Another angle of the Schiavo case

[Marnieworld]

She had a heart attack at 26 and mostly died at such a young age because of the obsession to be thin. This could be an opportunity to discuss eating disorders and how our society puts an unbelievable amount of pressure on young women to live up to the ideal, skinny body. Literally killing yourself to be accepted. Dying at 26 is the tragedy not what's happening now. Think of all of the young girls that can be scared straight by the thought of becoming like her.

Talk amoungst yourselves.
B-)

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. If Karen Carpenter didn't alarm folks

I don't see how Terri Schiavo's case would get anyone's attention.

[JDPriestly]

2. Very good point.

[caligirl]

3. If you mean scared into listening to their families or doctors

hope so, but many won't even consider they have a problem. Many families are to dysfunctional to allow themselves to go there. They simply exist in a different place, a shallow seemingly uncaring place, where real issues aren't talked about. They don't go down in the dark well of ugly problems, refusing to see anything that would reflect back at them an ugly image of themselves.

[candy]

4. Oddly enough,I think this case would have more impact than---

the Karen Carpenter death,most kids today never heard of her.

Young people would find Terri's condition horrifying but eating disreders are so insidious that I doubt much would help avoid them.

My daughter had such a problem 25 years ago and it was a nighmare,even the doctors were perplexed. At least now there is an awareness.

[Guckert]

5. Her parents don't even acknowledge that the eating disorder caused the

heart attack. they still think Michael killed her even though every court that has looked at this, up to the Supreme court, have confirmed the bulimia causing the attack. Why would Michael win a malpractice suit because the doctor did not properly diagnose the bulimia. the parents are blind to the fact because of all the people around them feeding them bullcrap.

[Marnieworld]

6. They think Michael killed her?

When exactly did they start thinking that? It must have been when he didn't share his settlement with them.

[Guckert]

9. Exactly, They actually lived together and tried every therapy they could

they even went to CA for an experimental treatment. None worked. when Michael finally realized (through years of medical intervention) she was not coming back he said pull the tube. that is when the parent s flipped out.
Michael even went to nursing school when this all first happened so he could have a better knowledge of her condition and could ask appropriate questions when he needed. He received his RN degree during the first years of this ordeal just to help his wife. Sean Hannity seems to forget all this when he is complaining of abuse and no therapy.

[KansDem]

7. Don't forget Laird Cregar...

From the IMDB:
Mammoth-sized US character actor, often in sinister or sulking roles - sometimes of men twice his real age. He died young, of complications from a crash campaign to lose weight.

Died when he was 30.

[Marnieworld]

8. I'm not that familiar with movies from the 40s

but I don't think this connected.