What the Hell are they doing....

The other day I was given a slip of paper by an employee of GPC saying that I was not to harass Karen Storms alledgedly from Karen unsigned..  I read it and thought it strange as I thought we were friends. We spent a lot of time together at VGH.  From the wording it seemed that the social worker was behind it..  So I left it as I had Randy to worry about and Karen could wait. However, I have a note from Karen, signed by her, saying that I can visit her at GPC anytime I want.  She gave it to me while we were at VGH.

I didn't have to wait long.  Yesterday outside on my way home at 7:30 Karen motioned for me to come and see her.  She gave me a hug and told me that she was writing a book:  Bad Things: Good Things.  She said she missed her husband who recently passed without much formal explanation and not even a memorial service.  We agreed we would go to IHOP for its Christmas pancakes special which she likes as she has no teeth but she can eat pancakes. My treat as they are a bit expensive.

Now I am told that I am not allowed to talk to staff, residents or visitors.  I wonder if  visitors and residents know that this is the new guideline at George Pearson Centre. Interesting.  Can visitors and residents talk to me?.Or do they even know that I can't talk to them.Or do they even care. There isn't one iota of normalcy in that place..

What is wrong with George Pearson Centre? They are running around looking like fools. When will it all stop.  Maybe never.

Karen and Julian Storm

Yesterday when I was at GPC to pick items for Randy, in the hallway I cam across Karen Storms who along with her husband are residents at GPC.

I called out to her as she was franic with tears what was wrong and I wanted to talk/comfort her.  I was prevented by staff because I was banned from talking to anyone in George Person Centre and if I did not leave security would be called.

I asked Stephanie to call Sandra the manager so that I could comfort Karen. Heard nothing.

Karen has no family as they had abandoned her because of her disability and her life was only her husband Julian who had just died within minutes of this conversation.

What kind of sick place is GPC and the inhumane policies that strangers (VCH) implement upon their residents.

I was suppose to have been given my new guidelines on Monday by Ro as to visitations and like always nothing was written so staff, police and security could just beat me up if they see fit..

Hospitals cannot use the narrow description of trespass as the purpose of hospitals are for the public and not to take away the legal rights patients have of free speech and association.  The purpose of a hospital is not to make the work of the staff easier...

For years I have talked to Julian and Karen off site as well as at VGH.  

To see Karen and Julian Storm go to You Tube : George Pearson Center Envisioning Home Part 3

GPC do not protect residents at George Pearson Centre, they imprison them.