My family is so very thankful to the Clearwater Police Department for

doing such a thorough and deliberate job with their investigation and

for finally proving that these charges were completely baseless. As

horrifying as the least six weeks were, I am grateful to the men and

women of the Police Department for undertaking their duties seriously

and fairly. We are sorry the taxpayers had to pay for an

investigation that turned out to be a total waste of law enforcement

resources.

We have been banned from seeing Terri for 49 days. Why are we being

kept from our own daughter? We have not done anything wrong, the

police agreed.

For the past 14 years, my family has endured a hardship that is

beyond description. I?m certain that any parent can imagine the

horror of such a devastating incident happening to one of your

children. It is difficult and heartbreaking to say the least. But

what is unbearable is when evil people will go to any length to

execute my daughter for their own selfish reasons: They are and will

profit financially if my daughter is executed by dehydration and

starvation.

My daughter is not in a persistent vegetative state. This is a point

that many who have reported on the case in the past simply do not

understand. Terri is able to laugh and cry and to respond to us when

we visit her. She complies with requests and does her best to please

those around her. She has moods. She has good days and bad days -

just like you or I. She laughs at my stupid jokes. She cries when we

leave. She lights up when she sees her mother. She complains when she

is not comfortable. She giggles when her mother plays with her hair.

She gets frustrated, happy, tearful, tired, excited - everything you

and I do. She just does it in the only way she can. If she were not

denied access to the simplest of rehabilitative techniques, she would

be in far better shape.

We are very concerned that Terri is receiving sub-standard medical

and dental care. Her teeth are rotting and 5 have been extracted. She

is not receiving any rehabilitative therapy what so ever. For years

we have argued in court that Terri deserves proper medical and dental

care, but our pleas have been ignored.

There is no reason for this wonderful young woman to die. With proper

medical care and therapy there is hope for Terri. Not only do these

people insist on executing my daughter, they are trying to do it as

quickly as possible. We ask that families and parents out there show

their support by contacting the Florida Supreme Court and urging them

not to rush through this case. It is amazing to think that, in

America, it is easier to execute someone who has committed no crime

than someone who has. Why is my daughter still not allowed to see her

mother? She is alive, she is aware, she knows and misses her family.

With your help, the truth will be told.

Thank you. Bob Schindler