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While I was in the room with Terri for the next half hour or so, several other friends came to visit and I did a few press interviews sitting right next to Terri. I again raised her window shade, which had again been pulled down, so Terri could at least see the garden and the sunshine from her lounge chair. I also turned the radio on in her room before I left so that when she was alone, she would at least have some music for comfort.

Just before I left the room, I leaned over Terri and spoke right into her ear. I told her I was very sorry I had not been able to stop the feeding tube from being taken out and I was very sorry I had to leave her alone. But I reminded her that Jesus would stay right by her side even when no one else was there with her. When I mentioned Jesus' name, Terri again laughed out loud. She became very agitated and began loudly trying to speak to me again. As Terri continued to laugh and try to speak, I quietly prayed in her ear, kissed her, placed her in Jesus' care, and left the room.

Terri is alone now. As I write this last visit narrative, it is 5 in the morning of March 19. Terri has been without food and water for nearly 17 hours. I'm sure she is beginning at least to become thirsty, if not hungry. And I am left to wonder how many other people care.

Barbara Weller is an attorney who represents Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler.

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More news and opinion on this and other end of life issues is available on out Terri Schiavo page.

Earlier CT coverage of Terri Schiavo include:

Stay of Execution | Judge allows Terri Schiavo to live a few days longer. (Feb. 24, 2005)

Reprieve for Brain-Damaged Woman | But Christian activists say the fight to protect the disabled is far from over. (Nov. 25, 2003)

Christian History Corner
Not a Mercy but a Sin | The modern push for euthanasia is a push against a two-millennia-old Christian tradition (Oct. 31, 2003)

Speaking Out
Why I Believe in Divorce | A disabled Florida woman's only hope to stay on life support is to divorce her husband who wants to pull the plug. (Oct. 16, 2003)

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