Q: HOW CAN I STOP A MEDICAL FACILITY FROM STARVING MY DISABLE BROTHER
MY BROTHER IS DISABLE AND IN A HOME OUR FAMILY GOT A MESSAGE TODAY THAT HES DYING WE WENT TO SEE HIM HIS INTESTATE GOT TWISTED HE HAD SURGERY TO FIX IT HE HAD A SEIZURE AND THEY SAID IT SCREWED UP HIS ESOPHAGUS AND HE CANT SWALLOW HE WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT AND THEY PULLED THE PLUG HE DIDN'T DIE SO THE FACILITY IS STARVING HIM TO DEATH HOW CAN I STOP IT WHAT CAN I DO PLEASE I WATCHED HIM SWALLOW MEDICINE HE DONT LOOK LIKE HE IS DYING EXCEPT THEY ARE STARVING HIM...HES RUNING OUT OF TIME
A: Call your local county bar association's legal referral telephone line, explain the issue and they will refer you to someone who can step in and fight for his civil rights. Obviously, time is of the essence, so do this right away! You can always Google civil rights lawyers in your local area and start calling lawyers until you get someone to assist you. Either way, you should do either or both of these things right away!
A: These are questions that should be discussed with his physician and whomever is making medical decisions for him. The extent of medical care is governed by medical standards and by a medical directive signed by him or decisions by his guardian or immediate family.
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MORE INFO NEEDED
YOU NEED TO RETAIN A MED MAL LAWYER ASAP. MED FACILITIES HAVE TO LIVE UP TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND IF THEY DON'T THEY CAN BE SUED.
HAVE YOU DISCUSSED WITH DOCTORS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING?
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