Debbie,

@Susan-I'm so sorry. I think you should have been with him before he died, that it would have been decent for them to let you see your son. Or, af the very least, to call you yesterday after he died so that you could have been with him then or when he was placed in the ground. Hugs to you.

Mrs. McLendon;  Diana and I are so sorry for your loss, not be compared to your loss, especially under such circumstances, but we recently lost Job the dog Luke so enjoyed, Luke on his own would reach down to pet Job, I picture them together in the presents of Lord.  May God help you remember the good times. Sincerly;James Williams

Susan,

I cant believe the pain your going through susan. I'm very sorry that it had to end this way. As someone who worked at GRMC I wish that you know they just had to follow the rules, but I cant believe no one notified you in time. I am very sorry!!

Posting for one of Ms Mclendon's sisters, who sent this through email.

This whole situation was not only sad for Susan but for Luke also.  You know it's easier to handle a death if someone would have called Susan and let her know Luke was in serious trouble.  But Susan also had a feeling something was going to happen to Luke,  that's why she wanted to see for herself on July 14th how Luke was doing but remember they had moved Luke to another room and filed criminal trespass on her.  Remember the NH kept telling Susan that Luke was alive and well.  Well, so much for their observations and diagnosis.  A MOTHERS instincts are never wrong when it comes to her children.

Here is the letter that I wrote and hand delivered to Judge Rogers in Smith County after we received the news about Luke. 

(LETTER PASTED HERE-salon)

Patricia Pondoff

August 18 2009

Judge Randall Rogers,

It’s sad to report to you the death of Luke Forrest Humphrey. He passed away

sometime Monday morning August 17, 2009.

What’s even sadder is that no-one notified the Mother, Susan McLendon until

Tuesday at noon to let her know the funeral was in one hour, knowing she was in

Youngstown, Ohio. This was in direct disobedience of YOUR Court Order. The Mother

was to be notified of any illness that was severe.

Luke went into respiratory failure and no one assisted him because YOU failed to

rule on the DO NOT RESUSCITATE that we filed in December of 2008.

I asked you not to transfer this case to Somervell County but you did it anyway.

How appropriate that Luke passed away when the guardianship was in limbo between two

counties..

I thank God that Luke will no longer suffer at the hands of his abusers.

Everyone is accountable for what we do here on earth either before man and most

assuredly before God Almighty. You don’t owe us an explanation but you will owe God

an answer.

McLendon had already buried one son, Mike, and was denied the opportunity to

see Luke, hold him, or tell him how much she loved him, was denied to opportunity to

attend her own sons’ funeral and was not notified of his death until 1 hour before the

burial. How sick and how sad this whole situation is and each and everyone of you are

responsible for your part in it.

_______________________________________

Patricia Pondoff

Mrs. McLendon,

To All Who Are Concerned:

Susan, Bill, Pat and JoAnn,

I am so very sorry for your loss. There can never be any explanation for such cruel and immoral actions of Luke's father. After meeting you Susan and Bill, and speaking with Pat at great lengths, I have concluded that had Luke's father never been in Luke's life, he might still be alive today. Luke was a human being, the court system failed him that is for sure, the court system failed your family in many ways, not only morally but criminally. But most of all Luke's father failed Luke. I am a firm believer in Karma, what goes around comes around, and God reminds of this everyday.

Susan,

Needless to say I was shocked to hear of the news of Luke's passing and the disgusting way it was handled. As someone who also has lost a child I know there is nothing that can be said to ease the pain or the anger that you feel. Rest assured that I am praying for you and Kari and the rest of the family and shortly more people than you know will be doing the same.

Also, if you want to talk you know where to find me.

I was told about this blog through a friend and I work for Glen Rose Medical Center.

I did not know Luke or his family ,but to be on the outside looking in it's pretty obvious

that the situation was mishandled. Sometimes things happen quickly, but I'm sure

hospice was overseeing sweet Luke and someone should have notified his mother..

whoever's responsibility it was to do that. WOW. How unbelievably cruel.

Take a look at the link in the first paragraph to the right of the photo for background info

Susan and Kari,

I don't know if you remember me or not, I used to model for you when you had the dress shop. I saw Kari not long ago @ Home Depot, when we were building our house. I am so very sorry for your loss. I can't believe how this was handled. I hope that if anything happens that maybe this horrible thing will not happen to anyone else's family. I hate that your family had to be the example, but maybe something good will come out of it. You and your family are in my prayers.

