Posted on 04/07/2005 2:59:57 AM PDT by schmelvin
polly; you can hear Glenn for free at 610wtvn.com, but you do have to register.
You mean you actually think she should be fed? Are you sure?
(If you’d like to be added or deleted from this Ping List please freepmail me.)
Pinging to Post 850 for information on how to make contact with Beth Gaddy, Mae's granddaughter.
According to the LifeTree timeline:
[March, 2003]
AARP's Modern Maturity magazine publishes article supporting assisted-suicide.
Link here:
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/tools/Articles/a2003-01-14-dignity/print
Timeline here:
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejoyinlife/
Polly, go here. You don't have to register or pay.
Posted by wisconsinconservative to pollywog
On General/Chat ^ 04/08/2005 10:02:22 AM CDT · 836 of 842 ^
Here you go Polly! Link to Glenn Beck
http://www.wlac.com/main.html
http://www.nrlc.org/
National Right to Life Website has resources for Will to LIVE information and PDF documents for each state
Another woman is being dehydrated and starved to death. For those who don't know background, story is at end of contacts.
Also, see this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=1379016%2C591
Please help us notify media. Do as much as you can. If you only have a little time, please do SOMETHING. Thanks.
If you have a lot of time, you can contact eeevil conservative by PM, in order to get her name & give it as contact info., as she has talked with Mae's family and others.
Sean Hannity's e-mail: James.Grisham@abc.com
And click next link for the media in GEORGIA
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/?command=state_search&state=GA&submit.x=13&submit.y=10
Special Note
Nationwide local media contact database - one of the best all-purpose links.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media
For contact info for all media in a local area, enter your zipcode.
For contact info for all media in a state, click that state on the map.
For national media, check the "show national media" box.
When it returns your list of media outlets, you can click on the name to go to the website.
If you want to send email to any or all of them, click the box next to the name. Then, click "compose message". When the next screen comes up, enter the requested information, type in your message, and click "send message".
==>Added bonus: on the left hand side of the search page are links to the same kind of contact info for national, state and local officials; and state agencies.
To Call FOX News Channel:
1-888-369-4762
FOX News Channel Comments
Comments@foxnews.com
cbs phone # is 212-975-3247; e-mail is audsvcs@cbs.com
If you call you can either leave a message on their answering machine, or if you wish to talk with a "real person," call between 10 - 11:30 a.m. or 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Here's the background for those who don't know:
To view ENTIRE article, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/a...RTICLE_ID=43688
Thursday, April 7, 2005
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Granddaughter yanks grandma's feeding tube
81-year-old neither terminally ill, comatose, nor in vegetative state
Posted: April 7, 2005
7:33 p.m. Eastern
By Sarah Foster
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
In a situation recalling the recent death of Terri Schiavo in Florida, an 81-year-old widow, denied nourishment and fluids for nearly two weeks, is clinging to life in a hospice in LaGrange, Ga., while her immediate family fights desperately to save her life before she dies of starvation and dehydration.
Mae Magouirk was neither terminally ill, comatose nor in a "vegetative state," when Hospice-LaGrange accepted her as a patient about two weeks ago upon the request of her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, 36, an elementary school teacher.
Also upon Gaddy's request and without prior legal authority, since March 28 Hospice-LaGrange has denied Magouirk normal nourishment or fluids via a feeding tube through her nose or fluids via an IV. She has been kept sedated with morphine and ativan, a powerful tranquillizer.
Her nephew, Ken Mullinax, told WorldNetDaily that although Magouirk is given morphine and ativan, she has not received any medication to keep her eyes lubricated during her forced dehydration.
"They haven't given her anything like that for two weeks," said Mullinax. "She can't produce tears."
The dehydration is being done in defiance of Magouirk's specific wishes, which she set down in a "living will," and without agreement of her closest living next-of-kin, two siblings and a nephew: A. Byron McLeod, 64, of Anniston, Ga.; Ruth Mullinax, 74, of Birmingham, Ala.; and Ruth Mullinax's son, Ken Mullinax.
Magouirk's husband and only child, a son, are both deceased.
In her living will, Magouirk stated that fluids and nourishment were to be withheld only if she were either comatose or "vegetative," and she is neither. Nor is she terminally ill, which is generally a requirement for admission to a hospice.
Magouirk lives alone in LaGrange, though because of glaucoma she relied on her granddaughter, Beth Gaddy, to bring her food and do errands.
(Excerpt)
LET'S
he/she-its posts are are a distraction and wasting precious time
Because they loaded grandma up with morphine and Atavin(sp), which is a powerful tranquilizer. She's zonked.
Ahh, no thread is complete without your happy, shiny posts, Robert ;)
'fraid you are absolutely right. They, like many other organizations, started out on the right premise, but have, like same, fallen victim to the "power - absolute" syndrome.
This is why I dropped my membership over a decade ago..
Precisely.
