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***

[nicmarlo]

Now reported on:

Terri Schiavo Part II, Feeding Tube Pulled Despite Living Will?

National Ledger, AZ - 1 hour ago

This time, it's an elderly woman in Georgia, her name Mae Magouirk and she is reportedly neither terminally ill, comatose nor in a "vegetative state." And if ...

[HairOfTheDog]

I stand by the statement that the only witnesses to this 'event' were desperate to say anything that they thought would help at that point, and I don't blame them a bit for it.

But it's not the subject of this thread, and I've been trying to abide by the wishes of those trying to keep this thread focused on this new case.

[Wneighbor]

Save Mae Magouirk from Forced Euthanasia Ping!!!

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Another lady is being dehydrated and starved to death – AGAINST HER WRITTEN WISHES

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IMPORTANT Reposts from eeevil conservative: From post 876

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.

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From post 883

Office of the Attorney General of Georgia

Thurbert E. Baker

Phone: 404-656-3300 FAX : 404-657-8733

[Wneighbor]

Also, Georgia Eagle Forum contact link:

http://www.georgiaeagle.org/index.php?where=contact

[eeevil conservative]

List of people and places to contact to SAVE MAE! 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 Sonja Flanagan at the Georgia Department of Family and Children's services - she oversees all the hospices in Georgia. Her telephone number is (404)657-5445 and her email address is stflanag@dhr.state.ga.us. Mike Leavett Secretary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Telephone: 202-619-0257 Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775 Probate Judge Donald Boyd Phone: 706-883-1690 Email: dboyd@troupco.org Office of the Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Phone: 404-656-3300 Fax: 404-657-8733 Criminal Justice Division: The State Healthcare Fraud Control Unit of the Law Department works in conjunction with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Audits and is responsible for prosecuting cases of medicaid fraud and patient abuse in facilities receiving medicaid funding. Mary Beth WestmorelandDeputy Attorney GeneralCriminal Justice Division Phone : 404-656-3349 FAX : 404-651-6459 State Bar of Georgia.President Rob Reinhardt Phone : 229-382-6135 FAX : 229-386-594 Email: rreinhardt@rwws.com Georgia Dept of Human Resources REPORT ABUSE: Phone : 404-657-9639 FAX WRITTEN REPORT TO : 404-657-5737 Troup County DFCS 504 East Depot StreetLaGrange, Georgia 30241-4631 Director: Willie Rutledge Phone : 706-845-4200 FAX : 706-845-4221 Finally, there are City Officials: Tom Hall, City Manager Phone : 706-883-2010 Meg Kelsey, Assistant City ManagerCity Hall - 3rd Floor200 Ridley Avenue Phone : 706-883-2000 Fax : 706-883-2020 Lukken, Jeff - Mayor 706-883-2010 Dekmar, Lou - Chief of Police 706-883-2612 Edmondson, Rev Willie - City Councilman 706-882-7817Gore, Dr Tom - City Councilman 706-884-2641 Moore, George - Mayor Pro Tem 706-884-5923 I may have missed some, but it is a start. Also Kenneth MullinaxPh: 205-408-7598Mockingbird@compuhelp.net Mae Magouirkin's brother, Mr. A. B. McLeod (256-236-1331) and sister, Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (205-408-7598) Stand by for updates as I gather more info!

[combat_boots]

FYI about the West Georgia Health System      http://www.wghs.org/lagrange.html
West Georgia Medical Center
1514 Vernon Road
LaGrange, Georgia 30240
(706) 882-1411           email: info@wghs.org

W. GA Hospice http://www.wghs.org/wgh.html
Additional info on Hospice services provided.  (We need to dig re finances?)

Mae’s Doc:  Robert Stout, MD
301 Medical Drive        (706) 882-9341

Here's the URL of the on-air interview of the 81 year old woman's nephew:
http://www.glennbeck.com/audio/free-audio.shtml

Glenn Beck :  http://www.wlac.com/main.html

Mike Leavett, Secretary
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257        Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775

Focus on Family:          800-232-6459             719-531-3400

Contacted GA Div. Aging Services - 404-657-5258

Office of Mayor Jeff Lukken
LaGrange, GA
PHONE: 706-883-2010          FAX: 706-883-2020

Gaddy’s School (Calloway Middle)      Thomas Whatley, Principal                    Doris Lord, Asst. Principal
Principal: twhatley@troup.k12.ga.us     Asst Principal: dlord@troup.k12.ga.us
2244 Hammett Rd
LaGrange, GA 30241
Phone: 706-845-2080              Fax: 706-845-2081

Contact page for GA Board of Ed and Superintendent  http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/doe/sboe/index.asp

Sonja Flanagan at the Georgia Department of Family and Children's services - she oversees all the hospices in Georgia. stflanag@dhr.state.ga.us. Would you believe she has heard NOTHING about this? So apparently the word isn't out in Georgia yet!

