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First, I'm sorry if I said something that indicated that I was in Florida.
My experience is in Texas, and maybe they have different laws about this stuff in Texas.

I got the POA papers from the hospital, had them signed by witnesses and my sister designating me as having the Medical Power of Attorney.
It took about fifteen minutes.
The POA was all I ever needed during the hospital stay.
Before she was released, I got the General Power of Attorney which gave me control over all of her business.
It served the same purpose as a guardianship.
I would skip the guardianship idea and have an attorney draw up the General POA. This cost me about $200.

I don't know what is going on, but I know hospitals can be very obstinate. They sometimes get the idea that they can control you.
If she is responding to questions in a lucid manner, they have no right to declare her mentally incompetent.
This may be the time when you need an attorney, or at least the threat of a lawsuit.

This is sounding more and more like another Terri Shiavo scenario.

"TEXASCowboy".. sheesh..NOT your fault!!! If it had said FLORIDA cowboy.. I could see me thinking you were from Florida. Blame it on my constant migraines and the meds, K? :o)

Thanks for all your help FRiend.

I think your right. This hospital is acting extremely irresponsible. It is obvious what is happening here. She doesn't have INSURANCE, and quite honestly,.. they want to get rid of her. I think a threat of a LAWSUIT is a good idea. It would sure get a notary up there PRONTO!!

Marilyn recognized the Doctor, Nurse and Alice the night before. Yet the next day they said she was incompetent to sign a POA?

They are making an ALREADY stressful situation a HECK of a lot MORE stressful on Alice and on Marilyn.

UNDUE STRESS? PAIN AND SUFFERING? I think this is the IDEAL situation for a lawsuit. I don't believe in sueing.. but there are times when a hospital BEGS to be sued. And this hospital is on its KNEE's BEGGING!!!!

That they didn't do the "recommended" surgery for a spinal abcess, but did antibiotics, which is NOT what is recommended, and is a HECK of a LOT harder on a LIVER PATIENT, was NEGLIGENCE, and MAY have cost Marilyn her life.

I pray it isn't so.. and I pray it isn't too late.

I'm only a liver patient, not a doctor, but I can tell you that my liver DOES NOT LIKE DRUGS.. and boy.. if you put me on all the things that Marilyn has been on.. whew!!!

Yet, you can do surgery, and MORPHINE is tolerated pretty darn well by the liver. In fact the liver takes MORPHINE WAY better than it would have all those drugs combined!!

Plus, she wouldn't have had to be on those darn antibiotics for that long I bet!!!!!!!

Anyway.. thanks for your help...and sorry about MY confusion. It won't be the first time, and it won't be the last. Bear with me.. :o)