tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post1441191082133266930..comments2024-01-12T06:12:35.838-05:00Comments on StorytellERdoc: What To DoStorytellERdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-33021012232845108282011-04-30T01:05:42.877-04:002011-04-30T01:05:42.877-04:00How do people let those they are supposed to be ca...How do people let those they are supposed to be caring for get in these kinds of situations? It sound like she had enough symptoms to alert anyone with any small amount of knowledge of the human body that something was very wrong, before she reached such a awful state! <br />My heart goes out to this woman and any like her. So glad it sounds like her brother is so wonderful.<br />Thanks for doing such a great job and caring so much for her Doc!Cyndel https://www.blogger.com/profile/15188660485232154378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-46747562995290221222011-04-26T22:52:05.618-04:002011-04-26T22:52:05.618-04:00"It wasn't lost on me that, by the luck o..."It wasn't lost on me that, by the luck of the draw, this patient's life could have been any one of ours."<br /><br />So true! I remember one lady patient, struck by stroke at her prime (mid-30's), unable to move or speak. During one visit, her husband mentioned to the nurses how vivacious his wife was before the stroke and expressed hope that she can recover. Her tears rolled down after her husband left.<br /><br />Could have been any one of us. That's why I believe that a 1st world country must provide universal health care.Winking Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045187430930181570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-3035611081227472622011-04-16T16:33:17.697-04:002011-04-16T16:33:17.697-04:00Hope you had a good vacation after all that! Than...Hope you had a good vacation after all that! Thanks for the updated post. =)Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-46256381334725672152011-04-13T18:29:35.292-04:002011-04-13T18:29:35.292-04:00Thank you for this post. It reminds me that come m...Thank you for this post. It reminds me that come my birthday shortly, I want to celebrate my mid-40s with friends and cake!! I would've liked to know the end to this story, but appreciate that perhaps we can but hope it had a good ending. Hopefully. Bless you, and your staff.Jabulanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847825459654555235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-77283160634694890532011-04-13T17:05:07.956-04:002011-04-13T17:05:07.956-04:00Having had to leave the "ER" for health ...Having had to leave the "ER" for health issues, and missing it beyond what words can say, I truly appreciate your effort to give me a glimpse of what I loved most about that "mission" in my life. Thank you for another heart-felt blog post and...Happy (though belated) Birthday. May ALL your wishes come true!Nanci, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665750450961867467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-61040109783704516392011-04-13T11:34:01.706-04:002011-04-13T11:34:01.706-04:00'She was fine through the night', was this...'She was fine through the night', was this information provided by the aide/home? <br /><br />BTW: Happy Birthday! You are a wonderful human being, doctor and family man!kristen77https://www.blogger.com/profile/12804718829032076920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-14032702171917986432011-04-13T11:27:38.043-04:002011-04-13T11:27:38.043-04:00I wept when I read this! I am not one to go to the...I wept when I read this! I am not one to go to the lawsuit route; however the nursing home needs to be sued, sanctioned etc.<br />Was she not worthy of proper care?<br />Was she considered a non person because she was MR? I cannot wrap my mind around that all of this was happening to her, with clear signs that all is not well with her at all and should have been seen sooner. I go back to the fact that the nursing home thought of her as a non person, and was to be ignored! Hey the Aide did leave for an hour to 1 1/2. She did not care enough to stay with her patient, she left! I bet that this is systemic of their priorities and not just the aide. I pray for her and her loving brother! I pray that she comes out of this. Can you keep us posted?kristen77https://www.blogger.com/profile/12804718829032076920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-56918664287494175602011-04-13T08:01:58.607-04:002011-04-13T08:01:58.607-04:00Hi All
I just want to thank you for your further ...Hi All<br /><br />I just want to thank you for your further interest in this patient.<br /><br />First, the aide--she was reported and, outside of that, I didn't really care what her excuse was. She knew she did wrong. I would have said something to her if it would have helped the current situation, but what I had to say to her would have only inflamed how we all felt about her absence. <br /><br />However, I don't want her behavior to reflect the amazing aides and techs that I have experienced through the years in similar circumstances. As Silver Neurotic explained, she, as well as every other aide I've encountered before this one, take their jobs seriously, most coming to look at their client as something more akin to family. They are wonderful and caring people who deserve so much more than their pay reflects.<br /><br />Secondly, the patient was doing okay through the night. Then, I started a vacation. My focus shifted from professional to personal, and rarely do I blend them within our home's four walls. I'm sorry I don't have more info about this patient for you. <br /><br />Third, I don't believe this patient was abused. I do believe she had the dwindles, with several smaller medical issues being dealt with by the home through several outpatient appointments. However, as we all in medicine know, these smaller factors can join together and create, as with this patient, a serious circumstance of life-threatening illness. The progression to get to this point, though, was not clear. That, too, was going to be looked at.<br /><br />Trust me when I say I had a larger appreciation for my life and health that day, birthday or not.<br /><br />JimStorytellERdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-56288462478398631702011-04-13T01:14:48.429-04:002011-04-13T01:14:48.429-04:00You left so many unanswered questions!
1. where wa...You left so many unanswered questions!<br />1. where was the aide?<br />2. what happened to the patient?<br />3. what was the cause of this situation? i suspect neglect, but do you know??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-87296119487551735952011-04-12T21:09:06.710-04:002011-04-12T21:09:06.710-04:00I've been reading your blog for awhile now, bu...I've been reading your blog for awhile now, but somehow never commented. However, today's post moved me enough to comment...<br /><br />I worked with the developmentally challenged population for close to 7 years, (one of those years being responsible for the medical appointments). Reading this, I was heart broken by the neglect this woman was shown. Why had she been allowed to get so sick before medical treatment? How could the aide leave her side for so long without so much as leaving that information behind. I had several experiences of bringing clients in to the ER and I never left their side, not even to use the bathroom, unless I was sure they were okay and let someone know where I was going.Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-16307956878688617052011-04-12T18:38:39.813-04:002011-04-12T18:38:39.813-04:00my older sister is also MR and lives in a group ho...my older sister is also MR and lives in a group home here in Ohio. if i ever found her to be mistreated even slightly i would be freaking out. if i found her to be in as much distress as your poor patient, you would soon see new patients admitted with broken knee caps. <br />that poor woman. i hope the state does an investigation on that group home. please don't let that situation slip through the cracks.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327935258347633766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-31091192602234313712011-04-12T15:33:53.297-04:002011-04-12T15:33:53.297-04:00Jim, I must confess you are much more optimistic t...Jim, I must confess you are much more optimistic than I am. I would have called this woman a birthday-ruining patient... instead of focusing on what she doesn't have, you were able to be grateful for what you do. Well done. As always.<br /><br /><>< KatieKatie Axelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361471654719262744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-10355571417396320852011-04-12T12:11:00.535-04:002011-04-12T12:11:00.535-04:00Jim, I too have celebrated a mid 40's birthday...Jim, I too have celebrated a mid 40's birthday this last week! Putting things in perspective as you always do... it makes us look beyond ourselves.. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-17541665579175890172011-04-12T10:04:04.737-04:002011-04-12T10:04:04.737-04:00Now, you know, I'm sitting here bawling.
I o...Now, you know, I'm sitting here bawling. <br /><br />I often catch myself watching J talk to Jack...and I hope, and pray, that she will take such special care of him when he is older. I can't imagine what it is for her to watch him go through so much... <br /><br />And I'm so proud of your nurse! She rocks.Heatherhttp://www.thehopefulelephant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-40331149279314941502011-04-12T09:55:02.484-04:002011-04-12T09:55:02.484-04:00Thank you Jim .Thank you Jim .jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.com