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***
How do think the secession threads will play?
"We haven't heard from Gaddys sibling."
Or first cousin of Gaddy, as well.
The only threads with secession in the title are ones where that was the title given by the author of the news article there in posted.
If you are taking about the Confederate States of America 2005 thread it is a movie title.
Like I said, take it up with JimRob.
Miss Mae had one son and he's deceased. So her son must have had 2 kids.
lol...I just admitted to the same in another post. Have a good weekend!
Sage
Believe me, I understand the urgency. I stayed up much of last night working on this so the information would hit the desks of people first thing this morning.
I was simply posting that as an encouragement to all who are working hard that people are noticing and hopefully those in a position to do something will realize that and act accordingly.
I did miss that. But I'm so tired right now, if a pigeon parked itself on my desk, I probably wouldn't notice:)
Oh for crying out loud. I'm out of here!
Now I am getting aggitated...
What is going on??
I don't recall Kenneth EVER saying that Mae HAD a FEEDING TUBE AND IT WAS PULLED!
He only said that THEY WERE DENYING IT TO HER!
I tell ya what--
I am going to go back to my own blog- and Blogs for Terri--
If yoiu all want to sit around and and debate things that I don't know WHat they have to do with anything= Please go ahead!
CALL DAN RATHER-- ASK HIM WHAT's UP!
I am trying to save this woman-- Not sita around debating who has POA and all that--
I READ the WND story-- I READ the EMAILS that Kenneth put out-- If no one wants to take the time to READ them- and want s to jump to conculisions-- NOT MY PROBLEM!
Someone EMAIL ME WHEN YOU ALL DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO_
BUt I am going to put my time and effort towards people who want to HELP not fight..
Mullinax and the patient’s brother and sister – Lonnie Ruth Mullinax of Birmingham and A.B. McLeod of Anniston, Ala. – came here last Friday to arrange for a feeding tube and take her to the Birmingham hospital.“She (Gaddy) said, ‘I think it’s time she (her grandmother) goes home to Jesus, that’s she’s too sick and would not have a good quality of life,” Kenneth Mullinax said.
His complaints have been posted on Internet Web logs that have been in overdrive since the Terri Schiavo case. “All of the Terri Schiavo people have come to our rescue,” Mullinax said. “This thing’s going national.” On Thursday, the Probate Office, West Georgia Health System and attorneys in the case were inundated with phone calls and e-mails.
“We need people surrounding that place (hospice), we need some activity,” one caller from Oregon told the Daily News, adding that she had called the governor’s office and attorneys in the case.
The probate office got an estimated 50 calls from people saying things like, “I understand y’all are murdering people in Troup County” and “You’re euthanizing people.” “We’re taking the posture of refusing to deal with those people because they’re not representing the responsible parties,” said West Georgia Health System President Jerry Fulks.
The above is from the lagrange article. Looks like a fight over the money. If the others are from out of town, how much care did they give Mae?
Yep, George Soros is using his money to promote DEATH
"While I'm no George Soros fan especially after the recent election campaign, and it's true that Soros funds causes in which I vehemently disagree including drugs, gay marriage and abortion. However, your reference to the PDIA was anything but complete. Here is what his organization states as the goal:
Now, I would assume most here would applaud anything that tended to improve care for dying patients. Perhaps you are aware of the $45 million being spent to kill rather than extend care?
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/pdia/about"
I'm confused about the point you are making in your post, and don't even remember my entire post, as I post to many. Sorry
I agree with you. I didn't see any perceived threat. Your post raises a good point. What would or should a judge do if they become legally blind? Should they resign?
I have yet to hear anything from David Boies. I think sinkspur and maybe some others also tried to reach him.
No problem. Glad to refresh. You were posting some information claiming that George Soros' PDIA group was a group promoting Death. In fact, it was a group that gave out $45 million to fund better care for patients in hospices. That would seem to be completely different from what has been alleged here on FR for several weeks. I will give credit where credit is due, and in this case, Soros has actually done some good.
Big Bump Phil!!
"What would or should a judge do if they become legally blind?"
Or suffer from dementia? a NATURAL result of the aging process, due to restricted bloodflow to the brain. That's why we have a retirement age. Time to rest, take it easy, enjoy hobbies, not make life ending decisions for others.
Lifetime appointments are what DICTATORS demand.
MAC, Calpernia and Fedora have done quite a bit of research on Soros, and his funding of PDIA. From the many posts I have read, Soros doesn't have any good intent with what he spends his money on, regardless of the "good" appearances it may have.
the illusion that someone is terminal - once in, hard t0 get out -
Exactly why I am trying to help out the fight, should the facts check out.
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