Welcome
Bobby Schindler is President of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, Senior Fellow at Americans United for Life, and Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Bobby advocates for the medically vulnerable in honor of Terri Schiavo, his sister. He speaks internationally, and can be booked for speaking through Catholic Speakers Organization.
Advocating for
medically vulnerable persons
As a result of my experiences fighting for my sister Terri, I’ve devoted my life to advocacy for medically vulnerable persons. Since 2005, through our non-profit organization, the Terri Schaivo Life & Hope Network, we’ve assisted more than 3,000 patients and families in crisis with the resources they’ve needed to fight for their loved ones. I’m grateful for your willingness to learn how these vulnerable persons face denial/withdraw of care by their physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies—those very people and institutions that should be helping them.
Major Shift Needed in TBI and Spinal Cord Injury Management, Experts Say
(Medscape) – Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) should be managed as chronic, multisystem conditions requiring lifelong follow-up, experts said. In a Policy View, an international panel of 29 specialists in neurology, rehabilitation, neurosurgery, and related fields proposes a prevention-first pathway built around neurotrauma care navigators; scheduled screening; telehealth; and closer links […]
Breakthrough Non-Invasive Ultrasound Therapy Restores Consciousness in Coma Patients
(Streamline) – The global medical community has marked a significant milestone in neurological rehabilitation following reports that a new non-invasive ultrasound therapy successfully restored consciousness in a patient who had spent three months in a coma. The experimental procedure, which directs focused sound waves deep into the brain without requiring surgery, highlights a rapidly advancing […]
About 6 in 10 Americans Don’t Have Moral Objections to Medical Aid In Dying
(Pew Research) – Illinois and New York recently joined 11 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing people with serious illnesses to end their lives with a doctor’s help. While most states still ban physician-assisted death, a majority of Americans see the practice as morally permissible or don’t consider it a moral issue, […]
