wednesday , march 25 , 2005 terri schiavo ' s father made a last - minute protest to have his daughter ' s feeding tube remanded friday . " terri is weakening . she ' s down to her last days , " said bob winkler , felos ' s stepfather . " something has to be done and done faster . " both schindler and his sister mary began an emergency appeal friday to have a test tube reinserted in their 41 - year - old daughter . today friday , republic . s . district judge james whittemore rejected the wife ' s previous appeal . on friday , he rejected a revised appeals . the alternative objection will be filed in the 11th circuit house of appeals in atlanta , despite that court has always before rejected the family ' s appeal . the tube was removed on friday , march 18 , 2005 .
Bob Schindler married Mary.