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LaGrange 'Grandma' AirliftedTo Medical Center (Bloggers credited, among others!)
WorldNetDaily ^ | April 9, 2005 | David Kupelian

Posted on 04/09/2005 5:12:55 PM PDT by Viking2002

Mae Magouirk, the 81-year-old Georgia widow over whose medical care a family tug-of-war reminiscent of the Terri Schiavo case has been raging, has been transported from the hospice in LaGrange, Ga., to the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center, according to her nephew, where "she is receiving food, fluids, cardiac care and neurological help."

This morning, Magourik's nephew Ken Mullinax, who had been fighting to have his aunt removed from Hospice-LaGrange in LaGrange, Ga., where, he said, she had not been properly fed or hydrated, contacted WorldNetDaily with this phone message:

Because of your articles and all of the friends of Terri, my Aunt Mae Magouirk is now in the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center and is receiving food, fluids, cardiac care and neurological help. We are overjoyed.

Praise be the name of the Lord, praise be all of the friends of Terri Schindler [Schiavo]. We could never have mobilized public sentiment and pressure on these people in LaGrange, Ga. – at Hospice, the LaGrange, Ga., doctors or the probate judge – unless the friends of Terri and the wonderful media of WorldNetDaily.com had become involved. Thank you all.

Under the terms of an April 4 court order, Magouirk's medical treatment was to be decided by three cardiologists tasked with deciding what treatment would be best and where it should take place.

Pending that decision, Mullinax, 45, has contended that his aunt had been without substantial food or hydration for 10 days at the hospice.

As WND reported, Magouirk was not terminally ill, comatose, nor in a persistent vegetative state, when Hospice-LaGrange accepted her as a patient upon the request of her granddaughter, Elizabeth ("Beth") Gaddy, 36, of Hoganville, Ga. Also upon Gaddy's request, the hospice began withholding food and water from the patient.

When she learned of this, Magouirk's sister Lonnie Ruth Mullinax, 74, of Birmingham, and her brother, A.B. McLeod, 64, of Anniston, Ala., protested and attempted to have their sister removed from the hospice and transported to UAB Medical Center for treatment. However, Gaddy and her brother, Michael Shane Magouirk, obtained an emergency injunction from Troup County Probate Judge Douglas Boyd to prevent the planned air transport.

In her petition Gaddy argued that "irreparable harm" would occur to Magouirk if she were removed from Hospice.

In his order, Probate Judge Douglas Boyd permitted Gaddy to continue as Magouirk's temporary guardian, but in a formal letter attached to the order stated that her powers were limited. One of the conditions of her guardianship is "To see that the ward [Magouirk] is adequately fed, clothed, sheltered and cared for, and receives all necessary medical attention, including placement in a nursing home, if appropriate."

Today, saying he "just got the call from Dr. Raed Aquel, the University of Alabama-Birmingham cardiologist," Mullinax said Aquel "told me she had been air-transported."

Asked to confirm that Magourik had indeed been admitted to the UAB Medical Center, hospital spokesman Bob Shepard, citing federal HIPA privacy regulations, told WND he "could neither confirm nor deny" it.

WorldNetDaily has attempted numerous times to reach Beth Gaddy, but she reportedly has changed her telephone to a non-listed number. Yesterday, WND received an e-mail from a reader named Janet Caraway, who wrote: "Mrs. Gaddy is not only my child's teacher but also a friend. You could not ask for a more sweet and kind and devoted person as well as a devout Christian."

Noting that Gaddy "has lovingly cared for her Grandmother for years," Caraway added: "She is nothing at all like Michael Schiavo and this situation has no resemblance to that case."

Danny Daniel of LaGrange, the attorney for Gaddy and another grandchild, Michael Shane Magourik, said doctors made the decision to admit Magourik into hospice, according to a story in the local paper, the LaGrange News. He noted that Gaddy has been taking care of her grandmother for 10 years.

"They're following the doctors' recommendations and they want to do what's in the best interests of their grandmother," Daniel said, adding that hospice was providing "excellent care" for Magourik, the paper reported.

The LaGrange paper also quoted local attorney Jack Kirby, representing Magourik's brother and sister, as saying: "I think all of Mrs. Magouirk's family has her genuine best interests at heart, but unfortunately they disagree on what they believe would be best for her."


