PROWLING
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***
"Thank You" for the kind words. Happy to be part of an important endeavor and you're right...
T= together
E= everyone
A= accomplishes
M= much
Kudo's to everyone!
Continue to pray for Mae's speedy recovery.
accepted
If you are serious about legislation-- I have just a couple of hints.
ONE-- do NOT try and get people to debate when they are actively trying to save a woman who has already been denied the medical care she needs... really..
TWO-- take your ideas to an attorney first. They will tell you what you need to research, etc.
Three-- find some politicians you TRUST to help--
then drum up support-- you can talk about it and stuff while it is in the works-- but coming onto here, today, at this thread-- was not the wisest way to get support-- especially int he way you handled yourself..
I am working on legislation myself-- this is how I know what to do..
You over estimate your ability. I'm no where near 'all worked up'. I can play a little now. :-)
Attorneys are not the only ones who write legislation. I'm not looking for support. I'm looking for what people want, or rather what they expect from their representatives.
Kenn drummed up your support real quick. That's probable what he had in mind.
did you men effectively LOL.
spell check is our friend, it would show courtesy to try it once in a while. Shows disrespect not to. Not that I'd ever infer you are disrespectful...LOL
anybody see evidence of this today?
VACANCY @ THE DU HOTEL. LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. HURRY
see-- this so wrong!
Do you really think that Kenneth what? this is all a political ploy?
I praise GOD that I am not that cynical. PRAISE GOD FOR THAT!
I actually talked to these people! MISTAKES WERE MADE
If you want to know what people want then for Pete's Sake ask them and be honest!
You are purely manipulative!
YOU NEED HELP!
IF your PURPOSE was to find out what kind of legislation we would want-- OPEN A THREAD AND ASK!
now you are just lying..
dang..
now-- I am done-- done done done.
your task did absolutly nothing. This case was going to go the way it did with or without you. It had already been decided before Ken let the information out.
But, shhhh, I don't think we were supposed to figure that out. ;-)
Please do
yes i did "men" effectivly.
evidence of what?
mispellings? LOL!
Or disrespect?
uhhhm.... BOTH!!!
Now- what do I win!!
BTW-- I am not happy drunk for Mae-- but I did have a MARQUARITA! (SP??) LOL!
Yes I do.
PROWLING
ROFLLL!!
Okay-- now my sides hurt!!
our tasks did nothing? LOL!!
sure! SHE WISHES!
If we were so inEffective- why bother us?
Why would Ken even bother contacting us?
Why would Glenn Beck bother mentioning us?
or Savage?
Hysterical!
OPPS, not drunk with alcohol, just happiness :-)
No spirits for me, I'm person making over here.
What was going to happen has pretty much already been decided before you guys cam along. Ken wanted publicity.
enough of the judgmental chick
We need to pray---
60 elderly trapped on bus
RESCUERS are working to free 60 elderly people trapped on a bus in the Blue Mountains after a collision that killed the driver of a car.
None of the elderly passengers was thought to be seriously injured in the crash on the Bells Line of Road at Kurmond, an ambulance spokeswoman said.
But the car was wedged in the doorway of the bus and those aboard had been unable to use emergency escape windows.
"No-one is believed to be seriously injured on the bus," the ambulance spokeswoman said.
Emergency crews are working to free the group.
The collision happened about 2.40pm (AEST) today.
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,12811443%5E1702,00.html
says no one believed to be hurt-- but they are elderly and anything could happen...
he he
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