Dad has Covid now, not doing well. Please help me pray for him. Praying is not something I do often or well but my dad is my favorite human being and I need him to be okay. We’re at the hospital now and they have treated us with disgust and hate since we got here but he needs oxygen so I had to tolerate it. Please pray, thank you all. I know this place is a safe place for those of us who are tired of weathering the world.
Update: Still here, he has tested negative!! Still being treated for pneumonia and sepsis which is discouraging but I’m able to be here with him to help him and advocate for him. Thank you all for the continued prayers and kind words!! I’m alone here but your words are helping me through.
Agreed. It is a contract that most people do not bother to read when they sign those digital admission forms. Even if they give you a hard copy to read, there is no way to guarantee that your digital signature is being put to the form you think you are signing. Also, they have been changing those contracts slowly over time - especially since the passage of the ACA. Permissions are being granted in ways patients do not understand. Sadly, because of covid, patient rights have been suspended under CMS/Medicare/Medicaid. Patients need to be aware that the ground rules in the hospitals has changed - especially critical care. That is the part many are not aware of. This takeover of critical care in hospitals is frightening. Care is being dictated by AI algorithms and there is no room for any deviation. Many in the hospitals do not know where the orders are coming from other than from somewhere high up. The rank and file either follow orders or get packing. My suggestion is for people to have medical power of attorney forms filled out and signed. This has become an unfortunate reality in today's medical hospital landscape until something derails this train wreck. People are being murdered.