Love,

Alecia Peyton-Riley

Dear Friends,

Dear Friends,

This is Luke's obituary we had put in the Longview News Journal.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, it means so much to our family,

Bill, Susan, Kari, Thomas, & John.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-journal/obituary.aspx?n=luke-forrest-humphrey&pid=131732135

i hope good morning america picks this up, it sounds like criminal charges should be filed. my ex and i don't let our feelings for each other affect the well being of our 2 girls, 18 &21. luke should be bought back to the area (pine tree) where he was loved and known.

Susan, Kari, Bill, Thomas and John

Think of him not as gone, but rather awaiting your arrival. We will all see Luke again in the very near future. My wife and I will remember him and his family in all of our prayers. I came to know Luke thru Kari, and found him to be a very wonderful person. God calls all of us for some special purpose, Luke was called to show us how to respond to others. Let us not forget.

My heart breaks for you and your family. I know the hurt you feel now is one that I hope to never experience. But the cruel and inhuman way you were done by your ex-husband is unforgivable. Lucky for them God is forgiving. I worked in nursing homes for 12 years and feel that the nursing home should have called you. Know now that Luke is wrapped in the arms of God and and one day his father will stand before him and God and answer for this horrible act. A mothers love is the most powerful love next to God's love. Luke knows and he will let his father know how much he hurt him.

Susan, Dr. McClendon, and Kari~

PTHS parent,

This side of the family did put away our differences, I cried, begged, and pleaded even sent letters to Landy and his family to let me see Luke. His family refused. I don't hate Landy or his family, I pity them. Landy got temporary guardianship without my knowledge while I spent 105 days at the hospital, never leaving Luke's side. Then he owned Luke. He immediately threw the whole maternal side  out of the hospital and continued to use his power to try to hurt our family. The only one he really hurt was Luke.  Did you go to the four years of hearings?  Did you go to visit Luke? He needed that. Until you have read the court documents in this whole blog and see the real truth, you need not pass judgement on the families. Do you think if Luke had a choice he would have chosen death over life? I know he wouldn't.  Yet his father chose that for him by signing a DNR and a NO CODE on his son.  It's not a matter of whose right and whose wrong it is a matter of WHAT is right and WHAT is wrong. Luke did not chose to be removed from rehabilitation and thrown in a nursing home, four hours from his family and friends.  Luke did not choose death, it was chosen for him. Luke could have been rehabilitated and lived a long and happy life. That was taken from him.

Did Luke lie alone in his bed and choke on his own vomit like he had so many times before, and when they found him he was diagnosed with pneumonia aspiration.  Is this pneumonia the way the father let him struggle for his last breath? Luke was "failing" from respiratory failure on Friday, as Carla told Lt. Dahl, why wasn't he taken to the hospital and cared for?

I will continue my fight for the rights of those who cannot speak for themselves, the helpless who are abused by the power a guardian has over his ward and the indifference Department of Aging and Disability (DADS) showed when the Glen Rose Sheriff's office had an ongoing investigation into the abuse and neglect of Luke.  DADS refused to even investigate. The Sheriff's office has pictures of Luke's bruised arms and bloody throat. Before you try to be a psychologist into the Humphrey ordeal, perhaps you should have gotten involved in the fight for Luke's life. It's easy to stand in judgement when you know nothing of the circumstances.

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT LUKE AND THE WHOLE SITUATION. THIS IS SO WRONG. HOW CAN ANYONE LIVE WITH THEMSELVES AFTER DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS? I AM SO SORRY FOR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH. YOU WILL REMAIN IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. HANG IN THERE FOR OUR GOD IS IN CONTROL.

Dear Mrs. McLendon and Family,

Exactly!!! Why hasn't someone that works there been prosecuted for it?

I went to school with Luke all through the beginning of our lives. Graduated with him in 2004. Luke was an awesome guy. I say that not being his best friend ever but a general aquaintance. We had a lot of classes together and I'll never forget his sense of humor and kindness to everybody. All I can say is that this has been a huge injustice done against luke and his mother. I'm praying for everybody in this situation and may Luke finally rest in peace.

Salon,

Thank you for removing all the private details of Luke, I want Luke to have the honor and respect he so deserves.   All of his injuries, bruises, and diseases are healed and he is pulling pranks on the angels.  Luke came out with 'punked" before it was on TV.

This was Luke Forrest Humphrey:  There was the time Luke snuck out of Kari's house.  When he returned very late he tried to climb back ino his window.  Kari has three dogs who went wild knowing someone was climbing in the window.  So Kari was standing in his room as he was climbing into the window.  Kari had a talk with him and she laughed at how Luke thought he could get away with sneaking out with three dogs in the house. 

Then there was the time he would come in very serious and tell me he wrecked my car and act really sorry , and as I asked all the parent questions, what happened,  was everyone okay, did you call the police?  He would coax me out to see the damage to my car  then he would laugh because he was just pulling another prank and he got me to fall for it.

Then there was the time we bought a new washer and Luke and his friend Grayson were about nine years old.   Luke decided they could put this box over their heads, (which came to their knees)  and they would walk from our house to Grayson's.  We movied them as they wound their way through the neighborhood to Graysons house, (which was all cul de sacs).  They were giggling and laughing so much the box would teeter from side to side as they tried to keep it balanced between them, to keep from falling over.   Around the corner from the house the neighbors truck was parked at the curb and since they were following the curb we debated whether to warn them, we decided to let them have fun and see if they would go around the truck.   But they were laughing and giggling so much they walked straight into the truck, there was a BUMP and the box with two boys in it went tumbling onto the grass.  They were laughing so hard they were crying and so were Bill and I.  They eventually stopped laughing enough to get up and continue their journey to Graysons.

Luke was always a prankster.  The time he came in with an earring in his ear, telling me he had pierced his ear.  I always felt my children should express themselves, however this was not an expression I favored.  As I sat with my mouth open debating what to say, he played up the story saying  everyone has one and don't you think it's cool?  Finally after trying to convince me how great this was, he pulled off the magnet from behind his ear and laughed at my reaction. 

The Wheel of Fortune story is one of my favorites;   Luke would do his homework as soon as he came in from school.  He would have the TV on and be in his room.  He would come out every evening at 5pm to watch Wheel of Fortune with me before Bill got home from work.  Well they would have 4 letters on the board P W  H A and Luke would yell out 'Paradise in Hawaii' and he was right, the next game the same thing, this went on for two weeks, I would tell him to give me a chance to guess.  He would laugh after each game he solved.  I told him we need to write in and get him on the show because he was so intelligent.  Finally Luke laughingly told me, he had watched the show at 4pm in his bedroom and already knew the answers when we watched it at  5pm with me,  I had to chase him around the house with a pillow for that, and we would end up in a pillow fight.  We laughed and had so much fun chasing each other all over the house.  That usually carried over into a water fight, of course Luke starting it, first the squirt gun, then a small glass of water, then a pitcher of water, next  came the hose outdoors.  Kari, John, Luke ,and  me had pillow and water fights all the time.  Luke was usually the rascal that started it, and the race was on.

  Those are just some of the memories I cherish.  Do you have any to tell about Luke?  I would love to hear them!

I do remember those of you who are writing in, and know that I feel so blessed that you remember me.  Thank you for words of comfort, it means a lot to me.  Susan

To the Family of Luke Forrest Humphrey,

@Anonymous- I agree with you, there always is. I have said here before that if anyone wants to post factual information presenting that other side, other than just attempting to character assassinate from a general standpoint the mother, I'll post it. So, let's have it. What is the other side of the story, with the same type of proof?

would like to post a letter that was sent out regarding guardianship abuse and how the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is  a very harmful organization involving our most vulnerable, incapacitated family members.  This happened to me, I believe this letter says it all;       

