Jan 9, 2009 / 02:49 am
Organizers are preparing to mark “Terri’s Day,” the fourth anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death, to commemorate the severely disabled woman who died from dehydration after a court order forced the removal of her feeding tube.
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life will observe March 31 as the “International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters,” calling it Terri’s Day for short.
Terri’s Day was established last year with the stated purpose of fostering education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the disabled. It also aims to advance advocacy for people in situations similar to those Schiavo and her family faced, a press release from the organizers states.
Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri's sister, and Bobby Schindler, her brother, spoke on behalf of their family, saying: