Stats from Oregon tell us that the reasons people ask for assisted suicide are loss of autonomy (93%), loss of ability to engage in enjoyable activities (89%) and feelings of being a burden on family, friends/caregivers (49%).
What this says to me those that want assisted suicide have been abandoned. All three reasons could be alleviated by a caring community.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Finding No. 4 Calder's Workplace Violence Assessment
4. Ms. Laferriere has identified specific individuals in emails and in the internet blog. These include Richard Singleton, Risk Management, Romilda Ang, George Pearson Manager, Tanvirenzoha Batlawala, Resident Care Co-ordinator, Sam Greenspan, Social Worker, and Dr. Dunne, Mr. Walker's physicians.
Why is this an issue. These are the people that I was told to deal with. Was I not suppose to send them emails just discuss things verbally so there is no evidence to counter whatever these people might say. I know of no incident where any of these people ran from me or even cut a meeting short.
And to think the taxpayer is paying for this idiotic report.
Finding #2 was even more stupid.
It is reasonable to conclude that Ms Laferriere recognizes that her behavior, actions, communications and contacts would cause fear, anxiety, and humiliation and intimidate workers.
So it is my fault. This assumption is ridiculous and illogical.
Where did Calder get this from. A clairvoyant. It was the other way around: staff and security intimidated me and caused me fear, anxiety, and humiliation to the point that before I went to George Pearson Centre to see Randy I had to take a valium to ensure that I be calm. This is documented by my personal physician. I did everything possible to avoid any type of interaction or conflict with staff. I did not want to get physically assaulted by them again. Violence does scare you into compliance or flight especially at seventy years old and weighing 100 pounds.. Staff was told not to talk to me so there was no real verbal interaction except the barest of pleasantries.
I expressed my displeasure with being bullied to management in January 2010-2011. They just ignored my pleas. The social worker did not keep my notes I wrote to him, and Risk Management just looked into space when I talked to him.
If the result of this report wasn't so tragic it would be laughable. Staff at GPC treated me with great disrespect and contempt and now this "expert" with his libel. And all the while Randy being denied his constitutional rights (1) not having a say in his treatment and (2) being imprisoned (no security of person) not to mention my rights were violated.
Calder's evidence is 35 pages long, a long way to go yet...
Why is this an issue. These are the people that I was told to deal with. Was I not suppose to send them emails just discuss things verbally so there is no evidence to counter whatever these people might say. I know of no incident where any of these people ran from me or even cut a meeting short.
And to think the taxpayer is paying for this idiotic report.
Finding #2 was even more stupid.
It is reasonable to conclude that Ms Laferriere recognizes that her behavior, actions, communications and contacts would cause fear, anxiety, and humiliation and intimidate workers.
So it is my fault. This assumption is ridiculous and illogical.
Where did Calder get this from. A clairvoyant. It was the other way around: staff and security intimidated me and caused me fear, anxiety, and humiliation to the point that before I went to George Pearson Centre to see Randy I had to take a valium to ensure that I be calm. This is documented by my personal physician. I did everything possible to avoid any type of interaction or conflict with staff. I did not want to get physically assaulted by them again. Violence does scare you into compliance or flight especially at seventy years old and weighing 100 pounds.. Staff was told not to talk to me so there was no real verbal interaction except the barest of pleasantries.
I expressed my displeasure with being bullied to management in January 2010-2011. They just ignored my pleas. The social worker did not keep my notes I wrote to him, and Risk Management just looked into space when I talked to him.
If the result of this report wasn't so tragic it would be laughable. Staff at GPC treated me with great disrespect and contempt and now this "expert" with his libel. And all the while Randy being denied his constitutional rights (1) not having a say in his treatment and (2) being imprisoned (no security of person) not to mention my rights were violated.
Calder's evidence is 35 pages long, a long way to go yet...
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Critical Care Nurse Fast Facts
Critical Care Nurse Vol 28, No. 2, April 2008
FACTS
According to estimates, 30% to 40% of patients do not receive care consistent with current scientific evidence. That was in April 2008, with VCH's Mean Management's Best Practices it is most likely higher than that in 2014.
Do not instill normal saline (physiological salt solution) before endotracheal suctioning. VCH is doing this and this process probably is causing infections. The salt causes colonized bacteria to dislodge. I opposed the use of this but still saw the pink saline bullets at Randy's bedside.
Turning critically ill patients every two hours may not be enough to preserve the oxygenating ability of the lungs or to prevent healthcare-acquired pneumonia. I have never seen GPC turn Randy or any other patient and Randy had pneumonia often
FACTS
According to estimates, 30% to 40% of patients do not receive care consistent with current scientific evidence. That was in April 2008, with VCH's Mean Management's Best Practices it is most likely higher than that in 2014.
Do not instill normal saline (physiological salt solution) before endotracheal suctioning. VCH is doing this and this process probably is causing infections. The salt causes colonized bacteria to dislodge. I opposed the use of this but still saw the pink saline bullets at Randy's bedside.
