It's Happening Again (We've Got Another Schiavo, Starving In GA, No Brain-Damage)

Media Release | 4-6-05 | The Family of Mae Magouirk

[sageb1]

I'm sticking with you. We need to hear a statement from the doctors. I'm getting the impression that Mae was declared terminal because life is, in other words, because of her age. And that is WRONG.

[yellowdoghunter]

I have emailed and called everyone I can think of....I will continue to check in and see if there is anything else I can do. Let me know if there is something you want me to do.

[Netizen]

I think you have yourself all worked over nothing. I asked because one of the posts I read acted like she wsas in the hospital instead. Also, info over the phone is not forthcoming. It's more difficult for them to deal with a real person. Granted what I read may have been on a different thread (which is why its nice to have JUST ONE THREAD).

I still haven't heard back from DHR for Aging Services.

Now, if you want to do this all by yourself, go for it, but just because someone asks for clarification doesn't mean they don't want to help, and doesn't mean they want Mae to die.

We can't write effective letters if we don't have FACTS and sometimes we have to refute rumors coming from other angles. We also have to be able to show that there is info out there to those hosts that say there isn't, we can't do that if we don't disect the data. If we get blindsided it will hurt the cause. JMO

[djreece]

OK. One minor clarification based on the local paper's story:

Woman, 81, at center of feeding tube feud
http://lagrangenews.com/new.php?StoryType=full

The granddaughter reportedly has been giving some food and hydration by mouth: " . . . [Probate Judge Donald] Boyd said Gaddy testified at the hearing that she feeds her grandmother Jello, chips of ice and 'anything else she'd be willing to eat.' "

The nephew's concern is based on the report of a hospice nurse, based on the story: "Kenneth Mullinax, the patient's nephew of Birmingham, Alabama, said a hospice nurse told him that Magouirk had not received substantial nourishment since March 28."

[Netizen]

You're kidding, right? This weekend is going to be the horse and pony wedding show, the whole world needs to see the two adulterers get married. You'll be lucky to get any real news this weekend.

[uvular]

You go ec-you are doing the right thing! Highly interesting that the in house attorney is suddenly MIA. Gee, think she knows there's gonna be one heck of a lawsuit heading their way?

Per Jeff Katz KNEW in San Francisco, he stated he put off talking about this story until almost the end of his show because he was unable to independently confirm the story. He did report the information contained in the WND story. Now on to Mark Levin to see if he will cover it before he's able to independently confirm the story.

[mother22wife21]

That's exactly what I was thinking. You set these folks up in situations that fulfill their Living Wills and 'ta da' there you go, you got the package all nice and tied up.

I'm with You, Sherri. I think the peculiar twist is that they are starting to put something out and a 'spin' to it. There is no way everything in this case is on the up and up. The nephew probably wants to get his aunt away from the hospice setting and into a setting that will incorporate recuperative activities into Mrs. Mae's daily routine.

We may not have all the facts before compelled to act, but like a great man said, err on the side of life. I would rather fight and toil for life, than sit back and doubt someone to death.

[yellowdoghunter]

Oh no, you guys are the last people I want to see arguing or what-have-you. You are both too important to this cause. Please, don't have hard feelings for each other. This is a trying time, especially for those directly involved. Please know that we appreciate what you guys are doing. Getting ready to leave work, will check in later.

[eeevil conservative]

I am sorry if it sounded like I was addressing you!

I should have changed the TO: to ALL-- sorry-- It was wrong for me to signal you out.

I understand what you are saying about ALL the facts. I can only deal with the info I have.

Again- MAE'S FAMILY is asking us for OUR help--

I HAVE TO FOLLOW MY HEART-- AND HELP!

[Netizen]

Per Jeff Katz KNEW in San Francisco, he stated he put off talking about this story until almost the end of his show because he was unable to independently confirm the story. He did report the information contained in the WND story. Now on to Mark Levin to see if he will cover it before he's able to independently confirm the story.

There is nothing wrong with wanting confirmation. As I mentioned earlier if we ger blindsided it will hurt our cause and could damage future ones as well.

[combat_boots]

No. I'm not. She's 81-2. Monday is April 11th.

Chuckie has his way now and can rub it in everyone's face. But this old girl is anyone's grandmother or grandfather. Not too long ago, Netizen, she was a step-relative of a friend of mine in similar circumstances (we talked about this yesterday). Hospital to hospice to dead in less than 3 weeks. Wore out his welcome because he was sick and dying slowly, although he rarely took even an aspirin in his entire long life.

[eeevil conservative]

BTW:

Joseph Farah said that the granddaughter stands to inherit $500,000.

[Netizen]

Do you know if anyone has heard back from Jessie Jackson or
David Boise?

