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    Exclamation Held Against Will At Hospital Per Guardianship In TX

    This may be a lengthy entry, but I have to relay all info so you may understand the whole scope of my issues. I’m asking for your help concerning the malicious and inhumane treatment of my fiancée, who is 29 years old and a patient at the “best cancer facility in the US” which I will refer to as “X”. Feb.’05, she returned to X for the 2nd time for treatment of a tumor in small intestine. Her step-father (“Y”) forced her to sign a guardianship out of fear, that’s how he operates. Per his Alabama guardianship, ALL info related to my fiancée is “restricted”, only be disclosed to Y. In other words, we aren’t allowed to know her room#, phone#, or ANY info concerning her whereabouts while at X. The guardianship in place gives X the LEGAL right to restrain her to her bed if any nurse or staff feels the need to or if she refuses treatment. Modifications were made, without her knowledge, to the guardianship that was in place during her 1st visit to X that read as follows:“Lack of decision-making skills or the ability to make rational decisions on her own behalf without causing or inflicting personal injury to herself”. In other words, if her actions do not fit the approval or “standards” of X, restraints are applied. Worst of all, the guardianship gives X the LEGAL right to do this. If X states, “fear of harm to herself”, X is covered. On many occasions, she has been tied down & left for hours, being forced to urinate, defecate, and as a result of her tumor, vomit on herself, clothes, and bed. Other times, she has been tied down, heavily medicated and left until the next shift arrives. She cannot even step foot outside of her room because of Y’s guardianship stipulations. If so, she’s restrained. ALL nurses assigned to her have inflicted mental & emotional abuse & distress, and yes, even physical abuse & scars, which is all documented by X but will not even allow her access to of her medical records. She has been physically abused by EVERY nurse assigned to her, many times AFTER being restrained, she has been beaten, smothered with pillows, dirty laundry used as a “gag” device, hair pulled, spit in her face, and much more I can’t bring myself to speak of. These are just a few examples she and I go thru everyday while held prisoner at X against her will. I’m not allowed to visit, send mail, or call her. Our only means of communication is via text message. I was under the impression the guardian should provide all required needs of the ward? Neither her mother nor Y has even visited longer than 24 hours to provide these needs. Her grandmother stayed at a nearby hotel for 2 ½ years until her death. Now she has no one there with her being forced to wash her laundry in the bathroom sink with a bar of soap! She is not currently being treated for the tumor and hasn’t received any treatment since Dec.’06, which is the last time we have heard from her original Dr. Her “doctors” now, if you can call them that, only come to check on my fiancée MAYBE once a week, if that. She asks to speak to her "doctors" but they NEVER come. Otherwise, they only come to check on her when something involving her being abused occurs. I am at my wits end trying to find someone willing to do the right thing & help us. Personally, I’ve tried for over 2years now to research and find ways to get her out from under Y’s control and away from the insane conditions she’s under now. The only thing we want is to be married so I may put her on my insurance, move her to a cancer center in MS so I may at least visit and provide her necessities that Y is not and has not as stated in the guardianship. In fact, the guardianship in place has incorrect data so how can this even be legal? She is covered under Y’s insurance as far as I know, so why would an insurance provider not question paying for a step-child to stay at X for treatment of a tumor for OVER 3 YEARS NOW without any treatment being reported or provided to her for the tumor? I do not have the funds to personally hire an attorney. What would you advise me to do in this situation? As info, the guardianship was executed in Alabama; she is currently "imprisoned" in Texas? Please help!!

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    Default Re: Held Against Will At Hospital Per Guardianship In TX

    You could request an adult social worker in Texas go visit her. It sound like you really want to marry her but the court wouldn't grant this without guardianship approval.

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    Default Re: Held Against Will At Hospital Per Guardianship In TX

    That has already been attempted several times with no success. Even the patient advocate there wouldn't help. She just happened to be friends with the nurse assigned to my fiancee at the time, so nothing was done, period! She even tried to make us believe she wasn't even at X...thanks for the tip though, I'll gladly accept any suggestions...God bless

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