Schiavo's brother backs local woman's custody fight

Schindler, the brother of Terri Schiavo, was in Elmira, NY, Monday to show his support for Sara Harvey, who is attempting to regain custody of her injured husband, Gary Harvey. Harvey has been in a persistent vegetative state since he fell down his basement steps in January 2006. Sara Harvey was removed as her husband’s guardian in February 2007 after a judge found she was ill-suited to care for him and did not follow medical advice. The county attorney’s office claims Sara Harvey has a history of abusing her injured husband, an allegation she denies. She claims Chemung County is trying to kill her husband, as evidenced by its request in May to remove Gary Harvey’s feeding tube. Ultimately, the county withdrew its request to remove Gary Harvey’s feeding tube, but a do-not-resuscitate order remains in place. Online Leader