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As a nutritionist, Lee treated Jackson with several natural
remedies to help him as he planned his comeback concert.
This was the second day for Lee to testify in the Dr. Murray
case. On Monday, she began her testimony recalling the nutritional cocktails
she gave Jackson to treat him for exhaustion. On the witness stand, one could
tell the nurse practitioner was visually upset.
She recalled Jackson asking her to help him with his insomnia. When
Jackson asked her to obtain the drug Dipravan, the brand name for Propofol, she
had to do some research. Lee admitted she didn’t know much about the drug.
In April 2009, just a couple of months before Jackson’s
death, she met again with Jackson. She told him the drug was not recommended
for home use, it was used in hospital settings.
Prosecutor David Walgren questioned Lee, “You told him, “No
one who cares or has your best interest at heart is going to give you this’. Is
that correct?”
Lee confirmed that is correct. She testified in court this
is what she told the late singer. She said she never saw Jackson after that.
Moments before she was to testify on Tuesday, she started
feeling dizzy. The court took a brief recess in the morning so Lee could take a
moment to rest. Reports indicate she burst into tears in the hallway. It was apparent this case meant a lot to her.
Dr. Murray watched intensely while Lee recalled her
discussions with Jackson. She said Jackson told her it was safe as long as he was monitored. “He told me doctors have told him that he’s
safe and he would not have a problem that he just needed to be monitored,” Lee recalled.
Lee said she asked Jackson, “What if you didn’t wake up?”
The defense team continues to mount their case, trying to portray
Jackson as one who was addicted to drugs. The late singer had trouble sleeping.
Nurse Lee refused to give him the drug he desired.
The defense is expected to rest their case by
the end of the week.
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