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To: supercat

Poor Miss Mae. She must have believed that what she was signing meant that she was not to be denied nourishment and hydration. She ticked the box that says: 'Including nourishment and hydration'. She read the last box that says 'exluding nourishment and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn and that I be permitted to die' thinking it meant what it said: EXCLUDING!

Sadly funny how on the one hand the granddaughter maintains Miss Mae is suffering from from dementia, yet how on the other hand, she allowed her to literally sign her life away.


2,357 posted on 04/12/2005 7:58:57 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Proud to be an Aussie.)
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To: Fred Nerks
Poor Miss Mae. She must have believed that what she was signing meant that she was not to be denied nourishment and hydration. She ticked the box that says: 'Including nourishment and hydration'. She read the last box that says 'exluding nourishment and hydration, be withheld or withdrawn and that I be permitted to die' thinking it meant what it said: EXCLUDING!

That living will needs to be looked at by a jury, I would think. Given that the wording on the second checkbox has been changed, I would think there should be basis for forcing the matter to a jury trial if interested. Given the formatting plus wording change, I don't think a jury would interpret the form as Gabby would want.

2,362 posted on 04/12/2005 8:04:59 PM PDT by supercat ("Though her life has been sold for corrupt men's gold, she refuses to give up the ghost.")
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