Duck Pond Redneckery

[Duck]

Since they started reducing that medication, she's improved dramatically.

She was wide awake but pissed off and being a total bitch to the nurses.

They called me to come calm her down. They said she had asked a nurse "why are you black?". As soon as I said that's not her normal state of mind, they came in and asked me a bunch of questions "for Medicaid", all about her assets and income.

Then the social worker told me that they need a "family surrogate" because she is incapable of making her own medical decisions. It has to be immediate family. A parent or an offspring. Well her parents are emotional wrecks so I asked her 22 year old daughter.

They said they just needed a name and number kind of like an emergency contact but when they called her daughter they said they have to email a bunch of forms to fill out. Lots of them. "Admission forms".

So I'm suspicious because why would they need admission forms suddenly now, immediately after they determined she is not of sound mind, when she's already been there 5 days?

And they said Medicaid will cover the deductible after Medicare cuts it down to 80% after 20 days, for up to 90 days.

I just have this gut feeling that they're trying to "legally" kidnap her to milk Medicare and Medicaid.

So I told her daughter to forward everything they send her to me so I can have my sister go over anything BEFORE she signs it.

She said she will do that.

 

[389 Hood]

Probably trying recoup all of the funds that state isn't paying them for all of the Wu-Flu BS. With her improvement, they are looking at her as short term and their funds will cease once she's gone.

 

[mndriver]

Or they are realizing they seriously fucked up here and need to cover their asses in a major way.

 

[Injun]

@Duck find out what you can do to get power of attorney. Maybe daugjter can give you authority.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Since they started reducing that medication, she's improved dramatically.

She was wide awake but pissed off and being a total bitch to the nurses.

They called me to come calm her down. They said she had asked a nurse "why are you black?". As soon as I said that's not her normal state of mind, they came in and asked me a bunch of questions "for Medicaid", all about her assets and income.

Then the social worker told me that they need a "family surrogate" because she is incapable of making her own medical decisions. It has to be immediate family. A parent or an offspring. Well her parents are emotional wrecks so I asked her 22 year old daughter.

They said they just needed a name and number kind of like an emergency contact but when they called her daughter they said they have to email a bunch of forms to fill out. Lots of them. "Admission forms".

So I'm suspicious because why would they need admission forms suddenly now, immediately after they determined she is not of sound mind, when she's already been there 5 days?

And they said Medicaid will cover the deductible after Medicare cuts it down to 80% after 20 days, for up to 90 days.

I just have this gut feeling that they're trying to "legally" kidnap her to milk Medicare and Medicaid.

So I told her daughter to forward everything they send her to me so I can have my sister go over anything BEFORE she signs it.

She said she will do that.

Called it.

Glad she's going to be okay. Not cool about the bullshit you both had to go through.

Maybe she's pissed off because she has a right to be, and she's still over-medicated.

 

[Duck]

Or they are realizing they seriously fucked up here and need to cover their asses in a major way.

Rush UMC fucked up big. And Riverside should have caught it.

She's at a rehab nursing facility now though.

My sister and I just had a 3-way video call with Sarah's 22 year old daughter who I had to dump all this legal mumbo jumbo on. But my sister is going to walk her through all that stuff tomorrow.

My sister explained everything in detail to Alexis and brought her totally up to speed on everything though.

I'm not all that worried about them trying to hold Sarah for ransom to milk Medicare and Medicaid now.

But my new concern is this:



I hope that's just an average, since most of them don't need physical therapy. Sarah will need more like an hour a day, increasing as she gets stronger.

If she's only going to get 30 minutes a WEEK after she is phased off that unnecessary drug, I'll go ahead and pull her out of there and we can do outpatient therapy.

I'll wipe her ass and empty her catheter as long as I have to. I just want what's best for her.

 

[Rigjockey]

You are a good man! @Duck

 

[Duck]

"Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi is playing on the 80's channel on my TV.

Ironic.

