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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

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***


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: cultureofdeath; euthanasia; forcedexit; georgia; hospice; judicialmurder; mae; maemagouirk; magouirk; righttokill; schiavo; schindler; starvation; teri; terri; terrischiavo
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To: ExPatInFrance

you have FReepmail


461 posted on 04/07/2005 7:41:31 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: Netizen

ROFLLL!!!

If you choose to accept this mission..

duh duh duh duh

duh duh duh duh


462 posted on 04/07/2005 7:41:38 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (Don't Change Minds, Change Lives! Sherri Reese)
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To: ExPatInFrance

Do you have someone to contact Jessie Jackson yet?


463 posted on 04/07/2005 7:42:19 PM PDT by Netizen (USA - Land of the free, home of the brave, where the handicapped are legally starved and dehydrated!)
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To: HairOfTheDog
"Or maybe I truly believe it is a family matter."

I've been trying to imagine my 25 year old daughter after laying in a bed for 15 years, no make up of choice, no hairdo of choice, no clothes of choice, her menses occurrence on lack of, her husbands sex life, my medical records, the fact that I was obese all being discussed on the internet?
464 posted on 04/07/2005 7:43:03 PM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

THANK YOU!!!

ALL RESEARCH IS NEEDED!!!


465 posted on 04/07/2005 7:43:07 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (Don't Change Minds, Change Lives! Sherri Reese)
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To: Smartaleck

Smartaleck,
As you can see byt he posts surrounding yours, really we are trying to focus this thread on saving Mae. Could you kindly respect that?

I was all chatty myself earlier, but once the verification came in myself and others asked if this thread could be focused on Mae.

What do you say?


466 posted on 04/07/2005 7:43:52 PM PDT by ExPatInFrance (JUDGE GREER: LAST RITES INSTEAD OF CIVIL RIGHTS, "The Law of the case is she is going to Die!")
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To: schmelvin
WE need to keep tract of this also:

WHISTLEBLOWER MAGAZINE New Age 'death movement' behind Schiavo saga exposed Last chance to subscribe, renew before permanent price increase takes effect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: April 7, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com "Life and Death in America" – a stunning special investigative report that will start with the Terri Schiavo story, but will go on to expose as never before America's rapidly expanding euthanasia/"right-to-die" movement – will be the focus of an upcoming issue of WND's acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine.

467 posted on 04/07/2005 7:44:25 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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To: ExPatInFrance

YOU ROCK!!!

Great job of organizing and disseminating jobs!!


468 posted on 04/07/2005 7:45:21 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (Don't Change Minds, Change Lives! Sherri Reese)
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To: Netizen

Combat_Boots

hey I don't think it would hurt to have 2 people.
Why don't you check with Combat_boots. However I asked if you could reach out to the organization serving persons with didabilites. It is in a later post after you posted this.


469 posted on 04/07/2005 7:45:27 PM PDT by ExPatInFrance (JUDGE GREER: LAST RITES INSTEAD OF CIVIL RIGHTS, "The Law of the case is she is going to Die!")
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To: maine-iac7
Once that was done, Magouirk would not be able to stay at the hospice."

Interesting. It's a wonder anyone in a hospice would live longer than 3 weeks tops.

470 posted on 04/07/2005 7:46:05 PM PDT by Netizen (USA - Land of the free, home of the brave, where the handicapped are legally starved and dehydrated!)
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To: schmelvin
As for "why do they need the living will if she isn't comatose"?

Standard operating procedure at hospitals, nursing homes and hospice to ask for the living wills, DNR requests, power of attorney..etc. to have on file.

471 posted on 04/07/2005 7:46:05 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: ExPatInFrance
I do not think we know whose side the attorney is on.

??? I thought someone called his office. Did they not say anything to the FReeper caller?

472 posted on 04/07/2005 7:46:06 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: Smartaleck
"Terri's friends said that Terri disapproved of the feeding tube being removed from Quinlan. That speaks volumes. "

Quinlan had her respirator turned off not a feeding tube. She lived on for several more years in a PVS.

473 posted on 04/07/2005 7:46:42 PM PDT by MilspecRob (Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
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To: Scoop 1

Ping. In case you have not already been alerted.


474 posted on 04/07/2005 7:47:02 PM PDT by djreece (May God grant us wisdom.)
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To: All; eeevil conservative

"GA Dept of Human Resources

REPORT ABUSE:

(404) 657-9639

OR FAX WRITTEN REPORT TO: (404) 657-5737"

Do you think it would be good to send them a fax of the WorldNetDaily.com article?


475 posted on 04/07/2005 7:47:41 PM PDT by Sun (Visit www.theEmpireJournal.com * Pray for Terri. Pray to end abortion.)
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To: Sun
Killing the disabled is far more common than most of us even thought, and we are more aware than most. "Agreed; and well worth repeating." For sure.

bump

476 posted on 04/07/2005 7:47:51 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: eeevil conservative
YES! Had to leave a message!

That's great.

They're duty bound to respond within 24 hours.

477 posted on 04/07/2005 7:49:12 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: djreece

good idea!


478 posted on 04/07/2005 7:49:15 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: ExPatInFrance
However I asked if you could reach out to the organization serving persons with didabilites. It is in a later post after you posted this.

Would the organizations need to be local (Georgia) or both local and national.

What was the name of the group that finally came forward for Terri? Do you happen to know? They would be a good place to start. They were a day late and a dollar short for Terri, but that might motivate them to get with the program earlier this time.

479 posted on 04/07/2005 7:49:50 PM PDT by Netizen (USA - Land of the free, home of the brave, where the handicapped are legally starved and dehydrated!)
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To: nicmarlo

I called and have yet to hear from them..

Called 3 times as a matter of fact...

maybe 4...

left messsages on voicemail along with leaving messages with the secretary...


480 posted on 04/07/2005 7:50:58 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (Don't Change Minds, Change Lives! Sherri Reese)
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