Posted on 04/07/2005 2:59:57 AM PDT by schmelvin
I sent the editor - Andrea Lovejoy _ an email a fews hours ago - don't expect to hear anything before tomorrow - if at all...will let y'all know
Just came on now. What's up??
I need to get some sleep too
I have a LOT to do tomorrow!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
I AM SO THRILLED WITH ALL OF YOU!
I AM HONORED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF POEPLE!!
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Listen, you are fighting a good fight here, but they are just baiting you.It's a stalemate. Nothing you say will change their mind. It's draining your energy, time and focus away, and that may be the point.
It gets your focus off of Mae and helping her. We need you. :-)
You've got mail. :)
ExPat pinged you for prayer on this. Another lady is being dehydrated and starved in Georgia. This one has written documentation that this is against her will but the granddaughter has taken that choice away from her. Please pray for all involved in this - especially LIFE for Mae Magouirk.
Thanks. Praying with you. :-)
Letter sent.
Lord Jesus, We come to you recognizing that the battle between good and evil is raging, and now on another front. We collectively bring you grandma Mae tonight. Lord Jesus sustain this dear woman and give her courage and strength to hold on until she can once again be fed. Lord help us to be able to re-mobilize and go forth into battle yet again , remembering that ultimately the battle is YOURs...help us to trust You when the way gets weary. Help us to renew our strength from Your Word. God I ask you in Your son's name Jesus Christ, to cause the granddaughter to have a spirit of compassion on her grandmother.Help the other family members to be able to gain guardianship. We will praise You and give You thanks for YOU ALONE are worthy to be praised. In the precious name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
answered my own question.........been reading back posts here. This is so sad........so sad!! Preparing to fax, email and call again tomorrow.!!!!!
You have mail.
That is great. I KNEW we could count on our 'good' friends.
Eeevil, thanks for all your help and hard work. I'm getting ready to crash soon too.
I had insomnia last night (which is a good thing, because if I'd gone to bed at the usual time I wouldn't have found the press release when I did.) I went to bed after the sun came up, but set my alarm for 8:30am so I could make some phone calls to verify this story. I only got 2 and a half hours sleep, so I'm dead on my feet now.
I'm going to get up early again tomorrow and start ringing phones off the hook again.
Thanks so much, everyone! I love you guys!
http://www.thedavidallenshow.com/guests/mullinax.ken.20050407/view
"Phil, I interviewed Ken this evening. The audio will be up in a few hours. I'm pushing on this end - he should get more media. Regards, David Allen"
I'm working on setting up contacts through my parents and inlaws to pass on information and articles so they can contact their local papers.
My parents live in Smoky Mountains of NC, and lots of folks in states below NC have homes in the mountains they go to in the summer. There is a rather large retirement contingent that flows in and out through out the year. Information they receive would also be taken back to their home states.
My inlaws live in Myrtle Beach, SC. While it contains a fairly transient population, and that could help in someways as stated above, once again there are quite a few retirement home destinations in the area.
I know this may not be as hot button as calling the principle characters,but that seems to be covered and getting the story out shines the light on the dark corners.
My mom has a large circle of retired friends who are very agitated and scared by what they are learning through the news and what I pass on from here. Frankly, they are quite angry also. So, there is a resource pool that hasn't been tapped yet. They all have various disabilities that result in limited mobility, however, they know how to use a phone. :-D
Thank-you for the prayer. I knew something was missing from this thread.
Fantastic news. Thank you!
Please help us notify media. Do as much as you can. If you only have a little time, please do SOMETHING. Thanks.
Sean Hannity's e-mail: James.Grisham@abc.com
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To view ENTIRE article, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/a...RTICLE_ID=43688
Thursday, April 7, 2005
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube
81-year-old neither terminally ill, comatose, nor in vegetative state
Posted: April 7, 2005
7:33 p.m. Eastern
By Sarah Foster
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
In a situation recalling the recent death of Terri Schiavo in Florida, an 81-year-old widow, denied nourishment and fluids for nearly two weeks, is clinging to life in a hospice in LaGrange, Ga., while her immediate family fights desperately to save her life before she dies of starvation and dehydration.
Mae Magouirk was neither terminally ill, comatose nor in a "vegetative state," when Hospice-LaGrange accepted her as a patient about two weeks ago upon the request of her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, 36, an elementary school teacher.
Also upon Gaddy's request and without prior legal authority, since March 28 Hospice-LaGrange has denied Magouirk normal nourishment or fluids via a feeding tube through her nose or fluids via an IV. She has been kept sedated with morphine and ativan, a powerful tranquillizer.
Her nephew, Ken Mullinax, told WorldNetDaily that although Magouirk is given morphine and ativan, she has not received any medication to keep her eyes lubricated during her forced dehydration.
"They haven't given her anything like that for two weeks," said Mullinax. "She can't produce tears."
The dehydration is being done in defiance of Magouirk's specific wishes, which she set down in a "living will," and without agreement of her closest living next-of-kin, two siblings and a nephew: A. Byron McLeod, 64, of Anniston, Ga.; Ruth Mullinax, 74, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Ruth Mullinax's son, Ken Mullinax.
Magouirk's husband and only child, a son, are both deceased.
In her living will, Magouirk stated that fluids and nourishment were to be withheld only if she were either comatose or "vegetative," and she is neither. Nor is she terminally ill, which is generally a requirement for admission to a hospice.
Magouirk lives alone in LaGrange, though because of glaucoma she relied on her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, to bring her food and do errands.
(Excerpt)
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