I just got a phone call from George Pearson Centre. The phone was lifted to Randy's ear and I was told that upon hearing my voice, he started to cry.
All I get from the medical system is quality of life, quality of life. Randy they say has no quality of life so I should let him go. It is Vancouver Coastal Health who is making sure Randy does not have a quality of life.
The threat of Linda Rose comes to mind when she said that I would never be allowed on Ward 2 even if Randy was on his death bed....what a bitch. And today Tanu said the same thing to me.
I went to see Randy from 1:00 to 3:00 at GPC. I am very worried about him; he was so desponent. Towards the end of the second hour he was starting to become normal what normal is for him. We were in a family room which was boring as hell. He has been in the hospitals for sixteen weeks straight and he looked like a man with no hope.
If Randy is as sick as GPC says then I should have access to his bedside. He is chronic and he can die any moment and I was told over a year ago that his life expectancy was two years. While crying I told Randy's social worker of this conversation with this doctor and his comment was the doctor shouldn't have told me this. Apparently, the policy of GPC is to never tell anyone the truth. How stupid am I not to make the connection as to why VCH were rationing his treatment and pushing and pushing for DNRs. They had nothing to worry about me as after Randy is death I would be gone and who really is interested in an old woman and a non-productive patient who was draining the medical system. How could I be so stupid.
The only way I could get Randy back to GPC from VGH was to promise him that he would be able to come home every afternoon and instead he has been imprisoned. He doesn't trust anyone.
When I called Ward 2 604.322.8370 to inquire about Randy on two different shifts the RNs who answered the phones would not give me their names although I had to give them my name. I recognized their voices (Stephanie and Nereda) and I thought how stupid of these professional RNs who make $100,000 a year. Both were part of the herd from Monday. I was advised that Randy was fine and he was getting the best care available. What a joke as I was reminded that one of the nurses not the two who make $100,000 could have infected Randy by reusing a contaminated suction catheter. Such bad use is not a one time event on Ward 2: it is deliberate: it is to save money. This is why family members should have 24/7 access and also educate themselves to some of the protocols to make sure staff is doing things according to protocol. But according to my information there is no official protocol as to best practices to suction in VGH. No wonder every resident it seems from GPC has pneumonia.
In the context of a coercive institutional environment how can anyone measure competency.
kip.woodward@vch.ca
604.875.4719
Monday, October 28, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Picketing October 27 2013
I did my two hours at Oakridge Centre demonstrating and informing the public that Randy cannot be kept at George Pearson Centre or anywhere else against his will. And above all he cannot be prohibited from visiting me off site if I am banned or not.
Should the readers get information that discredits me please be advised that if anything I acted in self defence to protect Randy from him being imprisoned at GPC. It makes no difference if Randy might change his mind today. On Monday October 21 2013 he was imprisoned. The evidence speaks for itself GPC was guilty of a criminal act and there is no way VCH can get out of that.
In the context of a coercive institutional environment how can anyone measure competency.
Should the readers get information that discredits me please be advised that if anything I acted in self defence to protect Randy from him being imprisoned at GPC. It makes no difference if Randy might change his mind today. On Monday October 21 2013 he was imprisoned. The evidence speaks for itself GPC was guilty of a criminal act and there is no way VCH can get out of that.
In the context of a coercive institutional environment how can anyone measure competency.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Picketing Saturday October 28 2013
I will be demonstrating in front of the Oakridge Mall on Saturday October 28 2013 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Should anyone wish to talk to me or buy me a hot chocolate I will be there.
I demonstrated from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. People were interested. And from 3:30 to 4:00 I stood on the boulevard outside of Safeway and held up the signs so the passing traffic was able to read them. And when they stopped at the stop sign our eyes would meet.
This will be repeated today being Sunday October 29 2013.
I phoned GPC Sunday and was told that Randy did not have a temperature and he looked well. So there is no reason why he can't go off site and visit me.
A friend of ours who visited Randy this past week purchased a $120 table heater for Randy to make him more comfortable as the ward was very very cold and Tanu told him to remove it. I have extra blankets for Randy but as soon as I would leave they would be taken away to meet a nurses tidy fetish.There is a video called Envisioning Home on YouTube evidencing how cold a patient who has since died complained of the cold. Another reason all of us have to have 24/7 access to those in a facility.