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KEYWORDS: bloggers; lagrange; magouirk; schiavo
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A thousand pardons if this is a dupe thread; a quick search didn't turn up anything, so kill it if you must.
1 posted on 04/09/2005 5:12:55 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Viking2002

schnitt + larson say that wnd is not a reliable source of information.


2 posted on 04/09/2005 5:14:12 PM PDT by ken21 (if you didn't see it on tv, then it didn't happen. /s)
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To: Viking2002

WOW, thanks for posting!!!!

People need to ping their lists on this one! :-)


3 posted on 04/09/2005 5:15:11 PM PDT by k2blader (Immorality bites.)
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To: Viking2002
YES!
4 posted on 04/09/2005 5:15:30 PM PDT by MamaTexan (Minutemen.....the REAL American heroes!!)
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To: Viking2002
It's no dupe...come join the celebration!

It's Happening Again (We've Got Another Schiavo, Starving In GA, No Brain-Damage)

5 posted on 04/09/2005 5:16:01 PM PDT by sageb1
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To: Viking2002

Fantastic news!


6 posted on 04/09/2005 5:16:57 PM PDT by tiredoflaundry (My quaker parrot can talk, can Your honor student fly?)
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To: Viking2002

This is such good news, although I'm sure Felos and some "wild turkeys" will be greatly saddened.


7 posted on 04/09/2005 5:17:31 PM PDT by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama; A2J; Agitate; Alouette; Annie03; aposiopetic; attagirl; axel f; Balto_Boy; ...
And the cockroaches who were trying to murder her run for the fridge...

ProLife Ping!

If anyone wants on or off my ProLife Ping List, please notify me here or by freepmail.

8 posted on 04/09/2005 5:18:46 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Karol Wojtyla, my brother, thank you for being you. Rest in Joy.)
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To: Viking2002

Great news! I just wish this would have happened for Terri.


9 posted on 04/09/2005 5:18:51 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: MamaTexan

Thats it Ya'All...Rope Em Up...

WE NEED NOT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!!!!!


See what happens in the south?? We dont mess around!!!


10 posted on 04/09/2005 5:19:33 PM PDT by duck duck goose
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To: All

This gave me goose-bumps!!!

Happy Saturday ALL!!!


11 posted on 04/09/2005 5:21:01 PM PDT by duck duck goose
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To: GovernmentShrinker

Well, some members of the family are thankful that their "privacy" was violated.


12 posted on 04/09/2005 5:21:41 PM PDT by stands2reason (When in doubt, err on the side of life.)
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To: Terriergal; Cboldt

ping


13 posted on 04/09/2005 5:21:52 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Advanced Directive -- don't step on my blue suede shoes.)
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To: All
We did it, people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


14 posted on 04/09/2005 5:22:04 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Let's get the Insurrection started, already..............)
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To: k2blader
*BUMP*


15 posted on 04/09/2005 5:22:43 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Let's get the Insurrection started, already..............)
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To: Viking2002

I have decided something about my will.

If I need medical help to stay alive and anyone in my will makes a move to kill me, that person gets nothing.


16 posted on 04/09/2005 5:23:30 PM PDT by GretchenM (Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion to one another. Zech.7:9)
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To: k2blader
without substantial food or hydration for 10 days at the hospice.

I must say, I saw, "without food or hydration for 10 days at the hospice," mentioned before.

But, let's hope all goes well.

17 posted on 04/09/2005 5:25:19 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Advanced Directive -- don't step on my blue suede shoes.)
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To: GretchenM
Here's a foolproof codicil to add to your will: if anyone tries to kill you, then anyone else in your will that kills them back get's that person's share, as well. Your family won't leave each other alone in the same rooom. LOL


18 posted on 04/09/2005 5:30:30 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Let's get the Insurrection started, already..............)
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To: Viking2002

Yahoo!


19 posted on 04/09/2005 5:32:21 PM PDT by bvw
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To: Viking2002; Wneighbor; djreece; ExPatInFrance; eeevil conservative; nicmarlo; John Robinson; ...

"Here's a foolproof codicil to add to your will: if anyone tries to kill you, then anyone else in your will that kills them back get's that person's share, as well. Your family won't leave each other alone in the same rooom. LOL"


Now THAT sounds like practical Family Law!

Feeding Tubes at Ten Paces, er, pacemakers....

A much-needed LOL!


20 posted on 04/09/2005 5:43:20 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (ATTN. MARXIST RED MSM: I RESENT your "RED STATE" switcheroo using our ELECTORAL MAP as PROPAGANDA!)
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