Posted on 04/07/2005 2:59:57 AM PDT by schmelvin
For Immediate release! To: All media, and supporters of life. From: The Family of Mae Magouirk Date: April 6, 2005 Contact: Kenneth Mullinax - Mockingbird@compuhelp.net
Shiavo case revisited in Georgia
Mae Magouirk…not comatose …not vegetative …not terminal
Why is Hospice LaGrange, Ga. withholding nourishment?
(LaGrange, Georgia) Mae Magouirk is being withheld nourishment and fluids and the provisions of her Living Will are not being honored at the Hospice-LaGrange, (1510 Vernon Street, LaGrange “Troup County” Georgia, 706-845-3905) a subsidiary of the LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange Georgia. Her family is desperately seeking to save her life before she dies of malnourishment and dehydration.
Mae Magouirk IS NOT comatose and she IS NOT vegetative. She is not terminal!
Despite these facts the Hospice and Beth Gaddy, a school teacher at LaGrange’s Calloway Middle School and granddaughter of Mae Magouirk have been denying her proactive nourishment or fluids (via a nose administered feeding tube or fluids via an IV) since March 28 without prior legal consent; against the wishes of her Living Will and against the wishes of Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin. Mae Magouirk’s next of kin are: Mr. A. B. McLeod (Her Brother) and Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (Her sister) both of nearby Anniston, Alabama.
Under Georgia law, unless a medical durable power of attorney is in place, your closest living next of kin are stipulated to make all medical decisions. When Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin lodged a complaint with Hospice LaGrange’s in-house attorney Carol Todd last Thursday, March 31, Ms. Todd checked Mae Magouirk’s case file and upon examination of both documents discovered that Beth Gaddy DID NOT have the durable medical power of attorney for Mae Magouirk and upon closer examination of Mae Magouirk’s Living Will ascertained that fluids and nourishment were ONLY TO BE WITHHELD if she was either comatose or vegetative. SHE IS IN NEITHER STATE!!!
Nor is Mae Magouirk terminally ill. Her local LaGrange, Ga. cardiologist, Dr. James Brennan and Dr. Raed Aqel, a highly acclaimed interventional cardiologist at the nationally renowned University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center have determined that Mae Magouirk’s aortic dissection is contained and not presently life threatening.
Two weeks ago, Mae Magouirk’s aorta had a dissection and she was hospitalized in the LaGrange Hospital in LaGrange, Ga. Her aortic problem was at first determined to be severe and she was admitted in the intensive care Unit. Her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, a teacher at the Calloway Middle School in LaGrange, stated that she held Mae Magouirk’s medical power of attorney and thus invoked said powers against the wishes of Mae Magouirk’s closest living next of kin by having her moved to Hospice-LaGrange. While at Hospice-LaGrange, Beth Gaddy stated that her wishes were for no nourishment for Mae Magouirk via a feeding tube or fluids via an IV. Before hospitalization Mae was lucid and never had been diagnosed with dementia as was testified to in Probate Court on Monday, April 4, by a local MD.
Page Two Mae Magouirk is being starved to death!
Upon learning from Hospice-LaGrange that Mae Magouirk was being denied nourishment and fluids and upon being told by Carol Todd (Hospice LaGrange’s in-house legal consul) that Beth Gaddy DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER LEGAL AUTHORITY to deny said nourishment AND that the denial of nourishment went against Mae Magouirk’s Living Will, Mae’s family (Mullinax/McLeod) ordered the immediate beginning of such nourishment/fluids for Mae to Hospice via Carol Todd.
First Contact with Hospice on Thursday, March 31 Carol Todd told Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (Mae Magouirk’s sister) and Kenneth Mullinax (Mae Magouirk’s nephew) via phone on Thursday, March 31 that Georgia Law stipulated that Mrs. Mullinax and her brother A. B. McLeod (Mae Magouirk’s brother) were entitled to make any and all decisions for Mae Magouirk. Mrs. Mullinax immediately told Carol Todd to insert fluids via an IV and insert a feeding tube, via her nose. Carol Todd had the IV fluids started that evening but told the family that they would have to come to Hospice LaGrange to sign papers to have the feeding tube inserted and because of such, she believed that Mae Magouirk would no longer be a candidate for Hospice LaGrange. She was then told that Mae Magouirk’s family concurred and the ONLY REASON Mae was at Hospice was because the LaGrange Hospital had failed to exercise due diligence in closely examining the power of attorney which Beth Gaddy said she had, as well as executing the provisions of Mae’s Living Will to her preordained stipulations. Gaddy only had a financial power of attorney and did not have a medical power of attorney and Mae Magouirk’s Living Will provided that a feeding tube and fluids SHOULD ONLY BE DISSCONTINUED IF Mae was comatose or in a vegetative state. She was and is in neither state.
