Anne DaPrato is Currently Being Dehydrated to Death in Courntey Springs Nursing
Home on Merritt Island, Florida

Florida

Anne DaPrato, an 89-year-old woman who is in the care of the Courtney Springs
Nursing Home of Merritt Island, Florida, has been denied food and water for
three consecutive days.

Anne DaPrato is being denied normal care in violation of her Living Will on the
order of her daughter, Carol Gilliar, who holds the power of attorney. Carol
Gilliar's order to deny her mother food and water violates her mother's Living
Will and therefore, is without legal authority.

Anne has never been on a feeding tube and she is not terminally ill. According
to her son, John DaPrato, Anne has recently been diagnosed with hydrocephalus
and possibly has had a mild stroke which has been exacerbated by possible
ongoing dehydration. (She has been hand fed for some time.) She has already
demonstrated her hearty constitution because after she was forcibly dehydrated
for days—John intervened and demanded that the IV be reinserted—she recovered
and began producing urine in only two hours. The hospice workers' woeful
prediction that her organs had shut down proved to be inaccurate. John DaPrato
remarked that the hospice workers and his sister seemed to be dejected after
learning about the healthy functioning of his mother's organs.

Three days ago, Carol Gilliar, against the wishes of eight members of her
family, ordered the removal of her mother's IV again. Even though Anne DaPrato
has had no fluids of any kind for three days, she is fighting for her life and
to her son's knowledge, her vitals are stable. She is being dehydrated-—in
violation of her expressed wishes stated in her Living Will—by the order of her
daughter, whose decision regarding her mother might be affected by the
philosophy of the hospice workers. She currently has no discoloration of her
nails, but her skin is warm due to her dehydration. She communicates by raising
her eyebrows, smiling and gesturing. She is responsive only about three hours
per day probably due to the forced dehydration. She needs and is legally
entitled to, not only the proper medical attention, but NORMAL CARE.

On Friday, April 7th, John called 911 and the paramedics arrived with the
intention of transporting her to the emergency room for hydration and a proper
diagnosis. The director of nurses, Dawn Johnson, as well as John's sister, Carol
Guillar, signed papers to prohibit her transport for treatment for dehydration,
which was previously diagnosed by a nurse by the name of Carolyn. John DaPrato
said:

"They made excuses for this behavior by saying the 'end is near' That is not
true. My mother will live longer with water. Who does she [Dr. Maurice] think
she is fooling? In my judgment, this relates to assisted suicide."

Carol Gilliar has NO LEGAL AUTHORITY to deny her mother normal care, and
Courtney Springs Nursing Home has no authority to make a non-terminal patient
terminal by denying NORMAL care.

Carol Gilliar holds the power of attorney which includes the duty of making sure
that Anne DaPrato's Living Will instructions are honored. Anne DaPrato's Living
Will is simple and straightforward: "Do not resuscitate." Providing NORMAL CARE
to sustain life has nothing to do with resuscitation.

If you can help, contact John DaPrato immediately at: sillverstream@...

April 9, 2006



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