 It is most unfortunate to see the story about Mr. & Mrs. Kidd of Richardson specifically at this time. I am an advocate for families who have children and young adults with disabilities. I am also a parent of a young girl with multiple disabilities. Currently, I am advocating for families affect by Guardianship Abuse here in Texas. Within my work on this issue, I have recently encountered a very similiar story in Fort Worth of a woman who was given temporary guardianship of her elderly mother. At the time that permanent guardianship was to take place, an organization named Guardianship Services, Inc. in Fort Worth had documents prepared to take over guardianship. The daughter refused to allow this, and she then was named as guardian. However, shortly after this, the family began to complain about how their elderly mother was being treated and cared for. They proceeded with a formal complaint to the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Once the complaint was filed and recieved, within 1 hour the daughter's guardianship was revoked and Guardianship Services, Inc. was given permanent guardian. Another parent of a young girl with disabilities also lost guardianship of her daughter to Guardianship Services, Inc. This case has gone on for 3 years and the mother has minimal to almost no visits or contacts with her daughter. Another family who has a 38 year old girl with disabilities also lost guardianship of their daughter to Guardianship Services, Inc.  Guardianship Services, Inc. is a contract provider of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Once a formal complaint is filed with the state agency, all complaints are found unsubstantiated, and the families then become victims of retaliation and they are removed from their loved ones lives. They are told that if they contact media about their stories that they will never see their loved ones again. Guardianship Services, Inc. controls their lives and they are not allowed to discuss any medical treatments, therapies, etc. They are being watched and expected to ask no questions, which they don't because of the threats of losing their loved one entirely. These families are not being given their civil right to due process whether they can afford it or not. If the families become difficult, they are set up by allegations of neglect, interfering with treatment, cruelty, etc., driven by a complaint to Adult Protective Services. They are then charged with an offense, and are no longer eligible to request or regain guardianship. In the attempt to regain guardianship, they must have these offenses overturned after a completion of the investigation of the Adult Protective Services. The Texas Department of Aging and Disabilty Services and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and Probate Courts police themselves. There is no accountability or oversight that does not run outside of these two agencies whom in this state are the only agencies who have control over the incapacitated individuals and have more rights than the parents and families to children, elderly or people with intellectual disabilities. There are several other cases of guardianship abuse, and abuse of the state agencies taking children, and disabled adults away from parents and families outside of the Fort Worth areas. This has become a major interest in my part, as I a parent of a child who requires guardianship in the State of Texas I am very scared to even face this Guardianship Monster. As I and all the other families that I have been working with see this, is that a Judge and the Guardianship Programs regulated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services becomes the owner of our children and elderly parents once a guardianship is filed and recorded. Attorney ad Litems are appointed who know nothing about the individuals they are appointed to serve and make all decisions, which in my opinion serves no purpose for a parent or family member to gain guardianship when they have more rights than we do. We are currently working as a group to secure our civil rights and to ensure our Consitutional Rights in this state. We should not have to be victimized by Power Happy Judges, and State Agencies in control of our lives and the lives of our incapacitated individuals. On August 7th a group of family members attended a meeting with the Senate Jurisprudence Committee Director Katie Ogden, who works for the Chairman of this Committee Senator Jeff Wentworth to discuss the abuses of the judicial system on these particular cases, including one other family who just recently lost their loved one on August 17 at a nursing home in Glen Rose Texas. The mother exhausted her financial resources in a 4 year battle in Smith County in all her attempts to become her 23 year old Tramatic Brain Injured son's guardian. There is a 4 year history in this case, and it smells like abuse and corruption in the judicial system in this county, particularly in this case. Luke Humphrey 23, died on August 17th, he was buried on August 18th @ 10:00, his mother was out of state and was contacted after he was buried in Glen Rose Texas and notified that her son had died. His mother Susan McLendon contacted me frantic when she heard the news asking me to contact Senator Wentworth's office asking if he could help with stopping the funeral so she could get on a plane and come home. Unfortunately she was told that he was going to be buried in 1 hour, but yet knowing that he had already been buried by the caller. Ms. McLendon had a court order of visitation, but was charged with criminal tresspassing by staff at the Glen Rose Nursing Home, which kept her from ever seeing her son alive again. She was notified after the funeral that those charges were dropped. It is sickening that these are real life stories here in this state and people in charge are getting away with abusing their power in the judicial system and there has yet to be any accountability on any of these cases from any state agency that have been created in protecting and serving the population that they serve. I could share much more with you as we as a group are determined to find the justice and the protection of this state to ensure that this will not continue. We have all been victimized by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Texas Family and Protective Services, in one way or another, some of our loved ones will and have suffered irreversible damages. Luke Humphrey lost his life because the Agency regulated by this state failed to protect him by one of their contract provider agencies. His case however is not related to the other cases pursuant to Guardianship Services, Inc.. His attorney ad litem appointed by Smith County Probate Judge failed to protect his civil rights, therefore he died. The families including myself fear retaliation on Guardianship Abuse in this State, for us Guardianship means that not only do the incapacitated lose their civil rights, the parents and families do as well under these laws because the state and their unethical practitioners own us all. There are no protections for us after accomplishing guardianship, families have lost their entire savings in fighting for their loved ones, specifically when we are up against self interests and monetary priveledges. It would be most interesting if you could investigate if Mr. & Mrs. Kidd are owned by Guardianship Services Inc. of Fort Worth. This seems to be an ongoing trend with this organization, and it is a known fact that the Judge makes donations and contributions to this organization as do the court investigators. I will share with you the advertisement of Guardianship Services, Inc. on their website: www.guardianshipservices.org To provide guardianship and alternative services to legally and functionally incapacitated individuals who have no family willing, able or suitable to serve in that capacity.  In Addition to: Welcome, Guardianship Services, Inc. (GSI) is in the business of making prudent decisions for people who can no longer make or communicate decisions for themselves. As Payees, we make decisions to ensure that our clients’ limited resources are used for their benefit. As guardians, we make decisions for others about health treatment, housing, finances, and services. We take this responsibility seriously. Our goal is to provide clients with as much autonomy as possible while protecting them from mistreatment or neglect. This is a delicate balancing act. GSI serves as a last resort. All other alternatives have been tried. No friends or family members are available or suitable to do what we do. Our involvement takes a client from a world of loneliness, despair, illness, and exploitation to a world of hope.

Guardianship Services, Inc. removes all these opportunities and these rights they identify in their advertisement from those they serve and their families. Specifically from the families I am working with who are owned by this organization at this time. Guardianship Services, Inc. is a Contract Provider in the Guardianship Programs regulated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. My heart goes out to Mr. & Mrs. Kidd of Richardson, I can only hope that they are not being affected by this organization.   After all, what is happening to them and the families affected by Guardianship here in the State of Texas can and will happen to all of our parents, or any loved one that may become incapacitated or came into this world vulnerable such as my daughter needing protection through out their entire lives. Luke Humphrey was not born with a disability, he graduated and was going to college. He was involved in an automobile accident. Prior to this, as a young boy spreading his wings, exploring life, he had a DWI, his licensed was revoked, and his biological father assisted him in retaining a 0 driver's license, loaned him his vehicle and he was involved in an automobile accident. He suffered traumatic brain injury, his father was appointed his legal guardian after his negligence and criminal act. Luke was not raised by his biological father, he was raised by his mother and his step father. He had a half brother and sister who were not out of town at the time of his death, they were not notified of his death. I appreciate the opportunity to disclose this information with you. I provide this in the hopes that you may further investigate these circumstances. Media at this point would be most beneficial in determining just how many other taxpayers in this State have been affected by this cruel and unethical MONSTER called GUARDIANSHIP, and the ABUSE OF POWER in the STATE OF TEXAS. In conclusion, WE ALL FEAR RETALIATION, we could lose our incapacitated loved ones forever. We understand the consequence, however we all need and want protection in order to proceed with media attention, specifically for those families who are still in the hands of Guardianship Services, Inc. We will proceed with our plan with the Senate Jurisprudence Committee and other options that we are currently working on. THIS STATE HAS FAILED IT'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, AND ONE DAY WE WILL ALL BECOME VULNERABLE. Please feel free to email me, if you would like to discuss this further. I would appreciate your protection before you would proceed with the information I have provided.

Debby, San Antonio, Texas                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sleep with angels, Luke Humphrey and rest in peace. You have been delivered from all evil.

Debby,  Thank you for a beautiful letter.  Susan McLendon

This was the real Luke without being over-medicated at Glen Rose Nursing Home,  January  2006 we were celebrating his 20th birthday.  I brought a huge cake for the patients to celebrate with us.  The nursing home put the cake back in the break room and  when we asked them to bring it out to Luke, the staff had already started eating it before Luke even had a chance to see it.   It had a whole corner missing from the cake.

Susan (and family),

I am deeply sorry for your loss. I have read over the case as well as the blog and articles. I sympathize with you though I do not know you.

tI would like to state a few things.

In your earlier blogs you said, "bring it on" multiple times. Okay, I will.

Susan after seeing Luke's obituary in the paper I had to see who would do such a thing to a mother. What I found was a Dead Beat Dad getting even for having to pay child support or rather forced to pay child support. I know Luke is in a better place and you will be together again someday. May God have mercy on Landy Humphrey's soul.

