Deaths...
I've been remiss in my roundups of PWD deaths, lately. Here's one I missed:
Linda Sue Brown
I can't access the original article, but what's quoted in the blog entry I link to is pretty grim:
After months of investigation, state health inspectors determined that Brown's death was nothing so random as an embolism.
Brotman staffers, the inspectors found, had failed Brown in virtually every way: Her nurses -- Allen's colleagues -- appear to have forged consent forms and had Brown sign agreements that she couldn't understand. One failed to call for help as Brown's vital signs plummeted.
Her doctors didn't investigate signs of heart failure, performed a risky emergency surgery with no clear justification and then didn't intervene as her condition deteriorated. And hospital officials didn't even look into what went wrong until inspectors inquired.
And another:
Christe Reimer, who apparently didn't have the pressing medical issue the guy who murdered her claimed she did. But her murderer used the "distraught over caring for an ill/disabled person" as his excuse for pushing her off a fourth-floor balcony. As unstable as this guy sounds, I think it's worth noting he grabs for that as an excuse. Because we really do talk about killing people with disabilities as being merciful. It's understandable, a reaction to dire straits, where ordinary murder is not.
Police say Criste's husband, Stanley Reimer, admits to pushing her off the floor of the balcony of their fourth floor apartment. He allegedly claims he was desperate over his inability to pay for her medical care. Criste's family says Stanley is making that up and has always been mentally unstable.
....Stanley instead drove her back to Kansas City and luxury high-rise, where a few weeks later Criste fell to her death. The family doesn't believe Criste had cancer as Stanley told police. They believe he was after oil money from property in Texas given to Criste by a relative. But whatever the motive, the family never suspected Criste would die like this.
Anyone got more I've missed? I want to make sure there's a central repository of this stuff so when people go "that doesn't happen often" we can tell them that yes, actually it does.
Linda Sue Brown
I can't access the original article, but what's quoted in the blog entry I link to is pretty grim:
After months of investigation, state health inspectors determined that Brown's death was nothing so random as an embolism.
Brotman staffers, the inspectors found, had failed Brown in virtually every way: Her nurses -- Allen's colleagues -- appear to have forged consent forms and had Brown sign agreements that she couldn't understand. One failed to call for help as Brown's vital signs plummeted.
Her doctors didn't investigate signs of heart failure, performed a risky emergency surgery with no clear justification and then didn't intervene as her condition deteriorated. And hospital officials didn't even look into what went wrong until inspectors inquired.
And another:
Christe Reimer, who apparently didn't have the pressing medical issue the guy who murdered her claimed she did. But her murderer used the "distraught over caring for an ill/disabled person" as his excuse for pushing her off a fourth-floor balcony. As unstable as this guy sounds, I think it's worth noting he grabs for that as an excuse. Because we really do talk about killing people with disabilities as being merciful. It's understandable, a reaction to dire straits, where ordinary murder is not.
Police say Criste's husband, Stanley Reimer, admits to pushing her off the floor of the balcony of their fourth floor apartment. He allegedly claims he was desperate over his inability to pay for her medical care. Criste's family says Stanley is making that up and has always been mentally unstable.
....Stanley instead drove her back to Kansas City and luxury high-rise, where a few weeks later Criste fell to her death. The family doesn't believe Criste had cancer as Stanley told police. They believe he was after oil money from property in Texas given to Criste by a relative. But whatever the motive, the family never suspected Criste would die like this.
Anyone got more I've missed? I want to make sure there's a central repository of this stuff so when people go "that doesn't happen often" we can tell them that yes, actually it does.