[FITZ]

If I saw my daughter looking that way, I don't care if I was grieving over a spouse ---I'd certainly have done something more than what she did ---apparently nothing. Someone should have gotten Andrea away from those kids. They could have sent her to a state institution or something.

[MVV]

Oh I totally agree with you, Fitz! But I blame her husband who supposidly was still sharing a bed, like most husbands and wives do, surely he saw her decline in physical appearance--I mean forgodsakes, she stopped bathing and washing her long hair, the signs were there!

[RooRoobird14]

If I saw my daughter looking that way, I don't care if I was grieving over a spouse ---I'd certainly have done something more than what she did ---apparently nothing. Someone should have gotten Andrea away from those kids. They could have sent her to a state institution or something

I agree with what you're feeling, Fitz, but the reality is RUSSELL YATES was the one and only person who had the power to make life and death decisions over Andrea and the children--nobody else could. Andrea's mother and brother couldn't institutionalize her unless Russell had her declared incompetent/insane and went along with an order to institutionalize.

Other family members had no power other than to help out with the children, nag Andrea's husband to get her institutionalized, and try to protect the children from their mother (God forbid.....).

The one thing I would have done (& I'm not sure if they tried this) is that I would have gone to Child Protective Services and made a strong case for child endangerment--have the kids taken away from BOTH mother and father. I'll bet some family members are kicking themselves now for not trying that.