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  • Euthanasia: There is Always a "Next Step"
  • 12/13/2011
  • (Secondhand Smoke) - Euthanasia is not just a lethal act, but a deadly ideological appetite-one that is never satiated. Once killing is unleashed as a solution to suffering, activists will always want more. Always. As I have written before, they remind me of the man killing plant in Little Shop of Horrors, growing ever larger and constantly yelling, "Feed me!"
  • 'His Love Remains'
  • 12/12/2011
  • (CHN Online) - When an undiagnosed neurological disorder claimed the life of his 10-year-old granddaughter last year, country singer Collin Raye thought he would be "useless." "Losing that baby, I just was so devastated I thought it would be crippling, but God gave me what I needed to wake back up, so to speak, and said, 'No, no, no - I'm not done with you yet.'..." Raye, 51, told your Catholic Herald in a phone interview Oct. 28. "So, I was to take what I had learned from that loss and try to turn it into a positive."
  • Terri's Life & Hope December Newsletter!
  • 12/10/2011
  • (Terri's Life & Hope Network) - In our last newsletter, we announced that Terri's Life & Hope Network has just reached out to major hospitals across America inviting them to join, "Terri's Life & Hope Safe Haven Network".
  • Nearly 2 Years After Devastating Head Injury, Snowboarder is Back
  • 12/09/2011
  • (Washington Post) - Instead of riding for Kevin, snowboarders can ride with Kevin again. Kevin Pearce's remarkable recovery will reach a major milestone next week when he gets back on snow for the first time in the two years since his life-threatening accident on the halfpipe.
  • Democrat Cowardice Scuttled Berwick
  • 12/07/2011
  • (Secondhand Smoke) - Media creates myths that revise history. Example: "Terri's Law," by which Congress sought to save Terri Schiavo's life is now called a "Republican" intrusion into a private situation. But guess how many Democrats in the U.S. Senate opposed the legislation? Zero. That's right, not one. Senators Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Barach Obama, and the entire D crowd gave unanimous consent.
  • Retired NFL Players and Dementia: Brain Trauma Hits Hard After Football
  • 12/06/2011
  • (Yahoo Sports) - The statistics are scary. One in three retired football players will suffer some cognitive impairment, and many end up suffering a serious degree of dementia, making life after football especially challenging, and some have faced such extreme difficulties they've decided to end their lives.
  • Could Ambien Help 'Awaken' Those with Brain Damage?
  • 12/05/2011
  • (The Blaze) - For most people, the drug Ambien puts them out like a light. For others, specifically those in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, the drug does the exact opposite: it wakes them up - at least to an extent. Over the years, there have been several accounts of Ambien helping patients with severe brain damage make improvements in focus and cognitive abilities.
  • Probiotics Help with Brain Injury Outcome
  • 12/04/2011
  • (UPI) - Probiotics, added to nutrients supplied through a feeding tube to a patient with a traumatic brain injury, may improve outcomes, Chinese researchers suggest. Professor Jing-Ci Zhu - study leader from the Third Military Medical University School of Nursing and colleagues at the North Sichuan Medical College and Hospital in China - said traumatic brain injury is associated with a profound suppression of a patient's ability to fight infection.
  • December 3rd - Terri Schindler Schiavo's Birthday
  • 12/03/2011
  • (Terri's Life & Hope Network) - Today is Terri Schiavo's Birthday - she would have been 48 years of age. It is because of the heinous act of Terri's intentional, court mandated starvation and dehydration that the Terri's Life & Hope Network was established in an effort to protect the precious other cognitively disabled persons and their families battling similar circumstances. Indeed, Terri's Life & Hope Network remains dedicated to standing up for those that are the target of a very aggressive anti-life movement.
  • New Book: Sacrifice for God and Country
  • 12/02/2011
  • (Amazon) - Sacrifice for God and Country, a new book authored by Terri Schiavo's priest, Monsignor Thaddeus Malinowski who visited and prayed with Terri weekly. This is Monsignor Malinowski's autobiography, a Roman Catholic Priest/Chaplain who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, reflecting on his experiences as a priest and soldier.