In ElderLawAnswers for Attorneys Podcast, Ep. 117, Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo and president of the Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network, joins ElderLawAnswers for Attorney’s National Director Rebecca A. Hobbs to tell the story of his sister.
In this episode, the National Director of ElderLawAnswers Rebecca Hobbs speaks with Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo, who was the subject of one of the nation’s most famous and divisive end-of-life cases. Schindler begins by recounting the events of February 25, 1990, when Terri, 26, suddenly collapsed at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Paramedics responded and Terri was admitted to St. Petersburg’s Northside Hospital. She was successfully resuscitated but had sustained brain damage due to a lack of oxygen. On a ventilator for the first few weeks, Terri ultimately was taken off mechanical life support and began breathing on her own. In June 1990, Michael Schiavo, Terri’s husband, was appointed her plenary guardian. In May 1998, Michael, through his attorney, filed a Petition to Withdraw Life Support.
Bobby speaks not only about the legal proceedings that gripped the nation but also tells the story of a family advocating for their loved one, and he speaks from his heart about his sister’s final days.
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