Kerry's Pics and update on Joyce

April 20, 2008

After my last post to Zena I looked up the snow pics I mentioned and

posted one of the kids. I also looked up one of the rare one's of

me lately. It's from the circus. I was green w/ envy last year

when my daughter rode on the elephant at the circus so this year my

husband got tickets for the kids, me and my Dad. I'll have to post

one showing my Dad on there too. This one is up close though so you

can actually see me and the kids. It also happens to be the day I

got all my hair chopped off. I think I mentioned it became too much

work to wash, etc. so I cut off 11 inches and donated to Locks of

Love.

More importantly, I spoke w/ Joyce this morning and I will tell you

that she did get the picc line moved and she's there and alive, but

that's about all I can say. There's no way to give her story

justice as a 3rd party retelling so I won't. Just know that it was

an absolutely horrible experience, one she says ranks and one of the

worst days of her life and I am just horrified at hearing it. No

one should ever be made to have any medical procedure done w/out a

family member or patient advocate there... something really should

change in the medical community. You just sign your life over to

these people and then are at their mercy... literally their mercy.

We worry about death row inmates and the cruel and unusual

punishment they may endure, yet patients needing medical treatment

may be tortured and have no say, no voice, no way out once you're

there. The stories may they be Gwynne left in a corner waiting for

transport or Irene at the mercy of a needle wielding mean person. I

just fear any medical procedures now. I really liked that at

Evaluation I could have my husband there and I think all procedures

should be that way. Somebody should be there to speak up when you

can't or stop the madness when it is madness. Oh, the horror! I

really don't mean to keep you all hanging that's not my intent.

Joyce survived the procedure, but she wasn't sedated or maybe barely

was and it was horrible.

Kerry

37 IPF '01 S. IN

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