After hearing Felos address the press, I'm at a loss for words.
George Felos, the attorney for Michael Schiavo:
"My condolences to the entire Schiavo and Schindler family and all those in the country and around the world who are grieving at Terri's loss," he said.
"I haven't made a statement for a number of days....I can just tell you that Mr. Schiavo's overriding concern here was to provide for Terri a peaceful death with dignity, and I emphasize it because this death was not for the siblings, and not for the spouse and not for the parents. This was for Terri."
George Felos, an attorney and spokesman for Michael Schiavo, offered a more textured and complex account of the final moments, decrying the persistent acrimony between both sides.
He said the parents weren't in the hospice at the time, but Terri Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler, initially refused to leave at the request of hospice officials who wanted to assess his sister's condition, then was compelled to leave after engaging in hostilities with a police officer.
"It's a tragedy, it's a tragedy that they could not all be there for the time of Terri's passing," Felos said.
In the end, Felos said, "Mrs. Schiavo had a calm, peaceful and gentle death."
Felos also slammed Fr. Pavone for making reference to Michael Schiavo's heartlessness. He said such rhetoric was not befitting a priest and that the emphasis should be on healing.
When a reporter asked Felos how Terri's death could be considered gentle when in fact she was starved to death, Felos insisted that the removal of her feeding tube did not starve Terri.
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UNBELIEVABLE.
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