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 Ambassador or 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.
Neuroplasticity: How the Brain Can Heal Itself
(Banner Health) – For a long time, scientists thought that if you damaged brain cells when you were an adult, you probably wouldn’t be able to recover. They didn’t think the brain could change once you were past childhood. Today, we know that isn’t true. The brain has an ability called neuroplasticity. That means it […]
Creighton Prep Sophomore Shares Brain Injury Recovery Story During Awareness Month
(KETV7) – Just weeks ago, Creighton Prep sophomore Sean McMahon was working out with a friend when a sudden headache changed everything. “Me and my friend, Liam, we were working out at the JCC, and just mid-set, I started to get this really, really bad headache,” McMahon said. “I didn’t really know what was happening.” […]
India’s Top Court Allows Parents to Remove Brain-Injured Son’s Feeding Tube
(BBC) – In a landmark ruling, India’s Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia – the act of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment – in India. The man, […]
