tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384554.post114460640017216468..comments2021-12-29T02:25:08.440-08:00Comments on Thoughts And Considerations: Nursing Home Experience AND NEGLECT!!yngathrrthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15297858893586317126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384554.post-1144651311943072822006-04-09T23:41:00.000-07:002006-04-09T23:41:00.000-07:00I have to admit, that I am so pleased to hear thes...I have to admit, that I am so pleased to hear these comments, as there are so many unknowns that go (or will go) through this trauma, and a parent, or child (or hopefully some advocate) will stand up and fight for what is right. And stick up for those that cannot stick up for themselves.<BR/><BR/>Indigo, thank you for reading my blog and realizing the problem. It is a REAL problem, and as you pointed out, a sad one.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Karen, I felt my footsteps with you on "throwing the sheets on the nurses desk". I totally understand your response to my blog, written in anger to a degree and glad to hear I was not alone on what I wrote. With my anger, and glad to know I was not alone in my feelings or what I wrote about.<BR/><BR/>I lost sleep for days in the hospital and then out, and I am sure others have as well, as I saw this in your blog of your personal loss sleep Ms. Karen. And your comment brought tears to my eyes, as your son was so young, and had to experience this, with such pain. Thank goodnes we could stand up and voice our opinion of what was needed to be said, (with hopes the cops did not come and place us in jail.) <BR/><BR/>IF I was ever in jail for this, I would stay there forever if they wanted me to voice the opinion as not guility, concerning my charge on this, as I think my opinion on this will never change, and my blog still holds with me that there is great need for ADVOCATE CARING AND NEED.<BR/><BR/>Thank you both for your comments, and I hope this will strike a cord with many more that face this and with the need to voice an opinion.<BR/><BR/>Katieyngathrrthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297858893586317126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384554.post-1144648986288471792006-04-09T23:03:00.000-07:002006-04-09T23:03:00.000-07:00Seven years ago, my son's appendix ruptured. While...Seven years ago, my son's appendix ruptured. While we waited to be seen by a doctor, he nearly died in the emergency room (a sprained thumb got in before my son did, and we had papers from an urgen care center stating we needed to be seen right away).<BR/><BR/>My husband and I took turns staying at the hospital. If one stayed during the day, the other would spend the night. We were the ones insisting on the pain meds because it seemed so easy for the nurses to ignore the pleas of a nine-year-old boy.<BR/><BR/>Because the appendix had actually ruptured, they needed to leave the wound open for the week he was in the hospital. This meant soiled bedding that wasn't being changed, despite having me request it three times.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I'm lucky that I wasn't sued when I stomped out to the nurse's station and dropped those filthy sheets on their desk.<BR/><BR/>I was also the one recording his urine output and entering it on the chart, as well as the amounts of food and liquid he consumed. I even monitored his IV site, and I'm NOT a nurse. Think about it, I was doing their job and I was paying THEM!<BR/><BR/>The day he was released, my husband was at his side and I was stuck in traffic. The doctor removing the packing and dressing of the wound did not wait for the pain medication to take effect, nor did he soak the gauze in sterile water in order to get it released from the wound. He just pulled it free. It hurt my son so bad, he started vomiting.<BR/><BR/>It's amazing the strength we can muster when our loved ones are being abused by those in power.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769610505748900163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10384554.post-1144639449886443072006-04-09T20:24:00.000-07:002006-04-09T20:24:00.000-07:00Katie that's so sad. Elder abuse is a real problem...Katie that's so sad. Elder abuse is a real problem. As you said, children drop their parents off in these places and forget about them. And the business is trying to make money so they staff as little people as they can get away with. It's a terrible situation. Not many people have the money to be able to afford at home care nor are able to care for the parent themselves. I'm glad that you were able to be there for your mother and stand up for her.<BR/><BR/>Good post.Daria Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113103670932810793noreply@blogger.com