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I just sent this email to the family's attorney. (I will let you all know if/when I get a response.):

Mr. Kirby,

I'm writing to you regarding a press release that was posted at:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1379016/posts

According to the press release, Mae Magouirk is being starved (against her wishes as stated in her living will) by her granddaughter (who was not appointed medical power-of-attorney in Ms. Magouirk's living will, but was granted that status against Ms. Magouirk's stated wishes by Probate Judge Boyd).

Many of us at Free Republic are concerned about this development.

We are trying to verify:
1.) How accurately the press release describes the situation.
2.) The status of the case (Although I realize you may not be legally allowed to reveal much about this case to the public.)

Free Republic has a number of members who are very well connected, (politically and in the media) and we would like to help. We are attempting to verify the circumstances mentioned in the press release and the current status of the case (a clerk at Judge Boyd's office told me this morning that the matter had already been settled yesterday, but did not seem to know whether or not the matter had been settled in favor of Mae's siblings or the granddaughter).

We, at Free Republic, are prepared to move heaven and earth to help Ms. Magouirk, but we need more information. We especially need to know whether or not the matter has already been settled and whether or not it was in favor of Ms. Magouirk's stated wishes. After all, if her feeding tube has already been reinserted, then we have no need to "call in the calvary".

Thank you for your time and effort in this matter. I look forward to hearing from you.