It does make you wonder, if she had improved at the hospital (as evidenced by her being able to provide her SSN), wouldn’t she have mentioned something if she had suspected or was aware of foul play in the incident? MOO.
On face of it, a good point.
And if she’d been my nanny and housekeeper for years I surely would have been able to tell her correct age to the dispatcher. Odd.
Her obituary only mentions that she graduated from the University of South Carolina (and met Alex there). I would think if she had a law degree, it would have been mentioned. JMO
Thanks for this. Maggie was apparently only one year off in her off the cuff guess of Glorias age for 911. That is good!!! I can’t believe people would make an issue of that. My husband and I were just debating HIS age with our kids last night. None of us knew for sure. Come on.Also rolling around in my mind: are there conclusions to be drawn from comparing your reactions to 911 recording when GS fell and the amount of attention (or lack of) she got from the Ms while she was hospitalized?
It’s been reported, as I recall, that neither boy, nor Alex went to see GS over the 20-some days. I think Maggie went to see her once. Wonder if they sent flowers, cards, or called her family during that time?
Does the recording sound different or as you would expect knowing GS would have effectively no visits from the Ms? GS may not have wanted visitors or perhaps Ms thought they were doing her a favor by letting her rest uninterrupted, and of course she was in Charleston, some distance from Moselle / Hampton / Columbia.
I’m just musing, but the lack of visits doesn’t seem as surprising after experiencing the tone of call — oddly detached.
BTW: My housekeeper has worked for me over 30 years and my parents before me, (and please don’t judge me) but I don’t know her birthday and just recently learned her exact age — and we are very close — she IS a member of family. Not knowing her birthday isn’t a measure of my love for her.
I think that by that time in the call Maggie was able to move to a cell phone or portable phone and she was standing outside. That’s why she could answer. She was looking at them. JMO.
I think Paul was not able to handle the situation and that was why Maggie was so short and distracted. She needed to get out there. At the same time, later in the call, Paul got short because his mom needed his help too. It was an ongoing crisis. JMO.
)That could very well be. I guess we'll never know . . .
Dispatcher also talked over them, so I doubt she heard some of their answers since it’s hard to listen when you are speaking.
I've noticed since being here on this site the last few years, a lot of horrible dispatching calls. I come from a background of a lot of LE and dispatchers. Most have either passed away or retired. They would all be appalled. I don't know where the training protocols are coming from but they need to be revisited all over the country it looks like to me. MO
I thought Paul did a great job. He was polite and concerned. Maggie sounded like she was "put out", I did not hear concern. Sorry.I think Paul was not able to handle the situation and that was why Maggie was so short and distracted. She needed to get out there. At the same time, later in the call, Paul got short because his mom needed his help too. It was an ongoing crisis. JMO.
also JMO: Mandy and Co-host. You brought new details and better audio to this story. You forced this audio to the public. But. One of you should have brought up this more sensitive perspective in my opinion. It would make it more interesting to explore multiple interpretations and it would be more thorough. FWIW. (ETA: plus I think my interpretation is probably right.