To Call FOX News Channel:    1-888-369-4762          FOX News Channel Comments            Comments@foxnews.com             hannity@foxnews.com

Sean Hannity's e-mail: James.Grisham@abc.com 
cbs phone # is 212-975-3247; e-mail is audsvcs@cbs.com

• Gwinnett Forum Norcross,GA/Gwinnett Forum -- Headquarters
Website: www.gwinnettforum.com        Phone: (770) 840-1003            Fax: (770) 840-1003
Address: 40 Technology Pkwy S, Ste 225 Norcross, GA 30092-
• WAGA (Fox-5)Atlanta,GA/WAGA (Fox-5) -- Headquarters
Website: www.wagatv.com      Phone: (404) 875-5555            Fax: (404) 898-0169
Address: 1551 Briarcliff Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30306
• WELR 102.3 FM / 1360 AM LaGrange,GA/WELR 102.3 FM / 1360 AM -- Headquarters
Website: www.eagle1023.com             Phone: (706) 845-1023            Fax: (334) 863-2540
Address: PO Box 1429 LaGrange, GA 30241-
• WLAG 1240 AM La Grange,GA/
WLAG 1240 AM -- Headquarters
Website: www.eagle1023.com/wlagam/index.html         Phone: (706) 845-1023            Fax: (706) 845-8642
Address: PO Box 1429 La Grange, GA 30241

Media:  http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/?command=state_search&state=GA&submit.x=13&submit.y=10

Nationwide local media contact database - one of the best all-purpose links.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media

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

State of GA House of Representatives Committee on Human Relations and Aging   Office: 404.463.8142
Len Walker Chairman lwalker@nfumc.org
770.448.4142 - Office             770.448.1852 - Fax                 678.283.2040 - Cell
Donna Sheldon Vice Chairman dsheldon@legis.state.ga.us        404.656.0188
Dan Lakly Secretary dlakly@mindspring.com   404.202.9811 - Office             770.487.9884 - Fax                 404.202.9811 - Cell
Members:         Mike Barnes     Joe Heckstall                Terry Johnson               Charlice Byrd               Jeannette Jamieson
GA House Public Information Office
404-656-5082 phone               1-800-282-5800 toll-free
Contact page: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/05alpha.htm

Office of the Attorney General of Georgia         Thurbert E. Baker         Phone: 404-656-3300              FAX : 404-657-8733

David Boies' office in Armonk, NY, with a copy of the news release.   dboies@bsfllp.com

 

La Grange, GA churches link:   http://www.churchangel.com/WEBGA/lagrange.htm

La Grange City link:   http://www.lagrange-ga.org/     (City council meeting 4/11)

[nicmarlo]

Now on: Shiavo case revisited in Georgia

Sounding the Trumpet - 13 minutes ago

It is from April 6, so possibly a little outdated: Mae Magouirk. . .not comatose. ... Mae Magouirk IS NOT comatose and she IS NOT vegetative. She is not terminal! ..

[beyond the sea]

I heard the nephew of this woman this morning on Beck. He's smart and he's rightfully pissed. Let's see if anything happens. Beck put out the call for help.

I'm coming up on 60 years old in two years. If I find out I'm sick, the way things are going, I'll get my buddy with his private plane to fly me out over a nice big body of water......... and, see yah later. Cheap, fast, and no torture. We'll have a drink or three before the jump, and that's that.

This HOSPICE CRAP is EVIL ............ not all of them....... I know there are good people. But, there is some real sick crap going on out there.

[combat_boots]

Here, Eeevil:

List of people and places to contact to SAVE MAE!

 

