Appalling Case of Neglect of Quadriplegic Alberta Man
Jul 11, 2015 5:30:23 GMT -8
Post by Lαrα on Jul 11, 2015 5:30:23 GMT -8
I was shocked to hear this story about this poor guy and how he has been neglected. This really should never happen! 
This poor guy had 8 pressures sores that one one was doing anything about, they smelt and were oozing and had excrement in them too. They were deep and oozing!
His spirits were often low. After a fall down the stairs two years ago, Gerald Francis lost all feeling in his arms and legs and could only shrug his shoulders and turn his head.
She noticed the smell after a few weeks. It was like poop, unclean. Nursing staff reassured her that he needed a diaper change and would have her leave the room.
Five months later, during an appointment at a different hospital, the doctor noticed it too. And when nurses stripped Francis down in front of his wife - she couldn't believe what she saw.
Huge pressure sores. Eight in total. One stretched up the right side of his body.
Youngchief could see his rib bones through the flesh. Other sores were on his buttocks, his heel, his arm, his thigh. Deep and oozing.
"That's where that smell was coming from. They were just yellow and green. Infections, like," she said.
"My husband was laying there asking, 'Honey, what's going on?'"
But all she could do was cry.
She noticed the smell after a few weeks. It was like poop, unclean. Nursing staff reassured her that he needed a diaper change and would have her leave the room.
Five months later, during an appointment at a different hospital, the doctor noticed it too. And when nurses stripped Francis down in front of his wife - she couldn't believe what she saw.
Huge pressure sores. Eight in total. One stretched up the right side of his body.
Youngchief could see his rib bones through the flesh. Other sores were on his buttocks, his heel, his arm, his thigh. Deep and oozing.
"That's where that smell was coming from. They were just yellow and green. Infections, like," she said.
"My husband was laying there asking, 'Honey, what's going on?'"
But all she could do was cry.
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