There was a woman in a nursing home in McAllen TX back in the 80s, that died. No surprise, but it turned out that she had a broken pelvis and a broken leg, which subsequent infections led to her death. She was extremely obese 400lbs, and in a vegetative state. According to the staff, no family ever visited her; ever. The staff dropped her onto the floor while turning her, causing her injuries. The family took the home to court, and tried to sue for $400 million dollars. One of my co-workers was on the jury, and the attorneys who handled the suit was a customer of the place we worked.
My buddy did a service call at said attorney a couple weeks after the trial was over, and they grilled him about why the jury came back with a 'not guilty' for the defendant. He just said "$400 million? for an old fat woman no one cared about? You gotta ask?" Point being, no one really knows what goes on behind nursing home doors, until someone tells.
There was a woman in a nursing home in McAllen TX back in the 80s, that died. No surprise, but it turned out that she had a broken pelvis and a broken leg, which subsequent infections led to her death. She was extremely obese 400lbs, and in a vegetative state.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the staff, no family ever visited her; ever.
The staff dropped her onto the floor while turning her, causing her injuries.
The family took the home to court, and tried to sue for $400 million dollars.
One of my co-workers was on the jury, and the attorneys who handled the suit was a customer of the place we worked.
My buddy did a service call at said attorney a couple weeks after the trial was over, and they grilled him about why the jury came back with a 'not guilty' for the defendant.
He just said "$400 million? for an old fat woman no one cared about? You gotta ask?"
Point being, no one really knows what goes on behind nursing home doors, until someone tells.
Yep, thats kinda sad.
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