tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post5313181712302422529..comments2023-07-05T07:30:29.382-05:00Comments on Ella's Journey: Please just think. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-22701138203686689682013-04-03T00:16:08.354-05:002013-04-03T00:16:08.354-05:00YOU GO, GIRL!!!!YOU GO, GIRL!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-82205470326651123932013-03-26T13:35:42.461-05:002013-03-26T13:35:42.461-05:00Amen! After my husband's 26 days in the hospit...Amen! After my husband's 26 days in the hospital, I can only remember 2-3 aides/nurses I would "re-hire," because the majority were just doing their job, haphazardly at best. Often I had to search for help after his light had been on thirty minutes! He was left unattended while in the ER, even tho he was having spasms and was unconscious. When moved to a specialty hospitaL, he was almost dropped off the gurney and ended up bruised. Immobile and dizzy, he was left on the potty chair unattended for thirty minutes at a time - which I discovered when I camE in unexpectedly. And when questioned, the nuRse tolD me he needed to learn patience!<br /><br />What I want to say is...EveRyone's job is difficult. Period. But as a medical professional, you physicians, specialists, and RNs earn a salary 2 - 20 times what most other workers make, and many of those workers attended universities, too. BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO INTO A "CARING PROFESSION, THEN "CARE," and if you just don't have any compassion or empathy for your patients, finD a different profession...please!<br /><br />An Oklahoma MotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-68170554697691432562013-03-25T17:04:53.305-05:002013-03-25T17:04:53.305-05:00I hope this didn't happen to you in Dallas. :...I hope this didn't happen to you in Dallas. :( I hope this was the local hospital you've spoken of before and not where you're headed. If Dallas, I will stop by and help you out with unruly staff who want to be rough with your sweet baby girl - you just let me know!!hrbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598529849897745824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-58188186310627989662013-03-24T17:43:03.109-05:002013-03-24T17:43:03.109-05:00This is what it means to "be an advocate"...This is what it means to "be an advocate" for your child (loved one). You are the most important member of Ella's health care team because you are there every moment ... physically and emotionally. You are doing your job and Ella is in better hands when you are on duty. Prayers to you all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-20123161770608600692013-03-22T23:59:06.603-05:002013-03-22T23:59:06.603-05:00If the doctors don't appreciate your insistenc...If the doctors don't appreciate your insistence for perfection, ELLA does. And she is all that matters. Never EVER feel discouraged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-61127263840043486302013-03-22T19:21:14.106-05:002013-03-22T19:21:14.106-05:00Amy, Well said...and I agree that it should be pos...Amy, Well said...and I agree that it should be posted in hospitals around the country!!. You are absolutely right in every word you said. I am so sorry that nurse treated you so disdainfully. As far as I am concerned, you are superior to her. She will never feel for your daughter as you do and therefore could never treat her as well as you do or even know what is the best for her. I am so glad you made her double check and stood up for your daughter. Your mama bear instinct came to the forefront...You are an amazing mama to Ella. Hugs!MamaNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977185840617702109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-84079206398734607932013-03-22T10:12:40.893-05:002013-03-22T10:12:40.893-05:00Amy, you would have loved to meet my wife when her...Amy, you would have loved to meet my wife when her mother was in a nursing home dying of emphysema around 10 years ago. The staff coined her the big bit** because she would not tolerate seeing even a hint of poor care for her mom. She would also look out for other residents on the floor and question the supervisor and administrator as to the care they were or were not receiving - and she didn't even know them. You wouldn't want to be in her way when she found neglect or disrespect from any of the nurses or care givers. I know she would say to you that when it comes to the care of your daughter you may very well have to be the big bit** in a respectful way of course. The end result was that all the residents on her mothers "terminally ill" floor received optimal care for fear of Pauline's wrath. Her mother passed away years ago, but I think she left a lasting <br />impression on the staff as to the level or care the elderly deserve and should receive. <br /><br />AllanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-32338626854756051932013-03-21T20:40:18.552-05:002013-03-21T20:40:18.552-05:00WELL SAID!!!!!!!WELL SAID!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-52138624744716797342013-03-21T20:39:11.385-05:002013-03-21T20:39:11.385-05:00Oh My Oh My!!!!!!!!!! What a wonderful post. Don&...Oh My Oh My!!!!!!!!!! What a wonderful post. Don't ever ever ever stop being the way you are, Ella's wonderful mom who is protecting your daughter the best way you can. There is no excuse to have to tell a health care provider to wash their hands. Unbelievable. Thank God you catch these things when they happen. This is about the best post you have done yet. I LOVE IT. This is absolutely so important. Sometimes I think they get "hardened" to some things. Ignore them when they have an attitude. Let them go ahead and roll their eyes. Who cares. They can roll them all they want. Amy, sometimes your posts are so wonderful, because we don't think of what you are having to deal with. Keep reminding us as we all go about our daily lives. I am a health care provider, so I understand exactly what you are saying, but so many people don't. GO AMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-74986700713678839122013-03-21T20:21:10.287-05:002013-03-21T20:21:10.287-05:00Wow! This needs to be posted inside every break r...Wow! This needs to be posted inside every break room of every workplace dedicated to taking care of sick children. I am a nurse. I am now a school nurse because I am getting older. The majority of my early years, however, were spent inside the walls of PICU's taking care of infants and children who had undergone heart surgery, brain surgery, procedures to fix traumatic injuries and so on. I worked with the best of the best. I was one of the best. I was at the top of my game, so to speak. But I never forgot why I was there - to heal a broken child and their family. I probably rolled my eyes a time or two early on, but was put in my place one day by a mother. A mother who knew her child better than me. Sure, I knew all about the disease ravaging her child, but I didn't know enough about mothering to know I was WAY out of my league with this one. I won't go into any detail, but suffice it to say that I became a better nurse after realizing that no one knows their child better than mom and dad. So, Amy, keep on with your lessons. I hope the nurse you were talking about thought long and hard about that "near miss" med error that you caught. I hope that the nurse in your post realizes what an advocate you really are. Thank you for loving your child so very much that you mustered the courage to write such a kind, eloquent request to us all. Ella is in the best hands she could possible be in. Don't ever forget that! Much love from a wiser RN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294581029102727355.post-20672088239258679302013-03-21T18:23:55.485-05:002013-03-21T18:23:55.485-05:00Amen, Amy. I will never forget a nurse that scold...Amen, Amy. I will never forget a nurse that scolded me for insisting that if my daughter didn't want to take her pain meds orally that they give them in suppository form. She disdainfully told me that she was just "having a control issue". Absolutely. She couldn't control that she had a brain tumor, that she had her head shaved, that she want even allowed to sit up when she wanted to because of the drain in her brain. But she could, with all her for year old might, control what she did and did not want to swallow and if that was all the control she could have, then as her mom I was going to make sure that she was allowed that tiny pittance of control. YOU are Ella's advocate, it is what God has given you to do, dont let anyone suggest you are wrong for doing so.LeeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03197263826891427071noreply@blogger.com