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

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I am grateful too. Usually people only hear about it if there is a controversy.

Glad that you and your family could come to an agreement although I doubt it was a happy one. It never is. More families should be like that.

[thoughtomator]

You know you've got 'em nailed to the wall when they start claiming hurt feelings. "Death squad" is right on target. Too on target for some.

[cyncooper]

LOL

[maine-iac7]

do you really think the local newspaper in LaGrange would investigate and run this as front page if bogus?

I have worked in the field for years and I can tell you they wouldn't take the chance in their home town. For one thing, the hospital and it's affiliate, the hospice = would sue their heads off. etc etc - but I won't bother you with anything that might upset your take on it.

URL to paper:

http://www.lagrangenews.com/

[maine-iac7]

you posted to MHGinTN

My discussion with you is over, hon

can you put me on your no more discussion to me from you too..."hon"

[maine-iac7]

read it in the the local paper in Georgia,,,

http://www.lagrangenews.com/

[maine-iac7]

I think it's fabricated. Glenn Beck, the moron, was all over it with no supporting documents, just a lot of emotion. The Terri-mania continues. After all, "Facts don't matter

and looking at 'facts' given you to check out before you throw the baby out with the bathwater doens't matter to you? 'wouldn't want to let any facts get in your way but

For those who would at least like to check further, once again I post the URL for the local paper in Georgia - who verified with the locals involved in the story:

http://www.lagrangenews.com/

[maine-iac7]

MAE MAGOUIRK HAS BEEN AIR LIFTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTER ... and receiving IV fluids, nourishment and some of the finest medical care available in the United States!

Great News! posted by eeevil conservative on post # 1451 on thread "It's Happening again..."

So good so far - still a fight, I guess, to have her put back to Hospice, but my guess is, with all the light now on this case, so soon after Terri's plight, the hospital is not going to send her back to hospice without D*MN good evidence for it

[maine-iac7]

I think it's fabricated. Glenn Beck, the moron, was all over it with no supporting documents, just a lot of emotion.

by the way, due in a very big part to all of us that didn't sit back and "wait" - Mae has just been airlifted out of Hospice to THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTER

oh, never mind - is was only her nephew that told us this - probably a fabrication. Never mind, go about your way.

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