An Effort to Help a Friend’s Sister, with Special Needs
On the evening of August 14, my wife Cindy and I arrived at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at 6:55 p.m. [Yes, the same hospital Grace was medically murdered at.]
A family friend of the patient had informed us that she was transferred back to St. E’s, from a Madison hospital, for a surgical procedure.
The patient had not been assigned a room yet, when we left our home to visit her.
Upon arrival at the hospital, Cindy called the number for the receptionist who told her the patient’s room number. There was no mention of any special requirements for visitation.
As God’s providence would have it, this room was on the same floor and the same wing of the hospital in which Grace lost her life. You can imagine the emotions and memories this situation brought back.
As we walked down the hallway to the room, we passed a couple of nurse’s stations. I noticed one of the nurses we deposed, in another patient’s room, as we walked.
We entered the room at approximately 7:00 p.m. We were greeted by two pleasant nurses, both letting us know who they were and who would be the patient’s nurse overnight, as the shift was changing at that time.
Strangely, I saw the ‘deposed nurse’ again, now outside of the room in which we were visiting. This was shortly after we walked into the room.
Cindy and I greeted the lady we came to visit and talked with her. She was quite responsive for just getting out of surgery. I noticed her vitals: oxygen saturation 99% and BP 109/62. She was doing well. She acknowledged us and shook her head to our questions. She grabbed my hand and held it tightly and held Cindy’s hand and smiled. Cindy showed her pictures on her phone, and she pulled it closer to see better. This was a precious moment.
You can read all of my updates on our legal efforts here: Our Amazing Grace: Legal Update History