You are right, this situation is scary. During the Schiavo case, all the media talking heads kept solemnly saying "the one lesson we all should take from this" is to have a living will. Over and over, they shook their heads at how this "never would have happened" had Terri Schiavo only left written instructions. Well, looks like this lady did leave written instructions... but they are not being followed. In that regard, I think this case could end up being more of a wake up call even than Terri Schiavo's case.
agree with you here - even tho I do not like the man - he is a brilliant lawyer and seemed to be on Terri's side...
would like to see him get into this - sneakers and all :O)
Do we have to alienate those who may wish to help with Mae by judging them on opinions they may have had on another issue?? Please, lets not go there again.
Thanks! : )
WC
Contact Information
Division of Aging Services
Two Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 9385
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Phone: 404.657.5258
Fax: 404.657.5285
http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DAS/menuitem.9e91405d0e424e248e738510da1010a0/?vgnextoid=90439b953be20010VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD
DHR informs consumers of their rights under Georgia's Living Will Law
March 31, 2005
ATLANTA (GA) – The Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services (DAS) informs Georgians that under Georgia’s law on Living Wills, when completing the forms they can choose for themselves the medical care they want when they are no longer able to communicate with doctors or family.
“People have the right to choose to either be kept alive for as long as possible or not to have their death prolonged,” said Maria Greene, Director of the Division of Aging Services. ”Therefore, it is very important that they think about the end of life, make their own decision, and discuss it with their family, friends and clergy or spiritual advisors. If they don’t make a choice and let their wishes be known in writing, their physicians and family will be forced to decide for them.”
Georgia’s Living Will, first passed in 1984 was revised in 1992 to allow for withholding or withdrawing treatment while a person is in a persistent comatose or vegetative state. It also authorizes a person’s doctor to withhold or withdraw certain medical procedures such as a respirator or ventilator in certain conditions. One is allowed to choose to accept or refuse artificial nutrition or hydration–feeding tubes. The Living Will operates when a person: has a terminal condition; is in a persistent comatose condition (coma); or is in a persistent vegetative state.
A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, a more extensive health care instrument, allows one to appoint an agent to carry out many more medical treatment decisions and choose the kinds of medical treatment they want or don’t want. These decisions can include postponing and delaying death, just like the Living Will allows.
Georgia law requires that two people witness you signing a Living Will. These witnesses must be: at least 18 years of age; not-related to you; not able to inherit from your estate; not be responsible for paying your medical bills; and, neither the first nor second witness can be your doctor or any employee of the hospital or nursing home from where you are being cared. If you make a Living Will while a patient in a hospital or resident of a skilled nursing facility, a third witness is required who must be the medical director of the skilled nursing home or staff physician not participating in your care.
Once your Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care are signed, you should have several copies made. The originals should be kept with your other important papers, such as your Last Will and Testament. These papers should be kept in a place where someone can find them. Copies should be given to your family members and your doctors. These documents can be revoked at any time.
A Living Will or a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care allows you to retain control over your medical care, even if you are no longer able to communicate. Deciding about one of these documents should help you and your families rest easier, knowing that your wishes about your care are known. The law does not require that you consult an attorney or a physician when executing these documents but if you have questions about them, it is a good idea.
The Division of Aging Services provides free information forms on Georgia’s Living Will as well as the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. For more information, contact the Division of Aging Services at 404-657-5319 or go to the Division’s website at www.aging.dhr.georgia.gov and click on Publications on the left.
For information, contact:
Edna Jackson; 404-657-1386
edjackson@dhr.state.ga.us
http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DAS/menuitem.ad8cceace9853e248e738510da1010a0/?vgnextoid=299c8538d69f2010VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e2a807b35414ff00VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD
Aging Services.
http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DAS/menuitem.9e91405d0e424e248e738510da1010a0/?vgnextoid=5dc466ef2affff00VgnVCM100000bf01010aRCRD
The email address for Edna Jackson is the only email address I have found so far for DHR Aging Services. Sent an email will let you know if/when I hear anything back.
Just talked to Kenneth,
He had to get off the phone too quick-- his Mother's doctor was calling. He is overwhelmed with phone calls. etc-- but he is handling this all well...
GA sTTORNEY gENERAL HAS no EMAIL ADDRESS.. KNEW NOTHING OF THIS STORY!
PLEASE- ANYONE WITH A FAX-- FAX THE ATTORNEY FENERAL:
FAX : 404-657-8733
I WILL GET PICS FROM KENNETH AS SOON AS I CAN.
Yes. Drop the smarminess; there is no such thing as a "death cult" on FR. That's a figment of your imagination.
Oh, I beg to differ about the death cult. The writing is on the wall, so to speak, about that. Anyway, I just wanted to make sure that you understood that this is an elderly lady, can't get around much, has eye disease and a heart problem. At the moment, she may not be able to talk. Are you still sure you want to feed her?
Think long and hard about it, I know these decisions are not easy for you.
If this was memorialized in a Court order, then it probably is a public record. Depending on the state, you might be surprised at what you can find in Court records, many of which are available to the public. As for the "random busybodies," if I were in the position of this elderly woman or her siblings, I'd be very grateful that there still are such "busybodies" in the world to look out for another person who needs help.
I think Terri and her family would disagree.
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