 

[Duck]

It was a great pleasure to call her parents and siblings today and give them the news that a problem was solved and she's turning around and at this point is expected to make a full recovery.

I didn't explain the medical malpractice. They already have enough anger to deal with over their son's murder.

So I only gave them the good news. They needed it.

 

[389 Hood]

Not to complicate matters further, but I would be looking into the legal side of the 'fuck up', so that the next person that comes along doesn't suffer the same fate or worse, because they don't have someone like you that is looking at every angle. Many people will 'dump' a loved one off in the care of what is assumed to be a qualified facility.

 

[Duck]

I brought in a Gatorade for Sarah, per actual written directions from her general practitioner, at approximately 2pm. The dumbass receptionist brought it to her but didn't take the cap off the bottle.

Sarah only has use of one hand and it's weak.

So I went back in and asked her to remove the cap because she only has use of one hand, and she said she'd send the CNA. She actually did page the CNA.

As of right now over three hours later, the cap is still on the Gatorade and Sarah, in her state of confusion, is still just sitting there in her wheelchair looking at it and occasionally attempting to drink it with the cap still on it.

But if course, I'm not allowed to go in and open it myself.

I'm going to go remind them again about the Gatorade cap and if they don't open it up I'm going to be at the Kankakee County health department first thing in the morning.

They are also obstructing a direct order from Sarah's neurologist in Chicago for a transfer up there for a 3 day admittance. The delirium she experienced yesterday as the effect of the drug she was not supposed to be on, causes delirium at that insane dosage. And that is the "new criteria" required for admittance to Rush UMC (or any hospital) and today they're denying that she ever had delirium.

Which means they LIED yesterday when they said she did, in an attempt to get Sarah's daughter to fill out some online forms that is deliberately designed not to be sharable so a lawyer can review it.

My sister and I have instructed her not to do it until my sister can set up a screen sharing thing with her using their laptops so she can see and read everything and approve each click.

Edit: it's 5:35 pm and someone opened the Gatorade bottle. Sarah is attempting to eat chicken strips.

Her discharge papers from Riverside specifically says to avoid fried foods though.

 

[Duck]

Night shift CNAs let me break quarantine last night.

Sarah was in her wheelchair parked in a little lobby area by the nurses station. She had her scared little puppy look on her face.



Unable to talk to her because of the glass in the way, I started making heart shape signs with my hands and she would smile a little bit and try to return the gesture with her left hand. (Right side has gone back to being nearly paralyzed.)

Then I went to image search and pulled up hearts, not real ones but valentines hearts and I held my phone up to the glass and she would smile a little bit then look back down at the floor.

So I started showing her pictures of kittens, puppies, baby chimpanzees, pygmy marmosets, rabbits, squirrels, and human babies because those things always make her smile.

Then I got on Facebook and started showing her pictures of her daughters, her brother Eric and his kids, and each time I had to tap on the glass to get her to look at the phone.

Then I remembered that I put our freshman prom photo on my phone so I showed her that.

I didn't know it but two CNAs were watching that and one of them got up and opened the door and said "ya know I can't stand watching this any more, it's too sad that you two are separated so ya know what, just come on in here for a few minutes, just don't tell anyone on day shift".

She knows Sarah has tested negative for covid like ten times by now without even a single false positive.

First thing I did was walk straight to the closest hand sanitizer dispenser on the wall (they're everywhere) and rub sanitizer on my hands and forearms and put my mask on. Charge nurse said "yeah he's pretty serious".

I don't even want to risk giving her the common cold.

But then I got to sit with her for about 20 minutes. She was very tired. All she wants to do is come home.



Her primary care doc called me this morning. I'd forgot that I had stopped in the office yesterday and left her a message. She did confirm this morning that if Sarah finds out she can discharge herself against medical advice, and if the nursing home administration megabitches refuse to set up home care, that she can set that up but she would have to see her in the office first. She said in a situation like that, she can squeeze her in within a couple of days.

