The last thing I want to do is be a "downer", but here's another thing that concerns me.
One reason the Schindlers lost is because they allowed Michael to have guardianship right away and didn't really start fighting him for it until things became too entrenched to be easily changed.
I'm seeing similar mistakes being made here. The family allowed Gaddy to retain legal guardianship on April 4th but only if some contingencies were adhered to. And, I think that now the family feels that Mae is safe, because she's been relocated to UAB. But, the fact that Gaddy is still exercising every bit of power she has, even to the point of barring the family from seeing Mae, has me worried. Gaddy is actively and aggressively controlling this situation. If she can find any legal loophole at all that will land Mae back in a hospice, I don't doubt for a moment that she will use it (and I also don't doubt for a moment that she's got her attorney looking to do just that).
The family needs to stop being nice and play hardball, because that is exactly what Gaddy is doing. They need to get just as aggressive as she is and rip that legal guardianship right out of her grubby little fingers. Mae is not safe until they do. Please tell me that they are fighting the legal battle just as hard as Ken is fighting the PR battle. Because if Ken loses the legal battle, it won't matter if he wins the PR battle.
What about one of the other grandchildren?
I really have to go It's way past my bedtime. A younger relative in good health would be a better bet. Any judge is going to consider the age and health of the guardian. That might not seem fair, but you kind of want to avoid appointing someone only to have them die before the personthey are guardian for.
And I know that anything can happen at any time, but it's kind of like Vegas. You have to go with the odds.
If the person who is appointed guardian dies, they'll end up back in court.