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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Since the list is slow this morning, it's time for a rant. My mother, 92 
years old, fell on Sunday morning and broke her arm. I saw the xray in the 
ER, and it's a bad break, jagged, and open, with a large chunk of bone 
detached and off to the side.

She was admitted to the hospital from the ER Sunday afternoon, and they have 
done NOTHING for her yet. I watched the nursed change her sheets and roll 
her over on the broken arm...my mother was screaming in pain, and they just 
say "I know it hurts, but we have to get this sheet out from under you". 
They wouldn't feed her in case the specialist wanted to rush her to surgery. 
As far as I know, she's had one or two meals since breakfast on Sunday. The 
specialist didn't even look at her until Monday evening, and they didn't 
schedule surgery until 3:00 today. She could starve by then.

Isn't there a serious danger of a clot causing embolisms or aneurisms with 
an open break? She's been trapped in bed since Sunday morning, so her poor 
circulation is further challenged.  Is that any way to treat an old lady? 
Why I hate doctors and hospitals. I call/show up and throw a hissy fit for 
them to do something for her, but no one pays attention to me...I'm just 
"that crazy daughter".

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA