Posted on 03/23/2013 11:15:41 PM PDT by Hardraade
This is a prayer thread for Mesta. I've been on the phone with her for hours today/yesterday (my sense of time is getting a little frassled), and we need a great amount of prayer.
Mesta went down hard a few days ago, I was on the phone when it happened and I heard her hit the floor and scream, then a bunch of running, slamming doors and chaos before the line went dead.
It was a couple of days before I was able to get her status and got my proper links to her hospital, and it doesn't look good. If she survives this time, she's going home to a cold house, at the edge of eviction, dragging an oxygen tank. She has a sort of a seal-team medical coverage, but no pension whatsoever. As for now, they're still doing tests, there's a team of doctors working on her and she's in and out of consciousness much of the time.
There's more detail on our blog, but you may have to dig a little.
My little circle, both IRL and online, is being hit hard right now for some reason.
Please, if you will ... keep us updated.
The hospital should have a patient advocate available to her. One of her nurses should be able to get this person to her immediately. It’s concerning that you said that protective services had to be called earlier. Please keep us updated. Prayers continuing.
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Argh!
Back to the thread.
Check out # 229 , 231 , 235 .
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Adding this again so it won’t get lost. (The link is also posted on my FR page.)
Fundraising link for Mesta, w info:
http://www.gofundme.com/2edleo
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Thanks for the ping, LucyT. Prayers up for Mesta!
Prayers up for our Mesta!
You are still in my Prayers.
Mesta went into heart failure in the middle of all this, has gotten a gazillion shots and is now waiting for morphine.
The doc seems to be an Obamist. He said a few things that no normal person would be saying, thinking that Mesta couldn’t hear. But she reads lips.
Among other things, that she didn’t have nurses at home, so she shouldn’t have them in hospital. Also, that she should get herself home, if she wanted medication.
Dunno what next.
Still praying for you. Hopeing you get better soon.
Stay calm like the still water and you can overcome
anything.
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This is starting to go toward the weird side. Mesta has rights and one of those rights is to be aware of her care, who is giving that care, knowledge of her condition and what all medications administered are supposed to be for. If am wrong will retract. Weird things going on if these rights are not being given freely by the people treating her.
So....Protective services is on the way?
I have a friend who has been through similar circumstancess. She is looking up info for me (in the same state as MM). I will post you if following info is not exact (or if I get additional info).
Mesta needs a governmental patient advocate. They are obtained through the county’s HUMAN SERVICES DEPT and will represent Mesta.
Does hospital have an ombudsman? Most hospitals have one on staff. Contact them.
Going into Easter weekend. May need to make some noise. Say it’s an emergency. Doctor causing the patient extreme stress.
Keep diary of what is transpiring as best you can -— with dates/time/ who said what, etc.
I don't know anything about the situation. You're asking the wrong FReeper.
my apology.
Just what I was going to post more or less - patient advocate groups are all over, and the ombudsman thing. Maybe a freeper nearby could help. Someone needs to be THERE and on HER side.
This sounds really serious and I am so worried.
Thank you!!! for ping.
Oh my goodness prayers up for her!
Will pray for her.
Just read the updates, and I’m praying. How horrific for her (and I imagine for you as well being on the phone, and not able to help)! This is quite concerning, especially with the heart failure, and now morphine? I can’t imagine...
Dear Lord, please hold Mesta in your loving embrace, and send your angels to protect her. Amen.
Everyone working on behalf of Mesta is in my thoughts and prayers as well. {{hugs}}
Perhaps the Joint Commission should be informed? Is this hospital JCAH accredited?
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