I was hoping to have heard back from DHR by now. :(

I imagine their boxes are overflowing and they may have stopped checking them.

[Wneighbor]

Save Mae Magouirk from Forced Euthanasia Ping!!!

If you’d like to be added or deleted from this Ping List please freepmail me.

Another lady is being dehydrated and starved to death – AGAINST HER WRITTEN WISHES

Folks, I've blatantly plagerized all your pings for the last day and a half and come up with a list of contacts that have been posted. Some have probably been left off and some repeated here. I scanned all 1000+ posts in the last little bit to get these. Formatting's gonna suck for now... it's in a text document and I've got company showing up shortly so I don't have time to fix it right. just wanna get it posted.

Mae Magouirk's legal next of kin are a brother A. Byron McLeod, of Anniston, Alabama and Ruth Mullinax of Birmingham, Alabama.

Fighting very diligently for Mae's life is her nephew Ken Mullinax.

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Mae's cardiologist is Dr. James Brennan of LaGrange, Georgia

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Hospice where Mae is being dehydrated and starved: End of Life, West Georgia Hospice/Hospice LaGrange Team, LaGrange, GA. (706-845-3905) Tollfree: (888) 368-3905 Facility Administrator at the hospice is Cathy Wiggins: Director of Hospice

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Office of Regulatory Services The Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) inspects, monitors, licenses, registers, and certifies a variety of health and child care facilities. Contact Information Two Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142 Voice: (404)657-5700 Fax: (404)657-5708 Email: mapalli@dhr.state.ga.us Website: http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/ors/

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Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Division of Survey and Certification should be contacted here: Patricia Bender 404-562-7445

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http://www.georgiacourts.org/courts/counties/troup/ The Troup County Probate Court address is: 900 Dallis St. LaGrange, GA 30240 Donald W. Boyd Probate Judge Debbie Wade Chief Clerk

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Troup County DFCS 504 East Depot Street LaGrange, Georgia 30241-4631 (706) 845-4200 FAX (706) 845-4221 Director: Willie Rutledge

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GA Dept of Human Resources REPORT ABUSE: (404) 657-9639 OR FAX WRITTEN REPORT TO: (404) 657-5737

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Division of Aging Services Two Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 9-385 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142 Phone: 404-657-5258 Fax: 404-657-5285 Website: http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov ----------------

LaGrange City Contact Information:

Tom Hall, City Manager

Meg Kelsey, Assistant City Manager

City Hall - 3rd Floor

200 Ridley Avenue

Tel: 706.883.2000

Fax:706.883.2020

Lukken, Jeff - Mayor

PHONE: 706-883-2010

FAX: 706-883-2020

Dekmar, Lou - Chief of Police 706-883-2612

Edmondson, Rev Willie - City Councilman 706-882-7817

Gore, Dr Tom - City Councilman 706-884-2641

Hall, Tom - City Manager 706-883-2010

Moore, George - Mayor Pro Tem 706-884-5923

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Attorney for saving Mae’s life: Jack Kirby, Kirby & Roberts, (706) 884-2992 ------------------ http://www.notdeadyet.org/

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List of GA HOUSE OF REPS! http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/05alpha.htm List of GA SENATORS: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/peo_list.pl?List=stsenate

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All the papers in GA http://www.gapress.org/online_edition_links.html and the LaGrange paper: http://www.lagrangenews.com/ David M. (Mike) Pippin - Publisher Andrea Lovejoy - Editor Dan Baker - News Editor Jennifer R. Bell - General Manager

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Zell Miller's contact info is here: http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-870.html

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E-mail for Sean Hannity: James.Grisham@abc.com

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Christian Communication Network info@EarnedMedia.org

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Georgia Parent and Children Services http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,4802_5005,00.html

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Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue http://www.gov.state.ga.us/contact_dom.shtml Web Site: http://www.gov.state.ga.us E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.' http://mygov.governmentguide.com/mygov/mail/?id=2582&type=GV&state=GA 203 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 656-1776 Fax: (404) 656-5947 Washington Office: 400 N. Capitol St., NW, Ste. 376 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 624-3681

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And click next link for the media in GEORGIA http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/?command=state_search&state=GA&submit.x=13&submit.y=10

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FOX News Channel Comments Comments@foxnews.com

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TROUP COUNTY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES' SENIOR ADULT VICTIMS ADVOCATE HOTLINE at: 1-888-774-0152 Troup County Adult Protective Services, HUGH PARTON, at 706-298-7100 HUGH PARTON's direct fax, which goes directly to his desk, is 706-298-7108.

