[judgemc]

Yes, that's true.

But in some earlier posts you made it sound like the granddaughter was relying too much on what the hospital thought. Maybe she felt like their was not much time left. Mae's sister had the same thing happen to her. The granddaughter could have just been getting bad advice.

Here I go again with the I, but I would really hate to think that the granddaughter was doing anything malicious to her grandmother. Maybe as jaded as I have become I just could never had treated my grandmother that way and can't picture anyone else doing that either.

[eeevil conservative]

I would tend to think Beth was just following what the doctors told her-- but it is like with the Terri case-- If you are so convinced that this is true-- why refuse anyone else-- (ESPECIALLY MAE'S SISTER WHO HAS BEEN THERE AND RECOVERED) to let other doctors come in. why all the I'm in control"

Then running to the judge without telling the family, etc...

sad-- very sad the whole thing.. I don't trust Gaddy-- heck she was supposed to put out a statement of HER side today... well- instead we got the court ruling.

I am projecting here- BUT IF I WERE MISS GADDY MY BUTT WOULD BE OUT THERE CLEARING THINGS UP! I would also be THANKING KENNETH for GETTING MAE THE HELP SHE DESERVES! THIS IS HER GRANDMA!

okay-- I just lost my grandma, and I had no say so in her right to fight for life. Heck they surrounded her bed saying. "It's okay to let go.." She squeezed their hand and shook her head NO!

So I may be a little biased on GADDY right now-- but she has shown NO GOOD FAITH! She has done NOTHING to lend her the benefit of the doubt..

I am a little heated on this post-- but not directed at you.. hope you know that...

[Fred Nerks]

Let me try to explain something to you. Not just in this case, but many others in my experience, it happens that a family member or next of kin, over a number of years, assists in the care of an elderly relative. They run errands for them, they arrange for home maintenance etc., and as time passes, they become totally familiar with the relative's financial position. The operative word here is 'familiar' - over time the relative begins to view the assets of that person as belonging to them...when they die...they become privvy to the contents of the person's Will, and human nature being what it is, there are some who just can't wait. Elderly people are not always pleasant, they are cranky, they are suspicious (often with good reason) and when an opportunity presents itself, it's tempting to move the situation along...but as homicide has too strong a penalty, the hospice offers what appears to be a legal alternative. On the face of it, all one has to do is apply for guardianship, admit the 'patient' as 'comatose or PVS' and state that the patient is not expected to survive beyond a certain time limit. As a hospice is not equipped to deliver medical care beyond 'assisting the patient to die' the outcome is obvious.
Unless someone else steps in and removes the patient from the hospice to seek proper medical treatment - the patient dies.