I demonstrated from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. People were interested. And from 3:30 to 4:00 I stood on the boulevard outside of Safeway and held up the signs so the passing traffic was able to read them. And when they stopped at the stop sign our eyes would meet.
This will be repeated today being Sunday October 29 2013.
I phoned GPC Sunday and was told that Randy did not have a temperature and he looked well. So there is no reason why he can't go off site and visit me.
A friend of ours who visited Randy this past week purchased a $120 table heater for Randy to make him more comfortable as the ward was very very cold and Tanu told him to remove it. I have extra blankets for Randy but as soon as I would leave they would be taken away to meet a nurses tidy fetish.There is a video called Envisioning Home on YouTube evidencing how cold a patient who has since died complained of the cold. Another reason all of us have to have 24/7 access to those in a facility.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Picketing George Pearson Centre October 24 2013.
It was comical watching these two huge security guards standing in front of the door to the entrance of George Pearson Centre this afternoon.. What a joke and a waste of money.
What did they expect me to do. I like picketing. You talk to a lot of people and most are very supportive. Not most, all. Vancouver Coastal Health has a rotten reputation and what I am doing will just add to it.. The Eden principal says that residents have to live a normal life and GPC is the furtherest thing from a normal life there is.
I was told by a nurse today that Randy was happy, not depressed,. had no temperature, and he was being given excellent care although he still wasn't put into his wheel chair. He has suffered sixteen weeks at VGH being in bed and there is no reason for his forced bed rest now. All he does is look at the ceiling and silently scream with rage. Later I received two emails disputing her assessment. Both said he was non responsive and very unhappy. Maybe someone should remind Tanu what atrophy does. It will take him weeks to get over this psychological trauma caused by what happened on Monday and his physical deterioration from lack of exercise may never come back. The only thing Randy can be assured of is bed sores as his skin is fragile and he does not have an air mattress like he had at VGH. This is why I need to have access to him at his bedside 24/7 to make sure everything possible is being done to make Randy as comfortable as can be like insisting that he has a proper mattress. Also I was told by VGH that Randy should be on a blood thinner but GPC said that it wasn't necessary as he gets exercise at GPC. What a joke when they don't even position him. I have never seen him being positioned during the years. He will get a blood clot and he will die and no one will even connect the fact that he wasn't on a blood thinner.
Again I tried to phone Randy on his line 604-321-5911 and it was still not ringing. It just goes to show that they do not even read my emails or this blog or someone would have made sure the phone could ring.
The police didn't come again today although I contacted the district commander of district 4 to send someone to clear up this mess. VGH is guilty of assaulting me and imprisoning Randy without his consent. It is just a matter of time until the media picks up on this and there will be serious questions asked nationally as to why the police did not protect a vulnerable person from being imprisoned (and possibly medically ill treated). All the police have to do is tell GPC that Randy cannot be held against his will and for GPC to release him and GPC will have to agree. Simple.
In this situation there is no two sides to the cruelty that happened. GPC is in a superior position and abused this power with malice and intent. Poor Randy being in the middle and not being able to defend himself or me. GPC failing to communicate with me which is what they will regrettable allege is no defense. Randy not being able to to talk or move and he seeing me being attacked by a group of idiots.It is like a child seeing his mother violently assaulted. He did not deserve that. He did not ask that these strangers protect him from me.. He has always wanted me to look after him. In 2010 a letter with twenty copies was distributed at VGH of which Kim Sinclair has a copy. So why was this directive never respected.
What did they expect me to do. I like picketing. You talk to a lot of people and most are very supportive. Not most, all. Vancouver Coastal Health has a rotten reputation and what I am doing will just add to it.. The Eden principal says that residents have to live a normal life and GPC is the furtherest thing from a normal life there is.
