Negligence

Mom is being transferred back to Sutter Roseville. She has developed a blood clot in her leg due to negligence on the part of the nursing staff at Kindred Hospital. The nurses are supposed to move Mom's arms and legs every two hours, and they are also supposed to put special stockings on her legs that continually massage her to keep the blood from pooling. Today, we learned that she was not moved for 8 hours. The stockings were not put on her legs. No one knew the nursing staff was not doing their job properly, and Dad especially feels pretty helpless - and angry.

The staff at Kindred discovered the clot through an ultrasound which was ordered by a doctor yesterday but not actually performed until 3:30 this afternoon.

If the blood clot breaks free and moves to Mom's heart, lungs, brain, or anywhere else, it could obviously do a lot of damage. The doctors are giving her blood thinners and considering doing a surgery to insert a shield that would prevent the clot from moving.

I asked Dad if Mom knew what was happening; he thinks she does. I asked if she was scared, and Dad replied that he thinks Mom is beyond fear at this point. Please pray that the doctors at the good hospital will be able to remedy the situation caused by extreme negligence at the bad hospital.

Now seems like a good time to present an idea I had recently: I'd like to make a Map of Prayers for my Mom. You can see an example of what it can look like here. That's a map of states I've visited, but I'm hoping to make a map of all the places where people are praying for my Mom. So leave a comment including your location, and I'll make a map. If you have friends praying in other locations, mention them here as well. I think we have people in California, Massachusetts, Iowa, Texas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania who have been praying for Mom. I'm sure there are many others as well, but I can't remember them all, so... that's where you come in!