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

[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***

[BykrBayb]

I wonder how many more Terries and Maes are in our future. I would like to see a new verse now, while we're all experiencing euphoria (real euphoria, not Felos' sick version.) If we need more verses later, then more verses it is. But please don't skip writing a verse for Mae. Her good fortune has really cut into the grief I've been suffering since Terri died.

[olliecollie]

Thanks for ping---this is so great.

[supercat]

But please don't skip writing a verse for Mae. Her good fortune has really cut into the grief I've been suffering since Terri died.

I will see if and how the muse strikes. I would like to keep ABIABC about Terri; if I write a fourth verse, it will be about how Terri's endurance has saved others. I may do a different song entirely about Mae, but I don't yet know enough about her case to accurately characterize people. In Terri's case, the killers' motives could be ascertained by their undisputed words and actions. The quote attributed to Gaddy about it being time for Mae to go to Jesus would certainly seem to imply that she is not a nice person, but at this point I can't be 100% sure she said it.

[PhilDragoo]

HOORAY FOR MAE TODAY
SAM STAYS ON DUTY

[BykrBayb]

I was able to make the calls because I read a post from Sun listing the phone numbers. I tried reposting the numbers a couple times, but my posts kept getting pulled. By the time I read Sun's post, and made the calls, so many other Freepers had called, the granddaughter's phone line was already fried. I heard the nephew tell Glen Beck on the radio that it was Freepers who place those calls

There are lurkings here who act, without ever telling us their good deeds.

Thank you, whoever you are!

[BykrBayb]

Thank you. Please see post 1,605. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1379016/posts?page=1605#1605

[eeevil conservative]

Sorry I have been away for a bit.

I took the kids out for some Mexican to celebrate.

I got back and just started reading all the posts.

I am crying..

My heart still aches over Terri.

But GOd has moved and mobilized this group- we have done well.

The way Ex PAt just stepped in and started assignine and delegating was INCREDIBLE!

The way we all just came out of the woodwork volunteering and accepting challenges. INCREDIBLE!

Terri may have lost a battle- BUT SHE WILL WIN THE WAR! WE all deserve to celebrate-- BUT TERRI DESERVES THE CREDIT! IT IS HER FIGHT THAT CREATED US! IT IS HER FIGHT THAT WILL SAVE MANY OTHERS!

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!


IT IS SO NICE TO SEE CELEBRATION HERE!

[Believer In Truth]

CONGRATULATIONS on the combined efforts to save Mae. I was reading the posts last night (well into the morning) and I sent out emails to the local churches in her area (no replies) and members of the government (no replies). It wasn't much and I hope it helped some. What you did was great and I hope you continue to keep it up!

I just registered today and I will look forward to helping in anyway I can. I don't have all the resources that you seem to have at hand, but let me know how I can assist in stopping these judicial murders.

Thanks again, for your wonderful heart and sincere soul endeavors.

[tiredoflaundry]

FReepers Rule!
Job well done!

[Sun]

Yes, thanks to those lurkers (unsung heros) whoever you are.

God bless you!

[nicmarlo]

It saddens me that most folks don't understand long-term consequences over many political decisions and I am given some small measure of comfort that the majority of folks at FR understand this.

They might, when it happens to their grandma, their daughter, their sister, their granddaugher. We see it now, and care about these people as if they WERE our grandma, our daughter, sister, or other relative. This is our "family" in America; that we should not care until/unless it touches our own immediate bloodline is selfish and wrong, IMHO.

[NonValueAdded]

It's free btw

and worth every penny.

[NonValueAdded]

ping to self for interesting statute find by Fred Nerks. Thank you Fred!

Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242
Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law

[nicmarlo]

There are lurkings here who act, without ever telling us their good deeds. Thank you, whoever you are!

Worth repeating, very true. Thank you, all, lurkers who called!

[Wampus SC]

Thanks for the ping and HOORAY!

The side of life has pushed back the killers this time! I'd like to think that FReepers helped save her. No - I know that FReepers helped.

EC & BB: - y'all are awesome.

[Fred Nerks]

FBI Investigation Programs Civil Rights:

http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm

Link Update.

[Wampus SC]

"I wonder how many more Terries and Maes are in our future. I would like to see a new verse now, while we're all experiencing euphoria (real euphoria, not Felos' sick version.)"

I second the motion. I'm just glad I don't have to rewrite "That's the night the lights went out in Georgia". :)

[Bush2004]

Good post. Thanks for the information.

[maine-iac7]

I find it a sort of ironic justice that this lack of humanity will befall those who fought so hard to kill innocent souls for profit.

hadn't thought of that aspect - had thought that because of the 40million+ innocents aborted, so far, that that is the biggest reason social security, as it is, won't be there for them - 40+ million less people in the work place,- but your hypothesis may also be right...we are taught that what we give, we get back, ten fold. And that goes for what ill we do as well as good.

So, sadly, that would be a 'just' result...hoping we can stop it. And it has to be stopped now as I believe it has a much larger foothold than we know.

Terri's struggle brought it to the front - in our faces. It's wake up time.

[maine-iac7]

amen amen amen