I was told by a nurse today that Randy was happy, not depressed,. had no temperature, and he was being given excellent care although he still wasn't put into his wheel chair. He has suffered sixteen weeks at VGH being in bed and there is no reason for his forced bed rest now. All he does is look at the ceiling and silently scream with rage. Later I received two emails disputing her assessment. Both said he was non responsive and very unhappy. Maybe someone should remind Tanu what atrophy does. It will take him weeks to get over this psychological trauma caused by what happened on Monday and his physical deterioration from lack of exercise may never come back. The only thing Randy can be assured of is bed sores as his skin is fragile and he does not have an air mattress like he had at VGH. This is why I need to have access to him at his bedside 24/7 to make sure everything possible is being done to make Randy as comfortable as can be like insisting that he has a proper mattress. Also I was told by VGH that Randy should be on a blood thinner but GPC said that it wasn't necessary as he gets exercise at GPC. What a joke when they don't even position him. I have never seen him being positioned during the years. He will get a blood clot and he will die and no one will even connect the fact that he wasn't on a blood thinner.
Again I tried to phone Randy on his line 604-321-5911 and it was still not ringing. It just goes to show that they do not even read my emails or this blog or someone would have made sure the phone could ring.
The police didn't come again today although I contacted the district commander of district 4 to send someone to clear up this mess. VGH is guilty of assaulting me and imprisoning Randy without his consent. It is just a matter of time until the media picks up on this and there will be serious questions asked nationally as to why the police did not protect a vulnerable person from being imprisoned (and possibly medically ill treated). All the police have to do is tell GPC that Randy cannot be held against his will and for GPC to release him and GPC will have to agree. Simple.
In this situation there is no two sides to the cruelty that happened. GPC is in a superior position and abused this power with malice and intent. Poor Randy being in the middle and not being able to defend himself or me. GPC failing to communicate with me which is what they will regrettable allege is no defense. Randy not being able to to talk or move and he seeing me being attacked by a group of idiots.It is like a child seeing his mother violently assaulted. He did not deserve that. He did not ask that these strangers protect him from me.. He has always wanted me to look after him. In 2010 a letter with twenty copies was distributed at VGH of which Kim Sinclair has a copy. So why was this directive never respected.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Picketing at George Pearson Centre October 23 1013
I arrived at 1:00 pm at George Pearson Centre and I picketed until 4:30 pm. RANDY WALKER IS BEING HELD AGAINST HIS WILL AT GEORGE PEARSON CENTRE. I was waiting for the police to arrive to go into GPC and ask Randy if he wanted to leave. They didn't come so I will have to phone them again tomorrow. I anticipate this episode of my life will take at least three months. It has to be done.
As I was picketing no one would glance at me at they entered or exited George Pearson.I was quite visible with my two picket signs. However, I did attract a lot of vehicular traffic as I could see the drivers pause and read the sign and the high school kids reading them as they walked pass me after school.
It was a beautiful day as I reflected upon what happened on Monday. I was set up by Tanu, as always. I sent her an email on the weekend telling her that I was going to take Randy home as he was terribly depressed. So she made sure to insist that her staff prevent me from taking Randy off site. She knew if I was challenged I would fight back like a mother bear. I keep remembering what she said the first time I met her in person. That I was only to speak if I was spoken to and she could arrange that I never see Randy again. And she is accomplishing it. The next thing will be the intervention of the public guardian and trustee saying that I should not be Randy's friend or substitute decision maker and George Pearson would make all of Randy's decisions. The fact that Randy is competent is just a minor technicality which could be swiftly changed by any doctor based on the assessment of a nurse or a social worker. Believe it, it is true.
Randy hasn't been allowed to be in his wheelchair for the past few days as I suspect Tanu is afraid that I will kidnap him. The police on Monday already attempted to charge me with attempted kidnapping as they handcuffed me. If Randy does not sit in his wheelchair for a few hours a day he won't be able to breathe with ease and will deteriorate as he is now doing due to rationing of medical treatment. This January 2013 Randy and I was at the centre's eye clinic.as I was suspecting Randy wasn't seeing very well. The doctor told me that two years ago Randy was diagnosed with cataracts but it was decided not to do anything because of his age (55). He can't talk because he is on a trach and wasn't given swallowing exercises to ensure that he would never talk and now they want him to be blind as well. So soon Randy will have no quality of life especially now that I am banned and he will want to commit suicide which GPC will accommodate by withdrawing life support and they would even help with some morphine so it will be relatively painless it they got the dosage right.. Morphine slows your breathing so that you eventually stop breathing. It is never recorded as a suicide but rather a respiratory arrest and no one would ever know the difference: a natural death.