Attempt to rescue Mae on Friday denied by Probate Judge Donald Boyd On Friday, April 1, when A. B. McLeod (brother) and Kenneth Mullinax (nephew) showed up to meet with Carol Todd and to arrange emergency air transport of Mae Magouirk to the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center (One of the top cardiovascular centers in the USA) Hospice LaGrange stalled them while Beth Gaddy went before Troup County Georgia (LaGrange, Ga.) Probate Judge Donald W. Boyd (who DOES NOT hold a law degree) who granted Beth Gaddy emergency guardianship of Mae Magouirk, giving Beth Gaddy full and absolute authority. Thus, they COULD NOT MOVE HER FOR PROACTIVE MEDICAL CARE Friday because Beth Gaddy had Hospice stop them and then she had Mae’s IV fluid tube pulled out. Beth Gaddy has repeatedly told Mr. McLeod, Mrs. Mullinax and Kenneth Mullinax that she feels they all should let Mae not eat and thus cause her to die because, and we quote Beth Gaddy: “Grandmamma is old and I think it is time she went home to Jesus. She has glaucoma, and now this heart problem and who would want to live with disabilities like these?”
As stipulated under Georgia Law, a hearing for an Emergency Guardianship, must be held within 3 days of its request and Mae Magouirk’s hearing was held on this past Monday, April 4, before Troup County Georgia Probate Judge Donald Boyd who favors granting Beth Gaddy permanent guardianship and thus will seal Mae Magouirk’s fate of allowing Beth Gaddy to starve her to death against the wishes of her Living Will and in full knowledge that Mae Magouirk is not terminal, not in a coma and is not in a vegetative state and that medical care at UAB Medical Center is awaiting her. Shiavo revisited!
Mae’s present state and vital signs Mae’s blood pressure is good, averaging 140/82 with a pulse rate of 88. However, since admission to Hospice she has not been lucid but who would be since nourishment and fluids have been denied since March 28, 2005. Also adding to her confusion is that she is off her regular medicines and is on a dose of Adavan and Morphine. Without food or water her electrolytes and body chemistry is not within its proper parameters. If her condition is not given major public attention soon, she will die, not by divine cause but by the omission of assistance by man. WE MUST GET Mae moved to UAB Medical ASAP
Resources: Probate Judge Donald Boyd…Court CASE NUMBER: Estate 138-05 Attorney for saving Mae’s life: Jack Kirby, Kirby & Roberts***
There are encouraging signs here, indeed. The cockroach appears to be slouching back toward the rock from which she crawled out.
But this is not -- repeat NOT -- over until the guardianship is out of the cockroach's control, and LEGALLY transferred to the control of those who love Mae Magouirk.
The cockroach is still calling the shots. But she does appear to be backing off, incrementally. Now she's probably focused on plea baragaining with the fam for complete immunity re: theft and fraud.
I know what you're thinking, I had the same idea, print out the thread and make a book of it and give to her, but as you say, there are some items and comments that might give her pain, so better not.
Let's just be happy she's made it this far!
It would be nice to give her a booklet of "select" posts...of support, well wishes and prayers. They could be C/P to word doc then put in a lovely albumn...maybe add some cheerful pics. You have a thoughtful idea.
Fred and I also agree you should watch what you say and who you say it too. Additionally,make a point to include that if anyone and Jesus discuss you and decide it's time you went 'home', that what they are doing,(starvation and dehydration) is Jesus' will, they automatically disqualify themselves from holding guardianship over you.
You're not serious.
Praise God and thank you for all your hard work! You and Fred Nerks and bykr babe and schmelvin and lil' bit and mother22wife11 and little jeremiah and nicmarlo and others whose names I don't remember. Hallelujah!
Never sign or create a "living" will! It can be your death sentence! If you like, you can get a Will to Live from the National Rigth to Life Committee.