I would need a prescription for a wheelchair, hospital bed, home nurse and physical, occupational and speech therapy. But her primary care doc can do that.

But we'd be up shit creek those first few days without a wheelchair at least. So I'm going to see if I can get one today just in case.

I can put my air mattress on the living room floor for a few days if I need to. And I already know how to clean & empty her foley, watch for a UTI and change diapers, how to check her blood pressure and how to use a gait belt.

And the guy at the fire department told me I can call them to help her in and out of the house if she discharges herself before I can get a wheelchair ramp built.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Night shift CNAs let me break quarantine last night.

Sarah was in her wheelchair parked in a little lobby area by the nurses station. She had her scared little puppy look on her face.

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Unable to talk to her because of the glass in the way, I started making heart shape signs with my hands and she would smile a little bit and try to return the gesture with her left hand. (Right side has gone back to being nearly paralyzed.)

Then I went to image search and pulled up hearts, not real ones but valentines hearts and I held my phone up to the glass and she would smile a little bit then look back down at the floor.

So I started showing her pictures of kittens, puppies, baby chimpanzees, pygmy marmosets, rabbits, squirrels, and human babies because those things always make her smile.

Then I got on Facebook and started showing her pictures of her daughters, her brother Eric and his kids, and each time I had to tap on the glass to get her to look at the phone.

Then I remembered that I put our freshman prom photo on my phone so I showed her that.

I didn't know it but two CNAs were watching that and one of them got up and opened the door and said "ya know I can't stand watching this any more, it's too sad that you two are separated so ya know what, just come on in here for a few minutes, just don't tell anyone on day shift".

She knows Sarah has tested negative for covid like ten times by now without even a single false positive.

First thing I did was walk straight to the closest hand sanitizer dispenser on the wall (they're everywhere) and rub sanitizer on my hands and forearms and put my mask on. Charge nurse said "yeah he's pretty serious".

I don't even want to risk giving her the common cold.

But then I got to sit with her for about 20 minutes. She was very tired. All she wants to do is come home.

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Her primary care doc called me this morning. I'd forgot that I had stopped in the office yesterday and left her a message. She did confirm this morning that if Sarah finds out she can discharge herself against medical advice, and if the nursing home administration megabitches refuse to set up home care, that she can set that up but she would have to see her in the office first. She said in a situation like that, she can squeeze her in within a couple of days.

I would need a prescription for a wheelchair, hospital bed, home nurse and physical, occupational and speech therapy. But her primary care doc can do that.

But we'd be up shit creek those first few days without a wheelchair at least. So I'm going to see if I can get one today just in case.

I can put my air mattress on the living room floor for a few days if I need to. And I already know how to clean & empty her foley, watch for a UTI and change diapers, how to check her blood pressure and how to use a gait belt.

And the guy at the fire department told me I can call them to help her in and out of the house if she discharges herself before I can get a wheelchair ramp built.

I wanna see these prom photos. You're a far sappier bastard than I ever would have expected.

 

[389 Hood]

God bless you @Duck

My heart and prayers go out to you.

 

[Duck]

I wanna see these prom photos. You're a far sappier bastard than I ever would have expected.

It was freshman year. We were 14 years old and I hadn't hit that final growth spurt yet . No way

Picture Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club vs a few years later in Edward Scissorhands.

 

[Electric Chicken]

It was freshman year. We were 14 years old and I hadn't hit that final growth spurt yet . No way

I figured it would be embarrassing. That's why I want to see.

 

[GAnthony]

I figured it would be embarrassing. That's why I want to see.

i can supply you with a naked person in a Superman cape???

 

[Duck]

Ok we've got a green light from this shitty nursing home to take her to Rush ER and her neurologist up there will admit her

 

[Duck]

Now they're saying probably not today because paperwork blah blah blah

 

[389 Hood]

SOB's. It's all about the money, not the life involved.