One of the ringleaders on Monday was Stephanie. A RN who on the weekend I watched as she suctioned Randy. She did not use a sterile technique which is what VGH does. She did not use a sterile glove and she compounded the danger when she wiped the suction catheter with a non-sterile piece of gauze and then she suctioned Randy again. She suctioned him more than ten seconds which could cause brain damage and will cause brain damage over a period of time if exceeded as the airway will be depleted of oxygen. After she finished suctioning Randy I asked Randy if he still needed a suction and he said yes. Secretions left in the trach (wind pipe) could cause Randy to aspirate, that is, drown in his own secretions. Of course the secretions are also a breeding ground for infections i.e. pneumonia which is reoccurring for Randy. There is a saying that a little knowledge is dangerous and I must therefore be dangerous to these health care professionals who do not know how to properly suction a patient. But then patients like Randy are not meant to live long.
My restrictions as outlined by Richard Singleton in his letter on Tuesday says that I can contact Randy by phone between 11:00 am to noon and from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The problem with that is Randy cannot talk so how can we contact. I am sure he got this insight from Eveline as she told me that Raandy can breathe heavy so I would know that he heard me.. This from Richard Singleton a man with two degrees and a title Director of Risk Management.
Years ago I installed a TELUS land line telephone for Randy. And what has Tanu done, she has instructed her staff to take the phone off its cradle so Randy cannot hear whether or not I am calling him. Even that simple pleasure is taken away from him. Make sure all communication is cut off so the patient feels abandoned. Of course I can't talk to Randy on the telephone but he knows that I am thinking of him when he hears it ring. The anger I have for GPC is totally justified.
Just to inform the readers GPC is not understaffed, On Monday there were three nurses for each patient on Ward 2..
I had no intention of taking Randy home. I do not have the medical equipment, the medical experience, or the medical supplies to look after him. However, I had every intention of taking him back to VGH which I told the police on Monday and Tuesday. I told the doctors at VGH that if Randy was not safe at GPC that I would return him to VGH.
There is a legal document that says I am to have 24-7 access to Randy and it sits in his medical binder. I have a fiduciary responsibility conveyed by legislation that my duty is to Randy and no where does it say that health professionals can override. I told the police on Monday of the document and even with that they refused to do a simple act like ask Randy if he wanted to leave GPC with me.. From 2010 VCH knew of my covenant but they refused to honour it. Mostly I failed in my fiduciary duty to Randy as I haven't fought hard enough to make sure his rights were guaranteed and he was safe. And Randy cannot be reasonably safe if I cannot have access to him. At anytime Randy can refuse treatment/imprisonment even if it is for only a short period of time and he has a right to be involved in any treatment decision.. He is competent and the health authorities cannot override that arbitrarily.
As I was picketing no one would glance at me at they entered or exited George Pearson.I was quite visible with my two picket signs. However, I did attract a lot of vehicular traffic as I could see the drivers pause and read the sign and the high school kids reading them as they walked pass me after school.
It was a beautiful day as I reflected upon what happened on Monday. I was set up by Tanu, as always. I sent her an email on the weekend telling her that I was going to take Randy home as he was terribly depressed. So she made sure to insist that her staff prevent me from taking Randy off site. She knew if I was challenged I would fight back like a mother bear. I keep remembering what she said the first time I met her in person. That I was only to speak if I was spoken to and she could arrange that I never see Randy again. And she is accomplishing it. The next thing will be the intervention of the public guardian and trustee saying that I should not be Randy's friend or substitute decision maker and George Pearson would make all of Randy's decisions. The fact that Randy is competent is just a minor technicality which could be swiftly changed by any doctor based on the assessment of a nurse or a social worker. Believe it, it is true.
