Woman, 81, at center of feeding tube feud

LaGrange News online ^ | Friday, April 08th, 2005 | By Joel Martin

[maine-iac7]

LaGrange has its own feeding tube controversy, with family members at odds over medical care for an 81-year-old woman at Hospice LaGrange. Ora Mae Magouirk has been in hospice since March 22, suffering from what granddaughter Beth Gaddy described in court papers as dementia, an aortic aneurysm and a blood clot. ...cont on link

[maine-iac7]

Mae's story - here we go again - as someone said, we are no longer on a slippery slope, we're in free fall...Mae needs our help

[pa mom]

Can we consolidate these threads?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

This was posted in Chat by mistake.

Could it be moved to news please?

Thank you.

[maine-iac7]

Thank you, Teddy Bear! my brain is mush - it's been a long haul - still tired from all nighters on Terri's struggle

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

No problem.
Giving the thread a bump.

[verity]

I hear dueling banjos in the background.

[Jean S]

A google search for "Ora Mae Magouirk" brings up nothing.

Where did you get this information?

[maine-iac7]

Where did you get this information?

go to the posted link - I did not mention google - it takes a while for spider to get on google

Link to La Grange news:

http://www.lagrangenews.com/

[maine-iac7]

No problem. Giving the thread a bump.

love To!

BUT - how does one 'bump?" ;o(

[maine-iac7]

oops = misread - YOU are going to do the bump - thanks.

I need a cup of coffee -or a good nights sleep ;o)

[Jean S]

Thanks. Do you have any idea where lagrangenews got this information?

[maine-iac7]

Thanks. Do you have any idea where lagrangenews got this information?

I emailed the editor yesterday, including the fact that I am a writer/columnist in New England and gave her the info to check me out.

I figured it would get more of a head's up that way.

Can't say for certain that this gave her the "better check this out" impetus or not - but glad it's been written. That gives the story legitimacy with our contacts like Sean, Rush, FOX etc

[Jean S]

I see, so you have no problem at all that this story may be fabricated?

[maine-iac7]

I see, so you have no problem at all that this story may be fabricated?

what?

Do you think the LaGrange local paper would run a story llike this on thier front page without checking it out? They'd get sued big time for slandering the Hospice, and all others concerned, not to mention be in very hot water with their readers.

The LaGrange paper is in the same town - hello?

anyone want to read the local paper of the town involved:

http://www.lagrangenews.com/

[maine-iac7]

More to JeanS from me, maine-iac7

You can also go to the site listing ALL the Georgia newspapers -

http://www.start4all.com/newspapers/georgia.htm

and scroll done to GRANGE NEWS, La - to find the town's newspaper with the front page story on Mae.

http://www.lagrangenews.com/

so no, I doubt the story is "fabricated".

I'm in the newspaper business - we sure wouldn't run a local story like this involving a local Hospice, without checking it out...

[Jean S]

Thanks, I'll take your word that this is a true story, although possibly not completely accurate.

My family had to make some hard decisions two years ago when my mother and her mother were seriously ill. Unfortunately they both died within a month of each other. I am grateful you were not involved in our decisions regarding their care.

[MHGinTN]

"I am grateful you were not involved in our decisions regarding their care." Where you come from, is hateful considered constructive communication? ... First you accuse the paper then the poster of untruths, then you sling an insult without any cause to do so. Been around the Terri death squad at FR too long, hon?

[Jean S]

I did some google searches and this is the only source for this story. WND picked it up as did some Terri Schiavo blogs.

I did not want Terri to to be murdered, your "death squad" comment was out of line.

[MHGinTN]

Your hateful innuendo to maine-iac7 was out of line, hon.

[Mo1]

Your hateful innuendo to maine-iac7 was out of line, hon.

And so is yours

There is nothing wrong with wanting to find out more information