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She is drawn here in her dead daughter's memory. Janice Sanford, of Stark, has been making the 3 1/2-hour drive between her home and the hospice weekly since October 2003 to support the Schindler family. Her daughter, Sonya, was 22 when she died in a car crash on May 6, 1993. ``I want to see this through,'' Sanford said. ``I lost a daughter. I want to see justice.'' Sanford and her relatives were wearing yellow T-shirts with the words ``Terri's Fighters'' emblazoned across the front in bold, black letters. Sanford, 57, said she has 12 children and 20 grandchildren. ``That's a lot of blessings,'' she said. Minister Gives Protesters Lessons On Being Arrested Five potential hospice trespassers listened intently to Chet Gallagher as he told them what would happen when they attempted to enter the hospice. Gallagher, a former police officer and current associate church pastor in San Jose, Calif., said the information was to make the arrest process easier for those who wanted to make a statement: Terri Schiavo should be kept alive. The demonstrators were to walk up holding small cups of water, explain to police officers guarding the hospice they were trying to give water to Schiavo, and then kneel, refusing to leave the property. ``You may just be the one to change the heart of that police officer,'' Gallagher said. Minister Michael Anderson, one of the five, followed through as daughter Celesta Anderson, 29, watched. As of late Saturday, the tally of people arrested and charged with trespassing had reached 34. Drumbeat Designed To Echo Heartbeat A drumbeat can be heard almost all day at the hospice, a sound meant to signify Schiavo's beating heart. The idea came from Jaime Walters, 40, of Saint Francis House shelter in Columbia, Mo., who started pounding on an overturned bucket with ``Terri's heartbeat'' printed on it. He has passed the makeshift drum and a wooden stick to fellow demonstrators since he arrived a week ago. Joy Temple-Link, 14, of St. Petersburg, had drumming duty Saturday. She said she was doing it to show Schiavo ``is still with us and wants to be here with us.'' Demand For Parking Creates Problems There was a heated exchange in the crowded parking lot of Oceanside Estates, an apartment complex for elderly and disabled people that sits about a hundred yards from Hospice House Woodside where Terri Schiavo lives. The complex's parking lot has been taken over by the vehicles of demonstrators flocking to the hospice to voice opinions on Terri Schiavo's situation. Cliff Smith, a resident of Oceanside Estates, told a woman she couldn't park in the complex's lot. That prompted an argument between Smith and the woman. Soon a tow truck appeared, but no vehicles were towed. Smith said the number of people traveling to the hospice has skyrocketed since Schiavo's feeding tube was removed March 18. ``It's a nuisance,'' Smith said Saturday. ``We deserve some peace and harmony here. I'm trying to protect the people who live here.'' Students On Break `Wanted To See' A sign screaming ``Stop the Murder'' piqued their interest. Two Boston College students took in the scene in front of the hospice, which has been the center of a national debate. Chris Agliano, 20, a sophomore at Boston College, is from Tampa and came to the area for spring break with a friend, Lloyd Liu, 20. Agliano, who is a theology major and has considered entering the priesthood, said he and Liu were enjoying the beach but wanted to stop by the hospice. ``This is not the only thing we came here for, but this is a pretty big issue everywhere, and we wanted to see,'' Agliano said. Compiled by reporters Angela Delgado and Chris Echegaray Write a letter to the editor about this story Subscribe to the Tribune and get two weeks free Place a Classified Ad Online | | | |
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