Michael Schiavo Quotes

What kind of government is this? This is a human being. This is not right, and I`m telling everybody you better call your congressman, because they`re going to run your life.

I moved on with my life but I still have a big commitment to Terri. I made her a promise.

She didn`t leave any written instructions. She has verbally expressed her wishes to me and other people.

Just because it`s happened to Terri doesn`t mean I don`t still love her. She was a part of my life. She`ll always be a part of my life.

And they talk about their bona fide doctors. They have a list of doctors that signed affidavits from looking at a picture of Terry. That`s where they get their information from, by looking at a picture.

What they`re doing is, they`re making the decisions for us. That`s what this country is coming down to. They`re going to make the decisions for us.

People make these comments all the time. They talk about this with their loved ones every day. People`s feedings - tube feedings - are stopped across this country every day.

Make a living will. Talk about it. Death is going to happen to everybody. Write it down. Even if you write it on a piece of paper at home and have your family witness it, you need to write it down.

It`s not about the money. This is about Terri. It`s not about the Schindlers, it`s not about the legislators, it`s not about me, it`s about what Terri Schiavo wanted.

And then they sign an affidavit swearing that she`s not in a vegetative stage. I`ll tell you. That`s a doctor you really want; they can look at a picture and make a diagnosis.

The reason why I`ve been keeping private for the longest time ever here, I`ve always wanted to protect my wife`s privacy. I don`t like - I didn`t want to put her picture all over the news. I just wanted to keep her private.