I am sure she knew she had an infection and would need surgery.
I believe her complaint is the hospital was negligent in letting her caught the infection in the first place.
That's the most likely, since she and her family definitely knew about the infection. She had been given a heavy course of antibiotics, was not responding to treatment, etc. I'm sure they're just trying to get as much money as possible out of the hospital, although it may or may not be the hospital's fault .
It's a horrible thing and I'm not criticizing her, although I suspect that a trial lawyer is going to end up with most of "her" money.
You hit the nail on the head.
I know a man whose wife had the flu, was to spend a few days in the hospital, ended up with a nasty staph infection and then SYPHILLIS, and DIED.
It was unbelievable.
The real tragedy is that she probably could have beaten the flu at home. She was in her 60's. She may have had a weakend immune system, but being in the hospital surely made things worse.
I am sure she knew she had an infection and would need surgery
Popman,
She would likely have been in severe shock and completely incapable of knowing anything. But,,,,what about the husband?