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***
I said I was sorry-- but what I didn't do was ask you to forgive me..
Please forgive me-- I honestly was not jumping you!
I posted that comment on My own blog - then cut it and pasted it and carried it here- and just hit the last comment to reply to-- it just happen to be yours..
Give me a second-- I have a list of media outlets..
I didn't mean that it shouldn't make the news, just that it will be tough to get any coverage past the Charles and Camel show. Has any network mentioned it?
Someone said PUSH has the info. No news back.
Somehow that just figures!
"As you can see byt he posts surrounding yours, really we are trying to focus this thread on saving Mae. Could you kindly respect that?
What do you say?"
Looks like there are quite a few you need to admonish as to keeping to the topic. What do you say?
Yes it is spring break in parts of GA. My family in Fayette Co are on SB.
vaudine
I hope that means you forgive me!!
I am really so sorry!
Here is a list of media to email: (Just copy and paste into your email addy box-- very easy! You don't have to put in commas or anything!!!
Rush@EIBNet.com, kherman@statesman.com, 19Latest@daily.misleader.org, greenpartyusa@igc.org, pjnyden@wvgazette.com, ellengoodman@globe.com, shadowland@newsweek.com, news@reedbusiness.com, MyWord@FoxNews.com, REvans@mercurynews.com, JHubner@Mercurynews.com, prez@usa-exile.org, Malibunews@malibutimes.com, Margolis@foreigncorrespondent.com, FNS@FoxNews.com, Beltway@FoxNews.com, Hannity@FoxNews.com, Colmes@FoxNews.com, alan@alan.com, jim.mills@foxnews.com, Newswatch@FoxNews.com, Oreilly@FoxNews.com, Special@Foxnews.com, latenight@nbc.com, tdp@nt.net, Newswatch@foxnews.com, letters@nypost.com, Moneyline@CNN.com, cushman@nytimes.com, abramsreport@msnbc.com, Hardball@MSNBC.com, evening@cbsnews.com, weekends@cbsnews.com, Questions@MSNBC.com, Joe@msnbc.com, Imus@MSNBC.com, Question@msnbc.com, Nightly@NBC.com, MTP@NBC.com, Crossfire@cnn.com, Wolf@CNN.com, CapReport@cnbc.com, Reliable@cnn.com, newsroom@bergen.com, Jeff.newsstand@cnn.com, Rwallace@herald.com, Arobinson@herald.com, babingtonc@washpost.com, newhnews@ncia.net, Letters@prospect.org, letters@cmonitor.com, inquirer.letters@phillynews.com, letters@detnews.com, senator@akaka.senate.gov, senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov, info@kenblackwell.com, talk2bob@mail.house.gov, kit_bond@bond.senate.gov, rep.brady@mail.house.gov, jim_bunning@bunning.senate.gov, senator_byrd@byrd.senate.gov, senator@cochran.senate.gov, senator@collins.senate.gov, senator@conrad.senate.gov, john.conyers@mail.house.gov, tom.davis@mail.house.gov, senator@dorgan.senate.gov, roger.schultz@halliburton.com, senator_domenici@domenici.senate.gov, russell_feingold@feingold.senate.gov, mailbox@gregg.senate.gov, texas.granger@mail.house.gov, chuck_hagel@hagel.senate.gov, Tom_Harkin@harkin.senate.gov, senator_hatch@hatch.senate.gov, Rep.Hinojosa@mail.house.gov, vermont@jeffords.senate.gov, rep.e.b.johnson@mail.house.gov, tim@johnson.senate.gov, info@kyl.senate.gov, Senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov, Petes@mail.house.gov, lloyd.doggett@mail.house.gov, senatorlott@lott.senate.gov, Nita.lowey@mail.house.gov, senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov, john_mccain@mccain.senate.gov, senator@mikulski.senate.gov, senator_murray@murray.senate.gov, rep.paul@mail.house.gov, senator@pryor.senate.gov, Senator@rockefeller.senate.gov, senator@shelby.senate.gov, olympia@snowe.senate.gov, senator@stabenow.senate.gov, mailbox@sununu.senate.gov, senator_talent@talent.senate.gov, senator_voinovich@voinovich.senate.gov, senator@warner.senate.gov, dheidt@citynet.net, DYJackson@tribune.com, ddefenoyl@globeandmail.ca, valley@latimes.com, business@latimes.com, ventura@latimes.com, metrodesk@latimes.com, news-tips@nytimes.com, the-arts@nytimes.com, bizday@nytimes.com, metro@nytimes.com, national@nytimes.com, washington@nytimes.com, online.editor@thetimes.co.uk, rcribb@thestar.ca, foreign.news@thetimes.co.uk, dbrazao@thestar.ca, ldiebel@thestar.ca, 2020@abc.com, thisweek@abc.com, nightline@abcnews.com , mike@mikemalloy.com, rrhodes@airamericaradio.com, info@alternativeradio.org , info@alternet.org, talk2us@americasblackforum.com, feedback@ap.org, msilverman@ap.org, rfournier@ap.org, hunt@ap.org, bsenftleber@ajc.com, bsteiden@ajc.com, hklibanoff@ajc.com, rnarayanan@ajc.com, atrios@comcast.net, newsonline@bbc.co.uk, anita@mindgallery.com, jfetzer@d.umn.edu, hprzybyla@bloomberg.net, hrosenkrantz@bloomberg.net, ombud@globe.com, kcooper@globe.com, oliphant@globe.com, brelis@globe.com, lettersbwol@businessweek.com, richard_dunham@businessweek.com, buzzflash@buzzflash.com, query@cambridgeforum.org, 48hours@cbsnews.com, 60m@cbsnews.com, bpc@cbsnews.com, ftn@cbsnews.com, sundays@cbsnews.com, grain@cbsnews.com, aweathersbee@suntimes.com, cledbetter@suntimes.com, showcase@suntimes.com, jcruickshank@suntimes.com, sneed@suntimes.com, ddouglas@suntimes.com, rkemper@tribune.com, cgarrett@tribune.com, GWashburn@tribune.com, jzeleny@tribune.com, MPossley@tribune.com, jcrewdson@tribune.com, bmccauley@enquirer.com, dhorn@enquirer.com, jborgman@enquirer.com, jloven@ap.org, kcarroll@ap.org, npickler@ap.org, sjohnson@ap.org, cwarmbold@ajc.com, wilsonc@timesrecordnews.com, drudge@drudgereport.com, news@worldnetdaily.com, letters@worldnetdaily.com, Hannity@foxnews.com, Colmes@foxnews.com, me@glennbeck.com
list of GA papers:
http://www.gapress.org/online_edition_links.html
and
LaGrange paper:
http://www.lagrangenews.com/
Andrea Lovejoy, editor
UPDATE! Mae's story on front page LaGrange paper:per:
Woman, 81, at center of feeding tube feud By Joel Martin Senior Writer LaGrange has its own feeding tube controversy, with family members at odds over medical care for an 81-year-old woman at Hospice LaGrange. Ora Mae Magouirk has been in hospice since March 22, suffering from what granddaughter Beth Gaddy described in court papers as dementia, an aortic aneurysm and a blood clot. Cont on link
I emailed the ed last night - we're doing it!
Zippo. We're all over the Pope, anti-Catholic stuff, Michael Jackson's never-ending story and Charles' (why can't I have my camilla-cake and eat it too) gig. Oh yes. There's some Iraq things by the by.
Back in 2000, there was no court order prohibiting food and water by mouth. But they didn't do it. Why not?
I'm going to take a WAG and say SHE COULDN'T SWALLOW, THAT'S WHY.
Unfortunately, this week, at least for some. I am fairly sure LaGrange schools are out. Everyone has gone to the beach.
A comment for all. This granddaughter has financial poweer of atty.--could this have swayed her toward throwing grandma off the train? Could it possibly? Would a TEACHER from today's wonderful educational setup be that mercenary?
Naaah! Just trying to help Granny to a better place. (Sarcasm off--from a Granny only a few years younger than Mae.
vaudine
Well, if we're going to start offing people for 'dementia' and other assorted mental diseases, we're definitely going to need that little old lady from 'Where's the Beef' days, because there really won't "be anybody back there."
Getting the impression the media doesn't want to talk about forced euthanasia anymore?
I want to know why Mae is getting ativan.
Well, since so many of the pell grant loving, no doubt at one time or another unemployment collecting, college loan taking, 'strict constructionists' told us that Terri was a phototropic houseplant, a 'husk', I'm wondering what the classification for this person will be.
Can't wait for the keepers of the infernal flame to weigh in.
regarding my post # 1109 - Now that we've got it on the front page of the LaGrange paper = the local paper that has spoken with all the parties concerned - that should be "official" enough for Sean, Rush Fox etc - so maybe if we start a blitz on them again with the URL to the paper -
http://www.lagrangenews.com/
second half of story
http://www.lagrangenews.com/new.php?StoryType=full
LET'S ROLL!
I was just trying to point out that just as some hosts will ask questions, we have to deal with the questions and we can't just assume that because someone does ask a question that they don't want to help or that they want Mae to die.
You've worked so very hard on this and we all appreciate every call you've made.
GRANDdaughter
I believe during this, Kenneth says Mae was never diagnosed as having dementia.
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