Note from Salon. I'm not going to edit anyone's posts to take character assassination out. Leave it out and make your point or your entire post will be deleted. If you don't like people involved in this, fine. But I also don't have to okay your posts if you want to trash people instead of just talking about the facts or your perceptions based on facts.

 Wanted to correct you on the confiscated box of evidence, Judge Randall Rogers ONLY returned the books I had on Traumatic Brain injury that was in my box. All certified documents and recorded conversations with Killough and Landy have NEVER been returned to this day and the Judge ignores my request to have them returned.  Three requests have been filed in Smith County Courthouse, all have been ignored.

Friends,

This is just a note to clear things up with the would be psychologist's trying to figure Landy and me out.  Landy stated in the T.I.R.R. medical records that we had a "17 year co-parenting working relationship".   We did!  You asked what happened?  I don't know.  The only differences we had was I wanted Luke to live regardless of his condition and the Humphrey family felt Luke would be better off not living.   Luke's death certificate states "pneumonia aspiration", which means Luke choked on his own vomit and was refused to be taken to the hospital next door.  Thank you for your prayers.

Susan McLendon

Erin,

Susan,

I also went to school with Luke and graduated with him in 04. Me and Luke were never really friends, more aquantiances. He was always nice to anyone he came across. He always said hello. He was such a sweet guy. I am very sad for you and your family with all of the things you have had to go through. Like Erin I also did not know about his car accident but to also hear that he passed away is very sad. I hope God can help you through this dfficult time and let justice be served.

Dear Friends,

I see so many people are still looking at Luke's blog, I want to share with the concerned people who continue to look at this blog for more answers into the why of this whole ordeal and what really happened in the Matter of the Guardianship of Luke Forrest Humphrey. What the individuals involved could have done to prevent it. Luke should be alive and healthy attending rehabilitation like his neurologist ordered for him in the Spring of 2009 after diagnosing Luke in a Locked -In state, with full cognitive abilities. However the neglect of DADS (Department of Aging and Disability Services), Ombudsman who turned their head and Sheriff's Deputies who witnessed the abuse but had a boss, Sheriff Greg Doyle who refused to intervene or help with the investigation know as "injury to a disabled individual". Sheriff Doyle refused to allow Lt. Dahl to subpoena any of Luke's medical records. DADS also refused to investigation any of the multiple bruises to Luke's hands, arms and shoulders along with his raw bloody throat after the May 11, 2009 incident report. The whole "investigation" was a sham, I believe it is time to share the open records request of that investigation and the 0 warrant that was said to be issued yet according to Sheriff's records never signed by the judge as I was made to believe. The $1,500.00 bond was nothing more than a hoax and the question is, had I paid he $1,500.00 to the Sheriff's office where would that money have gone? This warrant for my arrest was nothing more than a scare tactic to keep me from coming to Glen Rose while they slowly murdered my son. In the next weeks I will be sending the entire file of the Sheriff's records to be viewed on this site by the Senators, Congressmen, attorney's and individuals interested in the Luke Forrest Humphrey Story. Salon blog permitting. Half of the documents sent to me in these records were missing pages and the pictures taken of Luke's injuries I was told the film or CD was "corrupted" and not available, yet in documents that were provided to me it states "pictures attached". None were sent to me. The District Attorney of Glen Rose refused to prosecute David Dennis for grabbing my arm an throwing me out of the nursing home which to my knowledge is publicly owned. The nursing home informed me that Luke's medical records that the court ordered me to have every three months were now sealed documents and no one could see them. This gross neglect on the part of the Nursing home, Sheriff's Office and District Attorneys office resulted in the cover up and death of my son. The documentation on this will be forwarded to Salon in the upcoming weeks and when she has time hopefully she can post these documents.

I especially want to thank Salon for her time and dedication to try to help a helpless handicapped young man and his family. Much is being done and so many aware of the injustice that was served upon this family because of this blog. My thanks to each of you who have written and continue to be a interested in those harmed by Guardianship Abuse. I will continually fight for the rights of incapacitated individuals and to see to it that those who would condone the abuse of our loved ones WILL be brought to justice. I am attending meetings in Austin and Waco with DADS as a stakeholder, our Senators, and Texas Guardianship Association to change the laws concerning guardianships and Mothers rights along with a family's right to see and be with their loved ones who are being held captive by the very ones appointed to protect them.

Susan McLendon