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.
Blood Biomarker Tests Could Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care
(Technology Networks) – Clinician-scientists hope to expand the use of blood-based biomarker tests for traumatic brain injury (TBI) to improve identification and escalation of care for patients whose diagnosis otherwise might be missed. In a study published Oct. 23 in the Journal of Neurosurgery, a multi-institutional research team led by University of Pittsburgh School of […]
Manipal Hospital Dwarka Saves 27-Year-Old with Emergency Brain Surgery
(VOH) – Doctors at Manipal Hospital Dwarka have successfully treated a 27-year-old man who sustained severe head injuries in a road accident, including multiple intracranial bleeds, extensive brain swelling and a shift in the brain’s midline. The patient required emergency neurosurgery to remove blood clots and relieve pressure on the brain. The neurosurgery team was […]
The Shocking Number of Brain Injuries That Begin With an Ordinary Fall
(River Journal) – Ask people to imagine a traumatic brain injury and many picture something dramatic, like a high-speed car crash, a football collision, or a violent assault. Those injuries happen, and they’re serious. But they leave out one of the most common culprits by a mile. It’s the humble fall. A slip on an […]
