Well it seems to now admit that the starving may not be taking place, which was the hot button for most here. It now discusses the second hearing which would lead to the conclusion that everyone was involved and that Gaddy had a very limited guardianship order, and that the real issue may just be whether Mae is to be transported to another location or remain in the hospice. One reads from that, that the doctors assigned will determine if she is terminal and the extent of any medical needs. The judge, it seems has ordered Gaddy to ensure proper nutrition. It appears that the judge has things under control, at least temporarily. It appears far different from the intital read.
Yes. Time does move forward, and events do develop.
As for the doctors making a determination whether or not Mae is terminal, I read the article differently. The article says,
Under the terms of an April 4 court order, La Grange cardiologists James Brennan and Thomas Gore, and Dr. Raed Aquel, of UAB Medical Center, Birmingham, are to evaluate Magouirk and decide what treatment would be best and where it should take place.
I suppose one can read that as implying first a determination of whether or not her condition is terminal, but the usual course (as is being taken with Mae's sister) is to decice between surgical procedures and medication procedures. In other words, the assumption being that her condition is not presently terminal.
I think it is agreed that the judge's order includes an order for "proper nutrition." But there are conflicting reports as to whether or not Mae is receiving an amount of nutrition necessary to maintain her body. The nephew's reported e-mail post-dated the order, I think, and in the e-mail he asserts that Mae was [at that moment] not being properly nurished.
I do agree that this is so far a non-story. No major media have picked it up, so the non-story status is self-evident.
But while the doctors ponder her condition, it is not certain if Magouirk has had a nasal feeding tube inserted for nourishment or an IV for hydration. According to Magouirk's nephew, Ken Mullinax, 45, his aunt has been without substantial food or hydration for 10 days....
Ken Mullinax hoped that publicity about the case would result in a feeding tube being inserted so she could begin receiving nourishment, but he told WorldNetDaily this has not happened.
WorldNetDaily has not been able to verify if food is still being denied, but if it is it would be in contradiction of the court's ruling.
The second article seems to contain approximately the same allegations that the first article contained; that Ken asserts a feeding tube has not been restored, and Ken is concerned that this omission is detrimental to Mae's physical health.
We also are told that even hospice counsel admits Mae had been denied food. The decision to withhold food must have been legal (at least supported by reasonable belief), or else it would not have been implemented.
However, she [Mae's sister] had to be told about her sister's situation because it was necessary for her to be in Judge Boyd's courtroom for the April 4 hearing as she was fighting Gaddy's petition for guardianship over Ora Mae, and had already learned about the denial of food by talking with Hospice counsel, Carol Todd.