Thanks for the info. After these latest episodes of judicial misconduct I'll be exploring all options in the future as it's obvious the current safeguards can't be trusted.
Slightly off topic, but I thought the Freep Peeps in this thread would be interested:
Did Michael and Jodi meet before Terri's 1990 collapse?
by Judi McLeod
Editor, Toronto Free Press
April 14, 2005
It seems that the romantic first meeting place of Florida’s most famous common-law couple was at the local dentist’s office. Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze may have met before the fateful night of February 25, 1990 when Terri Schiavo collapsed under mysterious circumstances.
http://www.torontofreepress.com/2005/cover041405.htm
No :o)
Pat is daughter in law, widow of Mae;s son, deceased. But Gaddy is also Mae's son's daughter - 'full' granddaughter :o)
That's something a proper police investigation should have uncovered had there been one. It's a possible motive for the husband to cause the injuries Terri suffered.
I sounds like Mae is lucid, knows who she is, where she is and who her family members are.
I believe she could now change her POA on both finances and medical - instantly, if not sooner :O)
It sounds like Ken has a good lawyer now - sharp - and I suspicion this will be happening soon - especially since Boyd is out of the picture.
I imagine Gaddy's lawyer has apprised her of this - and she, knowing she doesn't have a leg to stand on - is trying to "appear" to be cooperative to save her skin - hope it doesn't work... ;o)
Excellent idea!
the paramedics on the 911 call thought things were very suspicious - and did call the police - but they dropped the ball...
and in Florida, the "attempted murder" statute of limitations is 4 years - :O( - which is why, when a nurse went to police with evidence - the police didn't investigate - it was past 4 years
You may find these links interesting...
http://www.zimp.org/stuff/
Filed police report, requesting investigation and subsequent response by the St. Petersburg Police, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Actual Police Report: http://www.miami.edu/ethics2/schiavo/022590%20police%20report.pdf
Under the title ADMINISTRATION, noted it should be "Route: HOMICIDE"
I have read in searching, that all investigations were ordered stopped with no further investigations to be done; case closed! Believe same orders given to case workers at DCF. Seems all were protecting good ole Mikie.
So Greer must have known all this yet still took the word of Mikey and allowed for her to be starved to death. I can't think of any judge in the country at the moment who deserves to not only be kicked off the bench but disbarred for either incompetence or corruption or both as much as this clown.
An interesting little biography on Greer indicates this isn't the first time he recklessly brought on the death of someone's wife:
"Greer’s most notable accomplishment, during his first six year term as judge, was to cause needlessly a loss of a life, due to his negligence. During 1998, an estranged wife who presented evidence of her husband’s physical threats to do her great physical harm, sought an injunction to keep him away from her. Greer denied her request for injunction, claiming he was “following the law.” Days later, the husband stabbed the wife to death, and her co-workers picketed Greer outside the courthouse. Despite this disgraceful failure, voters re-elected Greer to another six year term, from 1998-2004 (St. Pete Times, 3/18/05)."
We need evry scrap of info we can get
Let's not forget the Tampa US District Court Judge James Whittemore - to whom Congress gave the keys to save Terri - and he took his sweet time to issue his refusal to even follow Congress's direction - He belongs high up on the killer list. He had the keys and the time to save her - and to have all the irregularities brought to light
You're welcome. Have you seen the info about George Felos going into Terri's room with Michael "just before she'd died".....with a large black bag?
Here's that link: http://s88251339.onlinehome.us/smartercop/archives/003073.html
Within the link it says
Michael Schiavo denied Terri's mother, father, sister and brother the right to be with her. He would not permit them into hospice even though it was her parents who brought her into this world. George Felos was seen going into her room with a large black bag and Michael Schiavo denied access to Bobby at 1AM this morning. - Cheryl Ford, R.N....
Makes me feel strongly that Terri wasn't dying fast enough for them and they didn't want her to live another day.... especially with decision from Supreme Court that could come at anytime. They had to make sure she couldn't appear if it went favorably. Unfortunately, it didn't. I believe that Felos helped her exit with additional drugs during those 10 minutes he and Michael were alone with her. Think that is the real reason for running the family out.
Nearly all the judges in this case acted disgracefully. They appeared to be protecting and covering for this incompetent buffoon.
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