Wife Plans To Uphold Monona (Wisc.) Marine's Living Will

[kskiska]

Friend Believes Chad Simon Is Responsive

MADISON, Wis. -- When you think of right to die cases, the name Terry Schiavo comes to mind. Now a similar situation is brewing with a Monona Marine who was badly injured in Iraq last year -- and now is in hospice care.

Staff Sgt. Chad Simon, a member of the 2-24 Marines Company G, suffered a severe brain injury following an explosion of a roadside bomb in Iraq. He was was treated in Iraq, Bethesda, Md., and in Madison while community fundraisers for the family brought in more than $14,000.

His wife Regina is guardian and has power of attorney and now makes his decisions for him. She planned to carry out the conditions of his living will.

However a good friend of Chad's has stepped forward saying he's showing signs of life. The friend talked to News 3 on condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution from a third party. The friend said Chad is responsive and progressing.

Regina had Chad's feeding tube removed Friday only to have it put back in again Monday, News 3 reported.

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[rzemanfl]

1. Prepare for the nutcases to flock to Monona. n/t

[htuttle]

4. It would be interesting to see if they do

Here's the family in much happier times:



He wouldn't be in Monona, though. No hospital there. Have to be one of the three here in Madison.

[H5N1]

29. They are actually glowing with joy in that photo

[montana_hazeleyes]

30. Another beautiful, happy family ruined!!!!!!!!!

The evil bastards in power are wreaking havoc and don't give a crap.

[CottonBear]

2. WTF? What kind of "good friend" is this guy?

Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch. He should stay the hell out of the family's decisions. :grr:

[FlaGranny]

3. Is that an American Saddlebred?

She's very flashy!

[CottonBear]

5. That is Coromino, an Oldenburg stallion who is my filly's sire!

He is quite flashy isn't he? Oldenburgs are a German Warmblood breed. They compete in Hunter-Jumper, Dressage and Driving. I hope to meet him in person sometime. Cotton was conceived by AI so we've not met him in person yet! She looks a lot like him. :)

[FlaGranny]

27. Whoops!

It's hard to tell from the picture that he's a stallion. My apologies to Geronimo. He does look like a Saddlebred with that flashy gait.

[bluestateguy]

32. He has even less business than the Schiavo family did

These fundamentalist wackos are the worst kind of busybodies.

[bluestateguy]

6. A nation of people who can't mind their own business

people who set up websites to deny others medical care.

people who flock to Florida to get the government involved in a family squabble over a vegetated woman.

this guy needs to find something to do.

[iverglas]

19. interestingly put

"A nation of people who can't mind their own business"

Reminded me of some Orwell stuff I was just re-reading the other day -- about his much-debated decision to rat out some friends and colleagues as commies.

http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/politicsphilosophyandsociety/story/0,6000,986354,00.html

Corin Redgrave responds to last week's news that his father was named on George Orwell's blacklist

... It is now an imprisonable offence, under the Terrorism Act 2000, not to report on a member of any proscribed organisation. Large posters urge on us the patriotic duty to report a "benefit fraud". That was not the ethos 54 years ago. Then, as Orwell rightly said, an English person's idea of an odious person was a "nosy parker". ...

(I'll bet Orwell said "Englishman". ;) )

There seems to be too little genuine concern for other people's well-being (or even the well-being of one's society as a whole) and too much nosy parkering, abroad in the US today.

[Endangered Specie]

7. Oh Christ, not THIS again!

:argh::argh:

[Booster]

8. Just another idiot out for his 15 minutes of fame - oh, and the book

rights too.

[Endangered Specie]

9. When will the Senate get involved?

[deadparrot]

10. Here we go again...prepare for the return of Trailer Hitch Jesus!

On a more serious note, that poor family. Hope everything works out, and that this man's wishes are fulfilled.

[htuttle]

13. Thanks!

I've been looking for that for weeks!

[deadparrot]

14. No problem!

Took me a while to find it myself.

[yorkiemommie1]

25. you know what my freeper husband just said?

when i sent him the picture:

" Oh, well, at least now he doesn't have to carry it. " lol

He's anti-fundie just finished putting an EVOLVE fish sticker on our car.

[deadparrot]

26. LMAO. Good for your husband.

:applause:

[saigon68]

31. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[CoffeeCat]

11. How long before the chick with the giant spoon...

...shows up in Wisconsin?

I'll never forget that protester--lugging around the 6-foot spoon--in front of Schiavo's hospice.

From now on, I'll refer to her as "Oneida".

[Lars39]

12. Oneida!

:rofl:

[hippiechick]

15. WAIDDAMINUTE ....

He's a VETERAN, injured in combat, following the orders of our Glorious Pretzeldunce and his war on Terra; and his family is having FUNDRAISERS to pay for his care (regardless of the outcome) ????


:wtf: ???? Where are the military benefits/medical care/ 'we love our soldiers' Republicans now ?!?!?

[htuttle]

16. Good point

[atreides1]

17. Where are the 'we love our soldiers' Republicans now?

Just look at the SUV with yellow ribbon magnet, because that's really about how much they "love our soldiers".

[MaineDem]

18. VERY good point!

Support our troops indeed!

[lateo]

20. Why do you hate America?

Everyone knows you take care of yourself in 'Murica.

[xxqqqzme]

22. That caught my eye as well.

Was this yet another Iraq invasion vet rushed N2 'resigning'?

[TheDebbieDee]

23. That soldier should still be drawing pay........

since he was injured on active duty.

Also, DOD should also be paying for his medical expenses.

I'd like to know what the hell is going on! things shouldn't have changed that much since I left active duty in 1991.

[BrotherBuzz]

21. Hmmm, this might be a dilemma for the Fred Phelps clan...

[htuttle]

28. Only a partial dilemma

I mean, SOMEBODY is obviously going to hell here -- the Phelps clan just has to figure out who it is.

[ncteechur]

24. I need a little extra money. I'm going to begin diagnosing...

medical conditions. Apparently, it isn't that difficult. Look at a video tape. Make a good guess. Hell, four years of med school would be a waste of my time. It seems that everyone can be a doctor.
Give me an f-ing break.

[MadisonProgressive]

33. If those fundie nutbaskets dare to set up camp in Madison

they will not fare well if I have any say in it!