The other family members?
you mean the ones that live in ALABAMA?
Let's see-- Kenneth takes care of his mother-- Mae's sister. WHo is NOW in ICU!
Kenneth has said they are waiting for her! They want Mae to come live with them so he can care for her too.
THAT FAMILY?
I mean hey- if I run errands for someone for 10 years- I guess that means I can just deny them food and water- even when it is AGAINST her living will right?
I am SHOCKED AT THIS STUFF!
The granddaughter had POA over the $$$$$$ because SHE was the one that lived closest and took care of things for Mae-- Mae has glaucoma (SP?) can't drive, etc.
BY GA LAW-- NEXT OF KIN MAKES MEDICAL DECISIONS!
BY GA LAW!
Since when is a grandaughter next of kin--- OVER A BROTHER AND SISTER??
WOULD LOVE TO KNOW!!
Cause I just lost my GRANDMA-- ANd being the GRANDAUGHTER-- I HAD NO SAY SO!
NONE
NADDA!
I know I sound ticked right now-- I AM!
WHY ARE YOU ALL ARGUING OVER THESE THINGS???
WHY???
THIS WOMAN HAS A LIVING WILL!
SHE IS NOT IN A COMA''SHE IS IN A VEGETATIVE STATE-- SHE IS NOT TERMINAL
BUT STILL-- THEY CAN DO THIS??
MY HEART ACHES RIGHT NOW..
I DON'T GET HOW PEOPLE ARE OKAY WITH THIS..
WHAT IF SHE WAS 18 instead 81???
SInce she is old-- we can kill her..
I am sooooo BEYOND BELIEVING I AM HEARING THIS STUFF!
Correction-- She is NOT in a vegetative state...
Hey, whoa! I was asking!
I'm just trying to check the info. I'm in **FULL** support of RESPECTING living wills! This is ridiculous... I was just trying to figure out what was going on.
The article you cited says:
"At a follow-up hearing Monday, the parties reached a settlement that awarded guardianship to Gaddy provided three cardiologists – James Brennan and Thomas Gore, both of LaGrange, and Raed Aquel of Birmingham – evaluate the patient, who would receive whatever treatment two of the three recommended."
The problem, it seems from the Beck interview, is that these doctors didn't follow-up.
And I have to say I agree with Glenn Beck about not thinking law school should be an important point in this case--I actually think we need more non-lawyers.
Hi eeevil. I just wanted you all to know that I didn't run off. I've been emailing like crazy, since it's been impossible to get anyone to talk to me on the phone lately.
Here is what I've been sending out (to politicians & government agencies in Georgia, the media, etc.):
Feeding Tube Pulled Despite Living Will (In Georgia)
Please investigate this allegation:
An elderly woman, who is NOT terminally ill and NOT brain-damaged at all, but merely recovering from heart surgery has had her feeding tube removed AGAINST her wishes (as stated in her living will) by her granddaughter (who was not appointed as medical power-of-attorney in the living will, but managed to get a Probate Judge to change this at the last minute).
The granddaughter's justification for doing so?:
“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?”
For more info:
Granddaughter Yanks Grandma's Feeding Tube
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43688
Terri Schiavo Part II, Feeding Tube Pulled Despite Living Will?
http://www.nationalledger.com/scribe/archives/2005/04/terri_schiavo_p.shtml
Here We Go Again......
http://lonestartimes.com/index.php?p=497
Woman, 81, at Center of Feeding Tube Feud
http://lagrangenews.com/new.php?StoryType=full
Glenn Beck Interview with Kenneth Mullinax [Mae Magouirk's Nephew]
http://www.glennbeck.com/
Schiavo Case Revisited In Georgia
[Cornell University Site]
http://soundingthetrumpet.blogspot.com/2005/04/shiavo-case-revisited-in-georgia.html
Schiavo Case Redux in Georgia: Mae Magouirk... Not Comatose, Not Vegetative, Not Terminal, Being Starved and Dehydrated to Death
http://www.blogsforterri.com/archives/2005/04/shiavo_case_red_1.php
The Case of Mae Magouirk
http://quante.blogspot.com/2005/04/case-of-mae-magouirk.html
Think Your Living Will Means Something?
http://conservativerevolution.com/
Family Fights to Keep Doctors from Starving Mae Magouirk
http://www.blogicus.com/
Schiavo Precedent Already Reality
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/apr/05040806.html
That Slippery Slope
http://kellipundit.blogspot.com/2005/04/that-slippery-slope.html
Dying of "Convenience"
http://romeocat.typepad.com/cathouse_chat/2005/04/dying_of_conven.html
The Case of Mae - Another Attempted Murder
http://sayingnotothecultureofdeath.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/04/07/the_case_of_mae_-_another_attempted_murder.html
Culture of Death Having Its Way?
http://www.thenarrow.org/archives/2005/04/culture_of_deat.html
Beth Gaddy: Michael Schiavo Wannabe
http://jacklewis.net/weblog/archives/2005/04/beth_gaddy_mich.php
ALERT: Mae Magouirk in Georgia
http://civilization-calls.mu.nu/archives/074738.html
Starving an Old Woman to Death
http://www.gopbloggers.org/mt/archives/000822.html
Evil Doesn't Take a Holiday: The Struggle for Mae Magouirk's Life
http://suzyrice.com/BIRD/archives/2005/04/evil_doesnt_tak.php
More on Mae Magouirk
http://thrownback.blogspot.com/2005_04_03_thrownback_archive.html#111289773119911491
Another Terri Schiavo Story?
http://www.rightwingnews.com/archives/week_2005_04_03.PHP#003698
After Terri Schiavo... Who's Next? Mae Magouirk
http://songstress7.typepad.com/beyond/2005/04/after_terri_sch.html
Mae Magouirk: Here We Go Again,,,
http://hyscience.typepad.com/hyscience/2005/04/more_on_mae_mae.html
LaGrange Hospice Feeling the Heat
http://www.randomandpic.blogspot.com/
Useless Eaters: More Mischief -- This Time in Georgia
http://sierra-faith.blogspot.com/2005/04/useless-eaters.html