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.
Scientists Say a Key Trigger for Alzheimer’s Damage Isn’t Even in the Brain
(Gizmodo) – Despite being the most common form of dementia, there is still so much scientists don’t understand about Alzheimer’s disease. Research out today might provide a vital clue to unraveling its origins. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine studied mice modeled to have Alzheimer’s-like illness. They found evidence that certain immune cells […]
What Parents Should Know About Concussions This Fall
(Community Reporter) – I am still getting used to just how special fall is here in Minnesota. Friday night football games, weekend soccer tournaments, and those early morning drives to the hockey rink become part of life for so many families. As a family medicine resident, I love seeing kids stay active and play the […]
Charlotte Pastor Starts Nonprofit After Sustaining Traumatic Brain Injury
(The Presbyterian Outlook) – As a Princeton Seminary graduate, ministry professional, and mom of three young kids, Eleanor Shell didn’t expect to be on the receiving end of congregational support and pastoral care at this point in her life. “I kind of felt like life had come together … and then I was hit by […]