Randy hasn't been allowed to be in his wheelchair for the past few days as I suspect Tanu is afraid that I will kidnap him. The police on Monday already attempted to charge me with attempted kidnapping as they handcuffed me. If Randy does not sit in his wheelchair for a few hours a day he won't be able to breathe with ease and will deteriorate as he is now doing due to rationing of medical treatment. This January 2013 Randy and I was at the centre's eye clinic.as I was suspecting Randy wasn't seeing very well. The doctor told me that two years ago Randy was diagnosed with cataracts but it was decided not to do anything because of his age (55). He can't talk because he is on a trach and wasn't given swallowing exercises to ensure that he would never talk and now they want him to be blind as well. So soon Randy will have no quality of life especially now that I am banned and he will want to commit suicide which GPC will accommodate by withdrawing life support and they would even help with some morphine so it will be relatively painless it they got the dosage right.. Morphine slows your breathing so that you eventually stop breathing. It is never recorded as a suicide but rather a respiratory arrest and no one would ever know the difference: a natural death.
One of the ringleaders on Monday was Stephanie. A RN who on the weekend I watched as she suctioned Randy. She did not use a sterile technique which is what VGH does. She did not use a sterile glove and she compounded the danger when she wiped the suction catheter with a non-sterile piece of gauze and then she suctioned Randy again. She suctioned him more than ten seconds which could cause brain damage and will cause brain damage over a period of time if exceeded as the airway will be depleted of oxygen. After she finished suctioning Randy I asked Randy if he still needed a suction and he said yes. Secretions left in the trach (wind pipe) could cause Randy to aspirate, that is, drown in his own secretions. Of course the secretions are also a breeding ground for infections i.e. pneumonia which is reoccurring for Randy. There is a saying that a little knowledge is dangerous and I must therefore be dangerous to these health care professionals who do not know how to properly suction a patient. But then patients like Randy are not meant to live long.
My restrictions as outlined by Richard Singleton in his letter on Tuesday says that I can contact Randy by phone between 11:00 am to noon and from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The problem with that is Randy cannot talk so how can we contact. I am sure he got this insight from Eveline as she told me that Raandy can breathe heavy so I would know that he heard me.. This from Richard Singleton a man with two degrees and a title Director of Risk Management.
Years ago I installed a TELUS land line telephone for Randy. And what has Tanu done, she has instructed her staff to take the phone off its cradle so Randy cannot hear whether or not I am calling him. Even that simple pleasure is taken away from him. Make sure all communication is cut off so the patient feels abandoned. Of course I can't talk to Randy on the telephone but he knows that I am thinking of him when he hears it ring. The anger I have for GPC is totally justified.
Just to inform the readers GPC is not understaffed, On Monday there were three nurses for each patient on Ward 2..
I had no intention of taking Randy home. I do not have the medical equipment, the medical experience, or the medical supplies to look after him. However, I had every intention of taking him back to VGH which I told the police on Monday and Tuesday. I told the doctors at VGH that if Randy was not safe at GPC that I would return him to VGH.
There is a legal document that says I am to have 24-7 access to Randy and it sits in his medical binder. I have a fiduciary responsibility conveyed by legislation that my duty is to Randy and no where does it say that health professionals can override. I told the police on Monday of the document and even with that they refused to do a simple act like ask Randy if he wanted to leave GPC with me.. From 2010 VCH knew of my covenant but they refused to honour it. Mostly I failed in my fiduciary duty to Randy as I haven't fought hard enough to make sure his rights were guaranteed and he was safe. And Randy cannot be reasonably safe if I cannot have access to him. At anytime Randy can refuse treatment/imprisonment even if it is for only a short period of time and he has a right to be involved in any treatment decision.. He is competent and the health authorities cannot override that arbitrarily.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Richard Singleton. Director of Risk Manager
Richard Singleton wrote me an email saying I was banned from George Pearson Centre because I attempted to take Randy Michael Walker off the grounds to go home with me. In the process I was assaulted by staff, screamed at, humiliated, and forcibly detained. Randy is being forced to stay at George Pearson Centre although he has a history of not wanting to live there. Since Randy can't walk or talk and there were seven out-of-control staff pounding on me I was forced to leave him there. When the police arrived they were not too bright as they were unable to comprehend that Randy was there against his will.
