lilly was unresponsive; she had broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a bruised liver and a brain injury so severe children rarely survive it. CONTINUE NPR Audience Wants End of Life Care Rationed for the Elderly(NRO) – By centralizing control of health care, Obamacare will cause us to turn on each other to grab bigger pieces of the medical pie. The elderly will be among the first victims, as has already happened in the UK. CONTINUE Follow us on Facebook! Click here to join the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope FAN Page. Be sure to click on the LIKE button! Collin Raye: His Love Remains: After 16 #1 hits, country music superstar Collin Raye releases his first groundbreaking, spiritual/inspirational CD. LISTEN HERE! | 
