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***
Amen!
[felt my scalp rise from that prayer]
Cool. Let's see if Jessie steps up to the plate without a camera in his face. This may not be high profile enough for him, yet. Then again, to be fair, he may be having his people confirm as well.
Well, others are welcome to contact PUSH, of course......
I heard the tape. Kenneth said his aunt's mental history is "lucid."
Why the granddaughter is just trying to save money, dontcha know! /sarcasm
Actually that is probably more true than not. Trying to save what she probably considers her inheritance.
,UPDATE! ,
see my post #1109 -
Now on front page of local LaGrange paper - I emailed the ed last nite - she has talked with all participants!
Let's roll with this - this is now as legitimate as it can be. re-contact everyone! and sent them the URL
http://www.lagrangenews.com/new.php?StoryType=full
I think the media will try to avoid this case like the plague. All through Terri's case we kept being told that this is isolated and couldn't happen to the average person. If they show a case is clearly happening to an average person, so close to Terri's murder, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO NOTICE. The media doesn't want that!
Thanks but I already corrected that.
Lifesite, Canada - 28 minutes ago
Mae Magouirk has not had food or water since March 28, even though her living will states that food and water not be discontinued unless she enters a coma or a ...
You need to start a new thread with this story as the header Or ask the mod to link this story in the header of this thread.
Hey I think it was me who gave Focus on the family eeevil conservatives contact information!!!
Nic I think it was you who psoted the contact it was you or the poster that goes by wife mom21 or something. I filled in a form on a website I think it was the American Family Association.
All of YOU Freepers are doig the work I jsut get to my computer when I can and look at the latests posts and go to whereever you all say I should go post at.
eeevil I gave you contact information out I think to 3 different places, including the Govenors Office, so if you start getting these types of calls hey maybe one of the contacts you 'all provided and I responded to worked. I sure hope so.
So hopefull Glenn Beck, hey that was a huge win FOR Mrs. Mae Magouirk.
"Tell your doctor your medical history, especially: of: heart disease, kidney or liver disease, lung disease or trouble breathing, muscle disorders, glaucoma, depression or psychiatric conditions, drug dependency, any allergies."
A freper started a reference thread I think his name is Martin. Gohnig said s/he would help so I asked Gohing to keep up the work with Martin on the Reference Thread. Hopefully they are finding the time to follow through.
It's a lot of work though. But you can go back and pick up where you left off and enter. It is not ajob that is more immediate.
I posted Focus address this a.m., I think; last night I posted several others, including Gary Bauer and Rush.....everyone I've sent an e-mail to through normal e-mail, I've posted. For Nat Hentoff, I posted the only way I saw you could write to him and that was an online form at Village Voice.
That's what we're here for, helping give out information that can be used. : )
See my post # 1109
It's front page local LsGrange paper. I emailed ed least nite - she has talked with all participants. 2 page story.
This makes it as legit as it can be...time to strike all over. RE contact everyone - Bois, Sean, Hannity, FOX - it's no longer just us pajama mamas and fellers - and World Net....
But we have to STRIKE right now - because the paper's a daily - might not have anything tomorrow.
Let's Roll - Mae's hungry!
(email I just sent to ed of paper: "Andrea Lovejoy, Editor
LaGrange Daily News
Dear Ms. Lovejoy:
Yesterday I emailed you regarding the Mae Magouirk struggle. I am pleased to see your front page story today. THANK YOU!
We are all hoping his will make the difference for Mae.
Thank you again,
sincerely, "
I've already sent one, should I send another?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH Hair for really trying to stick to the topic of this thread which is to help Mrs. mae Magouirk.
Nietzen, who I think write the most polite posts was asked if she could in her own very nice way guide us all to stay on this thread as an ACTION THREAD for Mrs. Mae Magouirk.
I know I was heavily involved in trying to say Terri, I am honoring Terri by trying to save another person. In order for us all to stay focused if we could ALL jsut please stay on topic.
Thanks much to everybody. See that is why I asked Nietzen to do this, she does it better than me....
Feel Free to refernce this post as the case may be...
You rock, that was a heck of a job pulling all this info in on one post.
You have one of the hardest action items Jessy Jackson. Good Luck to you.
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