Received this evening from a Carmelite List:

According to RN Cheryl Ford of FightForTerri.com, Attorney
Barbara Weller, attorney for David Gibbs firm, which represents the
Schiavos, told Terri that they were going to remove her feeding tube,
Terri began to cry and tried to say "I want to live." Weller said she
had a difficult time calming Terri down.
But Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, later claimed it
was a "calm and peaceful" procedure. He said Michael was with Terri after
removal of the tube. He said there was a prayer service. He said
Communion was administered to her before the tube was removed, by a
hospice priest "pursuant to an order by Judge Greer."

If you can receive Communion, you can eat and swallow?

Terri's parents were asked to leave her room, Ford said. Michael
Schiavo was not present when the feeding tube was removed, just a
representative of Michael, said Felos. But he later said there there are
no restrictions on her parents being with her.
She has now begun to die, which will take 1 to 2 weeks.

Note: There was no need to pull her tube. They could have capped
her feeding tube off and prevented the pain she experienced from
having the tune pulled from her abdomen.

The Florida Supreme Court denied a petition today from Congress. The
Schidlers filed two federal appeals court motions against Greer.

UPDATE:
MARCH 18, 2005
3:00 PM

FROM: CHERYL FORD, NURSE SPOKESPERSON SCHINDLER FOUNDATION

TERRI'S FEEDING TUBE WAS REMOVED.

WORD WAS JUST RECEIVED THAT TERRI'S PARENTS WERE ASKED TO LEAVE TERRI'S
ROOM. MICHAEL SCHIAVO WAS PRESENT WHEN THE FEEDING TUBE WAS REMOVED.

JODI'S BROTHER, J. CENTONZE STEPPED OUT OF MICHAEL'S AND JODI'S HOUSE IN
CLEARWATER AND TOLD REPORTER THAT TERRI'S FEEDING TUBE HAD BEEN REMOVED.
SCHIAVO SAID HE ALLOWED A PRAYER SERVICE WITHOUT THE FAMILY PRESENT.
TERRI'S PARENTS WERE ASKED TO LEAVE THEIR DAUGHTER'S ROOM AT 1:45 PM ET.

HER LAST INITIAL FEEDING BEGAN AT 11:00 AM ET. SHE HAD SOME NUTRITION
PROVIDED BEFORE JUDGE GREER ORDERED HER FEEDING TUBE REMOVED STATED
BARBARA WELLER, ATTORNEY FOR THE GIBBS FIRM.

the LAST RITES are NOT
allowed to be given.
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BISHOPS' OFFICIAL COMMENDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON TERRI SCHIAVO
WASHINGTON- Gail Quinn, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Pro-Life
Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops made the
following statement today on the recent Congressional action on Terri
Schiavo, a Florida woman at the heart of a controversy over withholding
nutrition and hydration from people with cognitive disabilities:

"We commend the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R.
1332 on March 16, 2005 and the U.S. Senate for passing S. 653
the following day."

"We strongly support legislation to provide Terri Schiavo
access to the federal court so she can present her case in
federal court," Quinn said.

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ADDENDUM: Another on-line source for some of this information can be found here.