Casey Kasem’s Kids Have Permission to Remove the Feeding Tubes

Apparently, is only a matter of time until we report that Casey Kasem is dead.    A judge has ruled that Casey Kasem's daughter Kerri could stop giving him food, water and medicine through those tubes.    So the tubes are gone and so is the nourishment.

Casey’s kids say that is what their dad wanted. According to TMZ, he has a medical directive that says, "If the extension of my life would result in mere biological existence, devoid of cognitive function, with no reasonable hope for normal functioning, then I do not desire any form of life-sustaining procedures, including nutrition and hydration."

The judge said that keeping Casey alive by continuing to give him food, water and medication was likely causing him more pain than it was worth.  Casey is 82, and suffers from severe dementia and symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease.

Casey is in hospice now, and TMZ says they're playing old recordings of "American Top 40" for him.

The kids are from Casey’s first wife, (he has three with her),  they had to get a court order to get him away from present wife Jean, who has been, they say, hiding him and keeping him away from the rest of the family.  They accuse her of elder abuse, while Jean now accuses the judge and the kids of giving Casey a death sentence.  You can see that here.

Jean claims she and Liberty, the daughter she had with Casey, have NOT been allowed to see him.  But the rest of the family says they want Jean and Liberty to join them at Casey's bedside.

We'll keep you posted on Casey's condition.