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Georgia Department of Community Health Website: www.dch.state.ga.us Phone: (404) 656-4507 Fax: (404) 651-6880

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cbs phone # is 212-975-3247; e-mail is audsvcs@cbs.com

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Division of Family and Childrens Services (DFCS) Willie Rutledge Troup County DFCS 504 East Depot Street LaGrange, Georgia 30241-4631 (706) 845-4200 FAX (706) 845-4221

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AFA contact box http://www.afa.net/contact.asp

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Concerned Women of America: http://www.cwfa.org/feedback.asp?mode=feedback&referrer=http://www.cwfa.org/media.asp

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Rush: rush@eibnet.com

Dr. Kennedy: cfra@coralridge.org

Gary Bauer: gary.bauer@ mail.amvalues.org

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National Right to Life Website http://www.nrlc.org/

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Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Phone: 404-656-3300 FAX : 404-657-8733

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http://www.wghs.org/lagrange.html FYI about the West Georgia Health System West Georgia Medical Center 1514 Vernon Road LaGrange, Georgia 30240 (706) 882-1411 email: info@wghs.org http://www.wghs.org/wgh.html Additional info on Hospice services provided.

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La Grange, GA churches link:

http://www.churchangel.com/WEBGA/lagrange.htm

La Grange City link:

http://www.lagrange-ga.org/

(City council meeting 4/11)

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State of GA House of Representatives Committee on Human Relations and Aging

Office: 404.463.8142

Len Walker Chairman lwalker@nfumc.org 770.448.4142 - Office 770.448.1852 - Fax 678.283.2040 - Cell

Donna Sheldon Vice Chairman dsheldon@legis.state.ga.us 404.656.0188

Dan Lakly Secretary dlakly@mindspring.com 404.202.9811 - Office 770.487.9884 - Fax 404.202.9811 - Cell

Members: Mike Barnes Joe Heckstall Terry Johnson Charlice Byrd Jeannette Jamieson

GA House Public Information Office 404-656-5082 phone 1-800-282-5800 toll-free

Contact page:

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/05alpha.htm

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• Gwinnett Forum Norcross,GA/Gwinnett Forum -- Headquarters

Website: www.gwinnettforum.com Phone: (770) 840-1003 Fax: (770) 840-1003 Address: 40 Technology Pkwy S, Ste 225 Norcross, GA 30092-

• WAGA (Fox-5)Atlanta,GA/WAGA (Fox-5) -- Headquarters

Website: www.wagatv.com Phone: (404) 875-5555 Fax: (404) 898-0169 Address: 1551 Briarcliff Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30306

• WELR 102.3 FM / 1360 AM LaGrange,GA/WELR 102.3 FM / 1360 AM -- Headquarters

Website: www.eagle1023.com Phone: (706) 845-1023 Fax: (334) 863-2540 Address: PO Box 1429 LaGrange, GA 30241-

• WLAG 1240 AM La Grange,GA/ WLAG 1240 AM -- Headquarters

Website: www.eagle1023.com/wlagam/index.html Phone: (706) 845-1023 Fax: (706) 845-8642 Address: PO Box 1429 La Grange, GA 30241

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since this granddaughter's a teacher. Here's a link to all the State of GA Board of Ed members, including contact links, and the Superintendent of Ed there in GA: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/doe/sboe/index.asp

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Sonja Flanagan at the Georgia Department of Family and Children's services (404)657-5445 Email: stflanag@dhr.state.ga.us.

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Mike Leavett Secretary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Telephone: 202-619-0257 Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775

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Georgia Eagle Forum

http://www.georgiaeagle.org/index.php?where=contact

[mother22wife21]

:) My response was not obliquely directed at you. I know you have been working just as hard as we all have. It was more of an announcement of an internal decision.

[combat_boots]

$500,000?

 

 

Where'd Farah get this info?

[sageb1]

It is true that people who are near death are usually not going to be able to eat "substantial" meals. Of course, if you have a cold, you might not want to eat much either. Before my bf died, he had all these cravings for what he called "comfort food." I bought and prepared anything he asked for, but he'd eat a bite or two and that would be it. It is entirely possible that Mae has no desire for much food. It looks like the doctors have made a decision not to feed her through a tube because they have decided that the illness she has together with her age is not going to be worth it for her. Again, I would want to hear what the doctors have to say.

[uvular]

You're probably right, but my thought/hope was that they just report the story as is, and perhaps they could get some callers or someone closely involved to call & set the story straight-one way or the other. Wishful thinking...

[Smartaleck]

"Or anyone who doesn't insist on playing God regardless of the courts, the person's wishes, or the rights of the person's spouse."

Can't say I've come across anyone playing God?

[BykrBayb]

Beautiful job!!!!

Thanks for taking the time to make it so much simpler for the rest of us.

Alright folks, send those e-mails, make those calls, send those faxes, send those letters! Weekends mean nothing around here. Get off your butt and save a life.