Michael Schiavo

Got re-married last weekend.

SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. (AP) -- A man whose brain-damaged wife was at the center of a contentious end-of-life battle that played out on a worldwide media stage has remarried, family members said.

Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze were married Saturday in a private church ceremony, said John Centonze, the brother of the bride.

Schiavo's former wife, Terri Schiavo, died March 31, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed. Terri Schiavo suffered irreversible brain damage after collapsing at age 26 in 1990.

Her parents and siblings fought to keep her alive for years, arguing that she had some level of consciousness. Gov. Jeb Bush, the U.S. Supreme Court, Congress, the White House, and even the Vatican became involved in the case.

An autopsy supported Michael Schiavo's contention that she was in a persistent vegetative state with no consciousness and no hope of recovery.

Because of the attention attracted by the Schiavo saga, family members kept the location of the ceremony secret and reporters were not allowed inside the church in Safety Harbor, about 15 miles northwest of Tampa.

"It was very emotional," John Centonze said after the noon ceremony. "It's been a long time coming. A lot of things happened in between."

The bride and groom did not make any public comment. They had applied Friday for a marriage license.

The couple met in a dentist's office and began a relationship after Terri Schiavo was already in a nursing home. Michael Schiavo has called Centonze his fiancee for more than five years, relatives said. They have two young children.

Now I think the death of Terry Schiavo was tragic. I only had a chess blog back then, TFM didn't exist yet. Here are two posts- Here and here. Terry was brain dead, but Michael was in an obvious conflict of interest. The courts set a bad future precedent with the handling of this matter.

As to Michael's remarriage, I understand it perfectly and wish him and his new wife well not ill. There is still alot of anger and hate out there in the blogosphere towards Michael Schiavo. Here is one instance.

Let it go people. Michael Schiavo did not kill Terry Schiavo last year. Terry was dead for 15 years in all but name. Terry would want Michael to find happiness again, I would want the same for my wife if I left this world for what ever reason.(As long as she didn't kill me first. LOL) Two things are at play here, people who still hate Michael for going to the courts to let Terry die, and others who think its terrible a man(or womanr) re-marries so soon after a spouse dies. As for the later, they are just as narrowminded as the others are hateful. Grieving is a personal process, it takes however long the individual NOT SOCIETY or ANYONE determines. It can take months or years. Widows and widowers re-marry frequently in the first year or two after their other spouse dies. I'm a melanoma survivor but have known men and women who lost spouses to melanoma. Some re-married, they found happiness again and I'm happy for them. The same goes for Michael Schiavo and you should feel the same. Forget the past, life goes on.

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