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In case anyone wanted to see who died at the hospital...This is who we're fighting for, as well as everyone still alive.

Re-Mediation

Last week, my attorney and I were in a second mediation with N.side hospital. We had gone through one mediation process last summer. At the moment, we're still set for trial this fall.

Before signing with my current attorney, another attorney advised that I could go several routes (besides finding someone to take the case). The routes advised were: Contact the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA); protest on the sidewalk in front of the hospital (as long as it was not on hospital grounds or interfering with traffic or business); and start a blog. I was advised that if I did start a blog, I should simply state the truth without any embellishments.

So...I contacted AHCA. They were at the hospital in a relatively short period of time; what they found was not good.

As far as protesting in front of the hospital, that did not appear to be an option I was willing to do. While it may have turned some people away, gotten approval from "the common person" (you and me) and aggravated those in charge at the hospital, I didn't think at the time that it would get the message across to the widest number of people.

The blog idea, though, is a good one. Throughout this blog, I have simply stated the truth. I know what I observed. I have had no reason to embellish or misconstrue the truth. Embellishments and outright lies would only harm my case in many ways: it would damage my credibility; it would make the rest of what I said suspect; it would hurt those who the lies were against; it would be 100% wrong. Add to that that the facts of this case are bad enough...Why would I do that?

The truth has been told all along and needs to be heard. I'm sure that those who have contacted me with their own horror stories of N.side would agree.

Trial Date changed

This past week, I learned that the trial date has changed: Rather than over the summer, the trial is now slated for the fall of 2010.

Yes, this means that it will be that much longer that my life is on hold. But I have no intention of leaving before this is over. I have every intention of seeing this through.

Will it make me stinking rich? I doubt it. Will the hospital admit guilt? I doubt that, too. Will the truth come out? You'd better believe it.

Ya can't go around treating people like garbage and think that it's okay.