Turning critically ill patients every two hours may not be enough to preserve the oxygenating ability of the lungs or to prevent healthcare-acquired pneumonia. I have never seen GPC turn Randy or any other patient and Randy had pneumonia often
Four Month Anniversary of Randy's Death
Yesterday being August 13 2014 has been four months since Randy died a painless death at VGH. I can still free the climate of the room and see the heart monitor as it would not flat line for hours and hours and then at 7:55 pm it stopped and my Randy was dead. I was holding his hand and apologizing to him that I was so so sorry that I didn't do enough to save him. I stayed to 11:00 pm waiting for the doctor to sign off. I covered his face after an hour as he was turning ashen in colour and I knew his long fight was over. He wanted to be with me. The greatest gift of love and I wasn't able to reciprocate. I am so so so sorry, Randy.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Dunne's Missing Affidavit
I keep thinking what could have been in Dunne's Affidavit that someone would want it to go missing.
Back to deconstructing Calder's Affidavit which was filed on March 17 2014 paragraph 8, Calder was advised by "hearsay evidence" that Mrs. Laferriere attempted to "hit or run over" the GPC staff with Mr. Walker's electronic wheel chair. Randy did not have a 2000 pound power chair, it was a light weight manual wheelchair that could be navigated with a finger. I agree power chairs can maine and kill. I only wanted to move the aluminum light weight wheelchair out of the building. I did not go chasing anyone. The investigator Calder did not even check out whether or not Randy had a power chair. So much for expert testimony. The use of such a word would of course cause a judge to think the worst. To remind the readers, the incident of October 21/22 2013 was self defence.
The staff attacked Randy and me so that I could not take Randy off the site which I believed was an unsafe and toxic environment and he wanted to go. They impeded our exit. This was illegal. A few days later, this was confirmed by Risk Management. Randy was imprisoned and the police would not charge those that assaulted and imprisoned us. What I do not understand although what I did was legal, why did VCH keep using this incident as its privotal point to get me banned 100%. All they have to do is mention a violent incident without why and the media would not get involved. The media has judged you and that avenue is closed to you.
I read in the Metro today that Barneys department store in the US settled a racial profile case for $525,000. I think I should get the same amount from VCH for criminally profiling me. I will deposit the money in Randy's foundation with its mandate to demand no banning except if the person did a criminal act causing physical damage and then only for a specific time period.
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Back to deconstructing Calder's Affidavit which was filed on March 17 2014 paragraph 8, Calder was advised by "hearsay evidence" that Mrs. Laferriere attempted to "hit or run over" the GPC staff with Mr. Walker's electronic wheel chair. Randy did not have a 2000 pound power chair, it was a light weight manual wheelchair that could be navigated with a finger. I agree power chairs can maine and kill. I only wanted to move the aluminum light weight wheelchair out of the building. I did not go chasing anyone. The investigator Calder did not even check out whether or not Randy had a power chair. So much for expert testimony. The use of such a word would of course cause a judge to think the worst. To remind the readers, the incident of October 21/22 2013 was self defence.
The staff attacked Randy and me so that I could not take Randy off the site which I believed was an unsafe and toxic environment and he wanted to go. They impeded our exit. This was illegal. A few days later, this was confirmed by Risk Management. Randy was imprisoned and the police would not charge those that assaulted and imprisoned us. What I do not understand although what I did was legal, why did VCH keep using this incident as its privotal point to get me banned 100%. All they have to do is mention a violent incident without why and the media would not get involved. The media has judged you and that avenue is closed to you.
I read in the Metro today that Barneys department store in the US settled a racial profile case for $525,000. I think I should get the same amount from VCH for criminally profiling me. I will deposit the money in Randy's foundation with its mandate to demand no banning except if the person did a criminal act causing physical damage and then only for a specific time period.
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Press Release to IPFCC
On Friday I attended at the Vancouver Convention. I handed out 200 Press Releases. The convention was attended by 700. I saw no one from VCH.
PRESS RELEASE
8 August 2014
TO: 6th International Conference on Patient
and Family Centered Care
Bayshore, Vancouver, B.C.
PRESS RELEASE
Woman banned from all Vancouver Coast Health
Facilities on January 29 2014 for disrespectful conduct for ninety days while
husband is dying at George Pearson Centre. (with a threat that it will be extended forever)
Woman unable to access husband until she alone
self-litigated and got a court order only long enough to watch him die from
what could have been a preventable urinary track infection in Vancouver General
Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit on 13 April 2014. I saw him for ninety minutes him being non responsive before
being sent to ICU.
Disrespectful or not, this woman should have had access
to her husband 24/7 because of his fragile health and not a cruel banning. One complaint was that she sent emails to
Kip Woodward, the chairman of the Board of Vancouver Coastal Health. Another one was she was being too friendly
with the residents and visitors and she was barred from talking to them. She
was also barred from talking to the nursing staff and Randy’s doctors. Randy was 57 years old.
Randy’s right to security of person was violated by
VCH. He was imprisoned. He had no right
to see who he wanted, when he wanted or where he wanted. This was part of his
health care plan for which he was denied.
Since he was dying I should have been there. Randy had a spinal cord
injury, an ABI and a trach so he could not talk. Because of $rationing he was
denied a passey-muir talking valve.
Randy gave Audrey the lawful rights given under BC
legislation : the Representation Agreement and an Enduring Power of Attorney
both of which VCH refused to honour. And a will dated in 2006.
Audrey Jane Laferriere
voiceofgoneballistic.blogspot.com
604-321-2276
5976 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V5Z 3A9
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