MY LIFE IS CHANGING - MAMA DIED.
Haven't posted for so long. Life got ahead of me. Have so many things to blog about, but the biggest life changing event for me happened on February 5 of this year, 2007.
My mama died.
Mom went into the hospital on January 29 with a case of atrial fibrollation which developed into a small clot, and caused a pre-stroke. But it disappated that night and we thought mom was improving, however, things slowly changed for the worst. We came to find out she had a massive stroke and was failing. The doctors talked to us about whether we want to keep her going using artificial means if it comes to that, which we did not, and mom did not want that either.
She then developed pneumonia and an infection due to the massive stroke. She could not speak or swallow and was paralyzed on her left side. She did recognize us and responded somewhat, but it is was not good, and she went continually downhill. My sister and I were devastated.
Don't even get me started, however, on the quality of nursing and doctor care at the hospital. My sister and I are still gathering information and may have a lawsuit on our hands once we get all the facts. When mom came into the ER with a TIA (trans Ischemic stroke - or pre-stroke), they did NOT do a CAT scan on her nor did they carry out the necessary stroke protocols that have to be done within a 2 to 3 hour window timeframe! Not only that, they misdiagnosed her condition and then never notified her doctor or us! Then overnight, the major stroke happened, and still the next morning, they did not tell us. It was only when I called her room and spoke to her, that I found my mother all of a sudden, almost a vegetable, and not able to speak!!! It's almost as if they figured she was old, and she wasn't worth the effort. We are furious. Not only that, the neurologist gave us only about 5 minutes of her time since mom had been in the hospital and never really sat down with us to talk with us. We kind of grabbed her one night as she swung thru the unit making her rounds, and she was literally moving down the hall as we tried to ask her important questions! This is not right and is completely unacceptable.
One day, somebody called my home number and said the 'HOSPITALIST' wanted to talk to me.... The WHAT????!!! What the hell is a Hospitalist??!! Sounded like some movie Arnold Schwarzenegger was in or something!! Geez.
In the last days, I snuck a thermos of Bourbon in the hospital and sat there throughout the day drinking bourbon and 7's. God knows you have to have something strong to put up with what goes on in hospitals nowadays!
We got the call at 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the 5th. Even then the hospital screwed up. She passed away at 5:00 a.m. and they did not call us until 6:30 a.m.
Goodbye Mama.
My mama died.
Mom went into the hospital on January 29 with a case of atrial fibrollation which developed into a small clot, and caused a pre-stroke. But it disappated that night and we thought mom was improving, however, things slowly changed for the worst. We came to find out she had a massive stroke and was failing. The doctors talked to us about whether we want to keep her going using artificial means if it comes to that, which we did not, and mom did not want that either.
She then developed pneumonia and an infection due to the massive stroke. She could not speak or swallow and was paralyzed on her left side. She did recognize us and responded somewhat, but it is was not good, and she went continually downhill. My sister and I were devastated.
Don't even get me started, however, on the quality of nursing and doctor care at the hospital. My sister and I are still gathering information and may have a lawsuit on our hands once we get all the facts. When mom came into the ER with a TIA (trans Ischemic stroke - or pre-stroke), they did NOT do a CAT scan on her nor did they carry out the necessary stroke protocols that have to be done within a 2 to 3 hour window timeframe! Not only that, they misdiagnosed her condition and then never notified her doctor or us! Then overnight, the major stroke happened, and still the next morning, they did not tell us. It was only when I called her room and spoke to her, that I found my mother all of a sudden, almost a vegetable, and not able to speak!!! It's almost as if they figured she was old, and she wasn't worth the effort. We are furious. Not only that, the neurologist gave us only about 5 minutes of her time since mom had been in the hospital and never really sat down with us to talk with us. We kind of grabbed her one night as she swung thru the unit making her rounds, and she was literally moving down the hall as we tried to ask her important questions! This is not right and is completely unacceptable.
One day, somebody called my home number and said the 'HOSPITALIST' wanted to talk to me.... The WHAT????!!! What the hell is a Hospitalist??!! Sounded like some movie Arnold Schwarzenegger was in or something!! Geez.
In the last days, I snuck a thermos of Bourbon in the hospital and sat there throughout the day drinking bourbon and 7's. God knows you have to have something strong to put up with what goes on in hospitals nowadays!
We got the call at 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the 5th. Even then the hospital screwed up. She passed away at 5:00 a.m. and they did not call us until 6:30 a.m.
Goodbye Mama.
posted by LADYGOLD at 4:08 PM
