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***
My memory of what I read, hundreds of posts ago: Mullinax has MEDICAL power of attorney. Gaddy has FINANCIAL power of attorney.
Perhaps eeevil has confirmation as to exactly the type, if at all, Mullinax and McLeod do have.
Yes it is....there is definitely attention being drawn. Now, along with the attention, we also has confusion as to the facts.....we shall see, soon, I hope.
I have a couple of questions from that post as well. It said that Gaddy was given emergency guardianship. Was this because of the surgery/treatment? Was it meant to be TEMPORARY? Was the dementia diagnosis a means of PREVENTING Mae was regaining her own guardianship?
I will endeavor to keep my eccentric humor under control least I become a target for 'offing.'
If true, then it would have had to be rescinded by Mae before anyone else could "enjoy" it.
From Research Thread:
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Mae Magouirk: hits jumped up to 113 at google so far. At this rate, it could mushroom by tomorrow. FReegards....
48 posted on 04/08/2005 3:31:39 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (<<<< Profile page streamlined, solely devoted Schiavo research)
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We are raising awareness. I hope the full truth comes to light soon and Mae gets the care she needs.
Why don't you pop on over to the SECESSION threads and ask them to have their threads removed.
hmmmm...something smells. So a new guardianship would trump whatever POA Mullinax and McLeod hold?
Bump for life.
I figured it was something like that and so that is why I asked you to have it pulled rather then hitting abuse.
Every thing we write here is public. Anyone can read it and as we seem to be one of the few places where this story is documented any web search is going to end up here.
I would hate to have this written off or you get in trouble.
According to the Freeper poll - 85% of us are pro-life and against killing those who cannot speak for themselves. Present and accounted for.
By now you will have received snarky comments from one or more of the 10% who think theirs are the only lives worth living.
Surprisingly 5% have no opinion or don't want to share one. Guess we will not hear from them.
Keep up the good fight Awestruck.
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You wrote:
Do you know if anyone has heard back from Jessie Jackson or
David Boise?
My Reply:
djreece hs the action item of David Boise and combat-boots has the action item of Jessy Jackson. Both of these asciton items are hard ones.
Yes. I don't think it was written as Miss Maes brother and sister probably didn't believe it neccesary. Gaddy had financial power only as she was taking care of Miss Maes finances and doing her shopping. Gaddy only had a financial POA but took care of that by getting guardianship. Now that trumps any power Mrs Mullinax and Mr McLeod had.
I am not aware of any secession threads as you seem to know all about them then it would be your job to alert the mod. I do not make the rules.
If you have a problem with the FR statement then take it up with JimRob
We all need to go back and read that newspaper story form the local laGrange newspaper. I am really really tired right now, as are I am sure all of you as well. But in that story didn't the attorney for the sister and the brother say that evrybody was kissy kissy on Monday? Or was the attorney for the grand daughter.
If you have the sisters and brothers attorney saying everything is fine, then what is with the nephew? Again very tired I may have my facts wrong here. Will check it out tomorrow.
but she got illegally - can't that be negated?
SOON? In Georgia, it is 7:30 on a Friday night! Will Miss Mae get any help or not?
At the very least, it seems the hospice is gonna be in heap big trouble for accepting the granddaughter had the power in the beginning, to put Mae in the hospice. And now that she's in there, it looks like it will take heaven and earth to get her out.
Judges don't normally reverse themselves. Bad decision or not.
Btw, did you notice this line in the Lagrange article?
Danny Daniel of LaGrange, the attorney for Gaddy and another grandchild
We haven't heard from Gaddys sibling.
7:30 on Friday night rotation and weekend rounds in hospitals. Mae's 82. 11 days going on 12. A $500,000 paycheck, or so says Farah. Is Gaddy the sole beneficiary? Is this what the row is over: money? What about Mae? Anyone know people in Georgia?
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