I noticed since Monday GPC gave me the same portable suction machine and on Tuesday and again on Wednesday. It is suppose to be cleaned at the end of each day. I suspect they are short handed because I heard that the $100,000 highly trained nurses are calling in sick because they are so traumatized over them beating me. Or maybe it is a signal to management that they oppose what they are doing to Randy and I. I hope this is the case.
Anyways I did see Randy in the piano room closet Wednesday and he still wanted to go home with me.
I was disappointed not even angry as I suspected that neither Dr. Dunne nor Dr. Haye would come and talk with me. I also asked the RT to come and see me so I can discuss Randy's suctioning with her and she did not attend as well. Tanu attended as she explained that Randy did not need a blood thinner as he was active. He is no more active than when he was at VGH and they instilled the fear in me that a blood thinner was necessary. I sent a email to both Dunne and Haye for them to tell me how sick Randy is. I want written reports and I want xrays.
And above all I asked a RN from Ward 2 if the RN was afraid of me. No, I was told. Last time I was banned it took me over a year to ask the residents and the staff and visitors if any of them were afraid of me and the answer was always no. In fact they didn't even know I was banned. Other people areoften banned or threatening with banning all the time even the residents/patients so they can't visit other residents, so it is a common occurrence but no one talks about it.Visitors are the curse of the nursing profession.
If Randy is so sick that there are doctor orders saying that Randy not be moved from GPC then I should not be told I cannot see Randy. In fact in Randy's directive to GPC in January 2013 it was written and witnessed by a lawyer that this be done. So now GPC is saying Randy has no voice in his care.
This afternoon Thursday October 31 2013 after leaving GPC because staff said Randy couldn't get out of bed because he was sick and I couldn't go to his bedside although Randy requested it. Via a friend he said he didn't want to get out of bed but he did say he wanted me to be at his bedside. Alternatively, he wanted his bed transported to the music room so that we could be together. GPC refused. On October 30 Randy is not imprisoned but on October 31 he is imprisoned again.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Not Allowed to Talk to Me, I am so Sorry
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.
I just got off the phone 604-322-8370 I wanted to know how Randy was. I tried to call Ward 2 yesterday evening and no one answered the phone. The nurse I spoke to at 6:13 am told me that she was not allowed to talk to me and she said that she was so sorry. Am I to understand this: a RN is not allowed to talk to me. A RN that makes $100,000 hasn't the discretion to talk to me.
I spoke to a Paladin Security Guard and was told that they while in the employ of GPC are not allowed to TOUCH anyone as they would be fired; so why did they assault me on October 21 2013. This isn't the first time. One time which shocked me was in November 2012 when I returned Randy to GPC because he had a fever and before I even had a chance to say a word, they they attacked me and said that I was not allowed on Ward 2. I remember pushing Randy's wheelchair to GPC that evening and Randy holding down his wheel begging me not to return him to GPC. I told him not to worry as I would stay with him until I knew he was safe. I was forced from him as I entered Ward 2 without a chance of saying that Randy was sick. They took him away and Randy ended up the next day at VGH acute. At that time Marty, a nurse, and Bob, a security guard, sat on me to prevent me from moving. When I asked to see the incident report a few days later there was no report. I told Ro. I never heard anything further about it. It did happen as the police attended and there is a police report.
I asked to speak to Dr. Dunne and Dr. Haye yesterday about Randy's medical condition. No show. I then emailed them that one of them attend to speak to me this afternoon at 1:00 pm. I suspect that they have been instructed by Napolean Ostrow, the CEO of VCH, not to talk to me as well. How can I possibly be able to advise Randy as to what is best for him (as he relies on me) when his doctors won't talk to me.
I have had a friend of mine and Randy's visit Randy each morning especially last week when I was banned from entering GPC property on threat of police arrest for trespassing and my fear of being physically assaulted and he told me yesterday that staff is still contaminating Randy by recycling suction catheters and using not sterile gauze to wipe the catheter before inserting it again therefore possibly infecting him again. At VGH they do not have gauze for this very reason.
My friend also said that for the past few days he has been asked to leave as the staff does his toilette (his personal care) for an hour at a time which is ridiculous as the most it should take is 10 to 15 minutes to do it. Doing this restricts Randy's visiting. And forces my friend to end his visit. Also they removed a chair from Randy's bedside so that my friend has to stand. My friend has problems with his feet so he cannot stand for a long time. They will just do everything to deprive Randy of his quality of life until he suffers a respiratory failure.
GPC isn't protecting its residents, visitors and staff from me. They are only instilling fear in them not to say or do anything as look what happened to Randy and Audrey... And these are where your tax dollars are going: to nurses who bully, and the public trust in the medical system is being further eroded.
Since Randy is under a death sentence there is no reason for me to be quiet.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
29 October 2013
Went to see Randy at 1:10 pm. He wasn't too happy but like always in the second hour he wanted to go home as he was pointing his thumb towards the door. When I said I could not take him home yet because he was not well, he threw everything on the floor. I do not understand why they are still insisting Randy is too sick to go off site especially when I am told by the nurses that he is okay. He looks fine to me.
Monday, October 28, 2013
My Randy
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
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
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.
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