Today a Woman died. Years of being in a vegatative state today she has been layed to rest. A Man lost his wife many years ago due to a chemical imbalance caused by an eating disorder. A Mother and Father lost their daughter after years of fighting to keep her alive and with them. Now Terri is at peace. My heart and my prayers go out to all of the people that have followed this story and who have been effected by this story like I have been.
The only comfort I think anyone can take in this is that she is no longer suffering. She isn't being slowly starved to death while the world watches and her parents desperately cling to any hope of keeping their daughter alive. But now she feels no pain. Now she is well.
Honestly, I don't feel for her any more than I feel for anyone else. There are many, many non-braindamaged children starving every day. Her story was made into a circus, and she was the freakshow.
My spirit is grieved Sadly, very few people seem to possess any compassion or burden in their hearts for these children. I have often toyed with the idea of opening a shelter, however, the government is very slow to spare any expense. In fact, a shelter here in Chicago has been waiting years for their promised funding. Apparently, the preservation of an artistic attraction was a more important investment for the Mayor than feeding children.
Terri had an "eating disorder". She was an anorexic. She was trying to starve herself to death. She finally achieved her goal.
