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twindragonsmum wrote:
the thing that is so irritating is that all the television stations here in Idaho have been running ads about menengitis – symptoms, causes, etc. and that you should get your family member to the hospital A.S.A.P. if they are running a high temp… With all the Public Service Ads out there you’d think that the hospital would check for menegitis… Their response makes me furious and scared! 😡 If they won’t even check, what chance does anyone have ?
twindragonsmum 😡
I agree with Beckie 😡Well it looks like the disease has taken all of those it was going to, my kids and all of Vincent’s cousins and siblings all appear to be healthy. So that is good. Karli has had a cold, but no high fevers and is sunny and cheery despite a runny nose, so we are pretty confident she is safe from this.
We buried Vincent on Thursday, he had a bright red coffin, red was his favorite color. We tried our best to celebrate his life and not cry but I can’t say we were very successful at it. His Uncle Lance told a funny story though about Vince. First you need a back story about Grandpa Jeff. One day Vince is sitting on Grandpa’s lap and asks him, why he has all those stripes on his face. Jeff is puzzled, “Stripes?” “Yeah, all those stripes across your forehead.” replies Vincent. “Oh, cause I’m old!”, says Grandpa. Now fast forward a few weeks after this, Lance is visiting, and Vincent is playing outside. Vince comes running in, “Grandpa, come out here and play with me!” “Oh, I’m really tired Vince, can we play later?” , says Grandpa. So Vince turns to Uncle Lance and says, “Come on, come and play!” Lance says, “Oh, I’m too old to play that game.” Vincent looks at him a second then says, “Oh no you aren’t, you don’t have any stripes! So get up and come on!” Laughing at the kid logic, Lance went out to play with him.
Anyway, that got a laugh from us, He was such a sweet and loving kid. We released balloons after the ceremony saying goodbye again at the graveside. We only got 6 years, and I am so glad I got to have 3 of them, but God I wish we’d gotten to see him grow up like he was supposed to. Since his passing there have been 4 other cases of menegitis, and I do believe one other death from it. The Dept of Health is now involved due to the number of cases. Haven’t heard the cause yet though.
Anyway, we’ve been hanging in there, taking comfort in each other and just in general taking it one day at a time. I’ve been taking comfort in doing other things around here and just trying not to dwell on our loss too much.
I will be back to repairing things here soon, I have a couple things on my desk in finally stages as I type, and plan to drag out a few more once those are done.
Dragon 87 and Msdunaway, stand by for your charges, I hope to get these ready to go home by next Friday.
And thank you everyone for all the well wishes and support during this awful event, it means alot it really does. I love you all.
Kyrin
All I can offer are virtual hugs…
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmI’m still so sorry about Vince. But I am thankful that everyone else around you remains healthy. Hang in there! *BIG hugs*
Kyrin wrote:Well so far everyone is still healthy, kids got preventative antibiotic shots today. Vince’s funeral is still in the planning stages, but we should know in another day or so.
The hospital will most likely be slapped with a wrongful death suit, but all that will really do is alleviate funeral costs and hopefully keep this from happening to anyone else. It won’t bring our Vincent back.
Spent the day crying, and hanging out with friends on SecondLife who did all they could to keep me distracted.
I am so glad to have all of you, I don’t tell you guys that enough.
Anyway, I’ll keep you updated as the week goes on.
Kyrin
Be sure you get a lawyer for that. The dollar amounts awarded for malpractice deaths are based on how much money an individual could earn in their remaining life time. Since Vince was only 6, his earning potential is significant and his family should get more than just expenses. It won’t bring him back and money really won’t make it any better but don’t let the hospital tell you you aren’t entitled to very much. If Vince worked 30 years and earned $20,000 a year that’s $600,000 and that is a very conservative example.
To find a good lawyer call other attorneys and ask for references. You want a lawyer who specializes in Malpractice. If you get a name multiple times then you’ve probably found a pretty good attorney. A lot of a lawyer’s business comes from referrals and word of mouth, they won’t risk their reputations for a clown who doesn’t know what their doing.
I’m sorry you even have to deal with this though. *hugs and chocolate*
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Sun Dragon Koi #3Sorry I’m so late for this I have not been on that much lately with everything, but it’s a sin to lose a child at such a young age when it was totally preventable. I wonder how those doctors sleep at night sometimes. I’m glad to hear it did not seem to spread though
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