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.
Music and Speech Therapy Boosts Communication in Young Brain Injury Patients
(NR Times) – The study examined how children aged two to six responded to joint therapy sessions delivered during inpatient neurorehabilitation. Researchers identified three ways the combined approach supported communication development. Familiar songs encouraged vocal expression, while active musical play strengthened turn-taking and social reciprocity, or the ability to respond to and interact with others. […]
17-Year-Old Defies Grim Outlook After Brain Injury From Crash
(WBAL) – A Mississippi teenager is defying expectations after surviving a traumatic brain injury and multiple life-threatening injuries from a January accident. On Jan. 3, 17-year-old Landyn Simmerman was accidentally hit by a vehicle while helping a friend who had wrecked. The accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, and his family was preparing […]
Terri Schiavo’s Father, Robert Schindler, Never Stopped Fighting to Save Her
(LifeNews.com) – I have written many articles about my sister, Terri Schiavo, her death, and our decaying culture that was in part responsible for the grave injustice that happened to her. Although my parents have been part of many of these articles, I have never written about my father or the profound influence he had […]