Posted on 05/07/2016 10:40:41 PM PDT by lee martell
A beautiful tribute to your parents. Well done your Leeness.
Thank you.
So many things you realize you could and should have asked about.
There were many questions and remarks concerning my mother, that also went unasked. My sisters and I decided out of diplomacy, not to bring Mom up to our Dad unless he did first. This meant ignoring their Wedding Anniversary too, unless, again, he clearly wished to talk about it.
I was in the car crash that killed my mother, but being six years old, had no idea what was going on. I suppose my older sister might know, but she being a rabid liberal, we have no communication these days.
I’m sorry to hear that. Lost both of my parents, too. Health reasons in their cases.
I think the passing of people should be a time to remember them for their good times, not their losses.
She went into an almost new hospital in Richmond, VA for a "stint" where they go through the femoral artery After the surgery, she came out and told my sis that the place really needed cleaning. My sis is an RN and went to the supervisor who was hanging a sign on the door "closed for cleaning". Too late for Mom. She got a MERSA infection at the leg site, and 100 days later succumbed after two more surgeries to remove dead tissue and they kept her on heavy drugs until the end.
My sis insisted we not sue the hospital, and we never did. The supervisor was transferred to another hospital in Ohio soon after.
Happy Mother's Day, Miss Alice! This pic was taken at the NCO Club in Gitmo, circa 1963. My dad was YN1 in the Admiral's office and managed the NCO club in the evenings..
You just brought back my childhood. I was born in Detroit.
The tough one is for Mother’s who have lost a child. Extend a kind word to any in your acquaintance....and think before saying “Happy Mother’s Day”.
What a lovely picture. I am sorry about what happened to your lovely mother.
So sorry for the loss of your mother. My husband contract MRS after a hospital procedure and almost lost his life. Don’t beat yourself up about not suing the hospital. From what I understand, medical malpractice cases are very, very expensive as well as very, very difficult to win.
Outstanding! As one who lost his mother years ago my screen somehow is now a bit blurry.
Boy do I hear ya! My Mom died when I was 20 after a long,painful demise.There are so many things I should have asked her but I was a clueless,immature kid.Thankfully my Dad had many great stories as did her younger cousin who saw my mom as being a big sister when she was a kid.I even have a recording of my Dad telling the story of how my Mom,when she was about 19,spilled soup on Queen Whilamena (? spelling) of the Netherlands when she was working as a waitress at The Cloisters in Sea Island,Georgia (her uncle,a manager at The Cloisters,got her the job).He'd laugh and say "she didn't last long there after that".
I'm lucky to have had two good,decent,admirable...and INCREDIBLE...parents.Far too many,sadly,can't make that claim.
Don’t mean to sound insensitive, but that information would be in the county records.
I can understand why it might not “be worth” knowing, but it t would be easy to find out.
Ping
Some things in life are more important than politics.
You can find records, probably online, that would give you the info.
Thanks for sharing that story. At least that hospital supervisor was recognized as being deficient. That sense of alert probably helped other patients. Sorry your mom had to suffer because of it.
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