I was hoping today that the police would clear it up but no. They said there was a doctor's order on Randy which GPC did not tell me nor show me. There was nothing wrong with Randy to prevent him from going home for a few hours or from going to another hospital. What planet did the doctor come from. I am sure it only said to watch Randy more carefully for a week or two. It would not say that he couldn't leave GPC as that would be illegal. A doctor's order is not a jail sentence. Randy can come and go when he pleases.
Randy was terrified yesterday and also today when I couldn't see him and secure his release for a few hours. I was told that Randy is very depressed and he knows what is going on and he hates everyone at GPC for doing this to me. Randy is competent so he can leave a residential facility anytime he wants.
Randy cannot talk and he has to use a wheelchair as he is a quad so it is easy to imprison him and convince him of things that are not true. The reason Randy does not like it at GPC is that he feels it is not safe. And it is not safe especially if I cannot have access to him. I will forego talking about his injuries sustained at GPC and the quality of life he does not have there until another time..
I am a petite seventy-four years old woman and it seems that I get regularly demeaned.by VCH and their contract employees.
Randy is 57 so he is not old. He just had a bad accident. How can they scare him like they have done for over three years. A man who cannot talk or move.
Years ago the subject of I taking Randy off the grounds of George Pearson Centre went to the VCH Ethics Board and it was determined that Randy had the right to do so. So why now is this again a problem. Prior to this week GPC never cared if Randy was well enough to go off site or not.
During the years prior to the Ethics Board's decision Randy's freedoms were taken away from him as he did not go off site and he never saw the outside for close to two years.
David Ostrow is the CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health and Kip Woodward (604.875.4719)(email: kip.woodward@vch.ca) is its chairman. Kip is the grandson of the Woodwards Department Store family who built Oakridge..
Also see: seniorsatrisk
email: sar.coalition@gmail.com
I was hoping today that the police would clear it up but no. They said there was a doctor's order on Randy which GPC did not tell me nor show me. There was nothing wrong with Randy to prevent him from going home for a few hours or from going to another hospital. What planet did the doctor come from. I am sure it only said to watch Randy more carefully for a week or two. It would not say that he couldn't leave GPC as that would be illegal. A doctor's order is not a jail sentence. Randy can come and go when he pleases.
Randy was terrified yesterday and also today when I couldn't see him and secure his release for a few hours. I was told that Randy is very depressed and he knows what is going on and he hates everyone at GPC for doing this to me. Randy is competent so he can leave a residential facility anytime he wants.
Randy cannot talk and he has to use a wheelchair as he is a quad so it is easy to imprison him and convince him of things that are not true. The reason Randy does not like it at GPC is that he feels it is not safe. And it is not safe especially if I cannot have access to him. I will forego talking about his injuries sustained at GPC and the quality of life he does not have there until another time..
I am a petite seventy-four years old woman and it seems that I get regularly demeaned.by VCH and their contract employees.
Randy is 57 so he is not old. He just had a bad accident. How can they scare him like they have done for over three years. A man who cannot talk or move.
Years ago the subject of I taking Randy off the grounds of George Pearson Centre went to the VCH Ethics Board and it was determined that Randy had the right to do so. So why now is this again a problem. Prior to this week GPC never cared if Randy was well enough to go off site or not.
During the years prior to the Ethics Board's decision Randy's freedoms were taken away from him as he did not go off site and he never saw the outside for close to two years.
David Ostrow is the CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health and Kip Woodward (604.875.4719)(email: kip.woodward@vch.ca) is its chairman. Kip is the grandson of the Woodwards Department Store family who built Oakridge..
Also see: seniorsatrisk
email: sar.coalition@gmail.com
Monday, October 21, 2013
Slow Code
On Saturday a CBC radio program talked about SLOW CODES. I was shocked that CBC allowed this to air. Not because I agreed or disagreed with it but rather it rang true with what Dr. Kermit Gosnell said that a medical licence was a licence to lie.
Listen to it. It does not create confidence in medical directives/public policy..
www.cbc.ca/whitecoat
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Listen to it. It does not create confidence in medical directives/public policy..
www.cbc.ca/whitecoat
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