Re: Freda's mother's situation

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Freda,

Who is your mother's healthcare proxy -- you or your brother? That person

should meet with the patient advocate at the hospital for help. I'd also

suggest talking with the social worker at the hospital (they are often the

discharge planners) to try to become educated on all the things the hospital is

saying.

You have a right to change hospice organizations. (Though another hospice

organization doesn't have an obligation to accept your mother.) And the

healthcare proxy has a right to insist on whatever treatment he/she wants for

your mother.

Is the issue that you and the healthcare proxy do not agree?

Robin

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> I have been in contact with hospital administrators from community and IU they

say if we fire Hospice no one will take my mom and they would not refer  her to

another neurologist. All this has to be done through physician to physician

Hospice said if we took her from the hospital we would owe the entire bill of 21

days since her diagnosis and admittance into the hospital.

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> my brother is a yes man to all the doctors. my mom's condition took a turn for

the worst night  Hospice was called in and I asked for an IV and they refused.

They said that they are going to let nature take its course.  My mom developed

a sore throat, possible uti and dehydrated and possible shingles.  She had been

up all day with me eating and drinking and laughing. her mind is in tact.  She

just kept telling me that she didn't feel right and her throat hurt My mom is

fully aware of everything that is going on she just cannot feed herself or walk

anymore since the bad drugs. She was supposed to get transfered out yesterday

and we were told that we were waiting on a bed.  They lied they were not

looking for a bed just waiting for her to die and to pacify me.  They treatened

me that if I took off hospice and moved her that i would owe the bill for the

hospital. They said IU would not take my mom if we showed up at the emergency

with her without a

> doctor. Her hospice neuro said he would not help with a doctor replacement

because of being accused of a monoply. Is there any one in inpls that will help

me before they kill her

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