Grease Spot

Shellon, I did have a sevely handicapped niece, she was like a 4 month old baby for her 21 years of life. She couldn't talk or walk she didn't reconize us and she had a feeding tube. We all loved her dearly and would have fought like Terri's family to keep her with us. Was her life a life of no value, I think not. She brought joy and smiles to all who met her. We grived when she died and there was no difference in the love we all had for her then that of all the healthy normal neices and nephews. Quailty of life is not in wheather or not we fuction in a pre discribed fashion. Sometimes it is appropriate to pull the plug but each family must make that choice. I think Terri's husband wanted to cover his _ss and that is the bases for all these years of trying to pull the plug. It wasn't out of love and committement that he choose to kill her. For years her deprived her of fresh air, music or any thing that would make her life more pleasent. Would you treat anyone you so called love in this fashion? I know you wouldn't, as most would not. That along says a lot about his true heart and intentions.

Shellon, I agree that it is a personal choice, But not all prefer death. Cristopher Reed at first wanted to die, but changed his mind and decided to live. Terri's husband was no longer a faitful husband. It seems that there is and was lots of controvesy concerning this situation. If it seems rotten is just might be. The man started a new family whould Terri had divorced him if she knew this? I would think so and then the parents would have the gardianship. True we don't know what they talked about in private, but young people tend not to discuss such matters and there is lots of testemony that he didn't know her true wishes. Your situation is not this situation. I believe he gave up the right to make decission for her when he started a new family.

The husband is so set on honoring Terri's wishes. What about until death due us part or in sickness & health forsaking all others? Terri was confined to the room she is dying in for the last 8 or so years, No TV, Radio of music. The family couldn't take her out, she has had no fresh air or sunlight for those 8 years. Sounds like a real loving husband to me. When someone has brain damage and is not stimulated the brain will deterirate even futher. According to testimony by many witnesses the husband said he didn't know what her wishes were. 20 year old kids don't normally discuss such matters. The only Judge who really looked at all the evidence once said outside of this case that people should not be keep alive artificially. IMO both the Judge and the husband should have been disquailfied from making discisions on this poor woman's life. The husband has a court order to immediatly creamate the body and bury the ashes in Pa. He also won't allow Terri to receive communion. Sounds like a real loving husband to me. He will have to face God someday & the judgement won't be corrupted. God help Terri die without any pain and suffering and her family recover from this horrific situation. Patty

I noticed if you don't go with the flow here on GS you better be ready for a fight. In my opinion, if the organization is rotten at it's root the tree is dead. Even in abusive marriages the abused will speek of the good in the abuser, and seek to protect them. I'm thankful that not every woman or child was raped or destroyed. Not every man's wife was used as he sat hopeless and confused, broken because the mog wanted what was his. But the good could never outweight the evil that was clothed and packaged as God's will. We can all disagree in our opinions and experiences , every man woman and child will carry varying degrees of damage to thier minds, bodies and hearts. But because I didn't see something doesn't make it a lie, because I wasn't raped there was no rape? There is alot of intimidation on this site that scare some of the non-poster from telling thier stories. Please give people room to express what really happened to them, without fear of more abuse and condemnation. Some may say the way was good but I know it was a rotten organization that was self serving. Too many lives were destroyed so a few could take whatever they wanted. I say if they didn't .... on you, thank God. But don't tell me that I din't get ....ed on. When hundreds of witness stand up and tell the same basic story, at some point it become fact. Respect my bad experiences as I will your good. I think there is room for both on this site. Just my opinion

Just another lie in a long list............. Thank you, I am too..

HCW Thank You for sharing your story. I rearly come to GS I use to post on waydale (but not very often). I just happened to read this thread and am sadden by all the destruction that was part of the daily operations of the way. I was in the 10th and left the 1st yr in. I was told I was also possessed and asked RT if I am why don't you cast it out, I was told there was no use because I would only let them back in and they would be more then I already had, so in essense he was doing me a favor. It was only by the grace of God that I survived, there was no waydale, gs or any support, not a whole lot of people were leaving back then. I spent year fighting not kill myself, because I still belived them to be right. I eventually came to know the truth and sites like this help in letting others know the truth. Light does dispell darkness and make manifest thier deeds. I understand how Rochelle came to belive she had no worth, they told her that. I was told why didn't I just get a gun and blow my brains out, I would do God a favor. For many years I believed them and would cry myself to sleep, begging God to release me from this life. I didn't kill myself because I didn't want the ministry to be blamed. How sick was I? They were to blame!!!!! Even though my reasons for not committing suicide were off, I'm thankful I stuck it out. HCW GS Regular If they thought you were so damn possessed why didn't they cast the spirit out???