• 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
• Sonja Flanagan at the Georgia Department of Family and Children's services - she oversees all the hospices in Georgia. Her telephone number is (404)657-5445 and her email address is stflanag@dhr.state.ga.us.
• Mike Leavett Secretary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Telephone: 202-619-0257 Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
• Probate Judge Donald Boyd Phone: 706-883-1690 Email: dboyd@troupco.org   
• Office of the Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker Phone: 404-656-3300 Fax: 404-657-8733
• Criminal Justice Division: The State Healthcare Fraud Control Unit of the Law Department works in conjunction with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Audits and is responsible for prosecuting cases of medicaid fraud and patient abuse in facilities receiving medicaid funding.
• Mary Beth Westmoreland Deputy Attorney General Criminal Justice Division Phone : 404-656-3349 FAX : 404-651-6459
• State Bar of Georgia. President Rob Reinhardt Phone : 229-382-6135 FAX : 229-386-594 Email: rreinhardt@rwws.com
• Georgia Dept of Human Resources REPORT ABUSE: Phone : 404-657-9639 FAX WRITTEN REPORT TO : 404-657-5737
• Troup County DFCS 504 East Depot Street LaGrange, Georgia 30241-4631 Director: Willie Rutledge Phone : 706-845-4200 FAX : 706-845-4221
• Finally, there are City Officials: Tom Hall, City Manager Phone : 706-883-2010
• Meg Kelsey, Assistant City ManagerCity Hall - 3rd Floor200 Ridley Avenue Phone : 706-883-2000 Fax : 706-883-2020
• Lukken, Jeff - Mayor 706-883-2010
• Dekmar, Lou - Chief of Police 706-883-2612
• Edmondson, Rev Willie - City Councilman 706-882-7817
• Gore, Dr Tom - City Councilman 706-884-2641
• Moore, George - Mayor Pro Tem 706-884-5923
• Also Kenneth Mullinax Ph: 205-408-7598Mockingbird@compuhelp.net
• Mae Magouirkin's brother, Mr. A. B. McLeod (256-236-1331)
• and sister, Mrs. Lonnie Ruth Mullinax (205-408-7598)

[Wneighbor]

Wonderful "eeevil" I am reposting another this effort to the entire ping list again. Everyone needs to realize that the person who actually oversees all the hospices in Georgia didn't even know about this. BIG HUGS TO YOU FOR THIS EEEVIL!

Folks, here is a copy of eeevil conservative's post 914!

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JUST HAD THIS COMMENT POSTED AT MY BLOG!

I just talked on the phone with Sonja Flanagan at the Georgia Department of Family and Children's services - she oversees all the hospices in Georgia. I explained the story to her and she had me send her the links to the stories that are out here and to Mr. Mullinax's posts. She's not sure what she can do, but she is going to look at the case. Her telephone number is (404)657-5445 and her email address is stflanag@dhr.state.ga.us. Would you believe she has heard NOTHING about this? So apparently the word isn't out in Georgia yet!

My email if you have any questions is searayj@sbcglobal.net.

Ken, don't give up, I'm calling everyone I can possible think of!!!

[markedmannerf]

did Rush even mention this today????? I sure hope sean talks about it. The word needs to get out on what the hell is going on!

[Wneighbor]

Can't believe it. I'm tired. Second time I posted today without copying the ping list into the "To" box. Gotta do it again.

[Wneighbor]

Wonderful "eeevil" I am reposting another this effort to the entire ping list again. Everyone needs to realize that the person who actually oversees all the hospices in Georgia didn't even know about this. BIG HUGS TO YOU FOR THIS EEEVIL!

Folks, here is a copy of eeevil conservative's post 914!

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JUST HAD THIS COMMENT POSTED AT MY BLOG!

I just talked on the phone with Sonja Flanagan at the Georgia Department of Family and Children's services - she oversees all the hospices in Georgia. I explained the story to her and she had me send her the links to the stories that are out here and to Mr. Mullinax's posts. She's not sure what she can do, but she is going to look at the case. Her telephone number is (404)657-5445 and her email address is stflanag@dhr.state.ga.us. Would you believe she has heard NOTHING about this? So apparently the word isn't out in Georgia yet!

My email if you have any questions is searayj@sbcglobal.net.

Ken, don't give up, I'm calling everyone I can possible think of!!!

[mother22wife21]

You ROCK!

[eeevil conservative]

LOL!!!

Did you get that at Straight Up with SHerri?

[markedmannerf]

why isnt sean or anyone talking about this. I just sent some emails to everyone I could think of! And to the people in the lists.

[eeevil conservative]

I only ask-- because I am Sherri!

I LOVE IT!!

YOU DO ROCK!!!

YOU DO
YOU DO
YOU DO!!!

I LOVE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!!

[combat_boots]

eeev.......

Word has a View HTML source you can use so you don't go blind reading these things....if you don't have FrontPage or Dreamweaver, etc. on your PC.

CB

[eeevil conservative]

LOL!!

thanks!

I am a technical IDIOT!!!!!

I'm sorry for not making it easier- like you did!!!

again!

YOU ROCK!!!

[markedmannerf]

Look at these Poll results I think its pretty clear how people feel http://www.worldnetdaily.com/polls/index.asp?VIEW_RESULTS=Y