EXHIBIT 23.2: CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON, LLP
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We have issued our opinion dated March 28, 2003  accompanying  the  consolidated
financial statements included in the Annual Report of Greenbriar  Corporation on
Form  10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2002.  We hereby  consent  to the
incorporation  by reference  of said report in the  Registration  Statements  of
Greenbriar Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 33-50868 and 33-33985).


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Dallas, Texas
March 28, 2004