I usually never take the time to comment on anything but felt I MUST do so here because I feel so helpless and don't know how else to scream this from the rooftops! It's my heartfelt desire to PROTECT anyone from making the mistake of coming to this horrific place! I could write pages upon pages and I too, experienced every negative thing posted here as well. In the case of my mother, apparently the doctors and nurses met behind closed doors and ""decided"" my mother should ""die."" Please take note... The doctors/nurses without any consultation with the family to dramatically reduce her food and fluids in an attempt to expedite weakness and her death. They did NOT consult my mother who would have told them bluntly she wanted to live, nor me although I had full medical power of attorney! I only discovered what they were doing when my mother kept complaining of how hungry and thirsty she was! When I confronted the nurse she said yes, they were ""reducing her fluids and food in order to weaken her and precipitate her death."" My mother did not sign a DNA, was coherent and happy and certainly did not want to die!! I work in the media and had that leverage to work with by precious little else as I was forced into a fight and confronted the entire hospital, the doctors and nurses who decided this fate for my mother. They ADMITTED to me in a meeting they thought it was time for her to die!!!!! WHAT???! I then confronted president, Bruce Lamoureux on this and he quickly changed the lead doctor and tending staff for my mother. I did my research and had her transferred to Kindred Hospital. A place which treated her with respect and dignity and supported HER wishes. She went on to live many happy and meaningful weeks and died very peacefully. Point here, NO ONE especially not a staff of nurses and doctors at a Catholic Hospital have the right to euthanize human beings because they think it?s time to die. I call this pure EVIL and is starkly reminiscent of Nazi Germany. I only wish someone with the power would sue this institution!
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