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To: Victoria Delsoul
I think it is happening here in this country this very night. A mutual acquaintance of many:ex-boss,mentor,friend,single and now 71 or 72 suffered a concussion in Mexico,he got back here and went to the ER,staff sent him home thinking he was drunk.

He eventually was admitted to the hospital in critical condition. By Sunday,when a good friend visited he was recovering,totally conscious and communicating clearly.He was on oxygen;incidentally,he had a signed Do Not Resuscitate.

Tonight we learned that he was sent to hospice this morning to die.We don't know which facility he was sent to and no-one from the hospital,who might knnow is returning calls. Now we cannot be sure that he didn't slip into a coma Monday but we will be following this carefully since it seems quite clear that any time there doesn't seem to be an advocate,and the person has a signed DNR they get shuffled around and a "slo mo" mode is silently instituted.

24 posted on 01/08/2004 12:23:06 AM PST by saradippity
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To: saradippity
He was on oxygen;incidentally,he had a signed Do Not Resuscitate.

Tonight we learned that he was sent to hospice this morning to die.We don't know which facility he was sent to and no-one from the hospital,who might knnow is returning calls.

I'm sorry to hear that. Please keep us updated. I'll be praying for an investigation to be conducted in this case.

30 posted on 01/08/2004 9:16:09 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul (Freedom isn't won by soundbites but by the unyielding determination and sacrifice given in its cause)
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