Reply #89: My sister is covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield [View All]

The really awful thing, too, about this whole situation, is that her doctor, Dr. Ron Giveon, went on VACATION right after committing my sister to death! How could he do that? Where are the ethics in that? It's bad enough to hold a meeting (without asking for a second opinion, even!) to decide whether a patient lives or dies, and choosing death for that patient. But to go on vacation, after you've started the ball rolling? What kind of person does that?

You know, too, when we had the first meeting with these "ethics" people, when they tried (but failed) to talk us into "letting Andrea go," there was this Episcopal minister there, the hospital chaplain, named Fronig, who told us that it would be the humane, compassionate thing to do, to end Andrea's life, who when questioned admitted that HE HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN ANDREA! The man had never even stepped into Andrea's room!

It is obvious from looking at the members of our family that we are just "working class" people. No doctors or lawyers here; no upper crust; just working blue collar people. I think that they thought that they would take advantage of some ignorant, powerless "downhome" Texans.

And we are ignorant, and we don't have much money, that's true. But the internet and the people who use it changed all of that. You guys and the right to life people changed the political and social landscape on this issue. This hospital is now under immense pressure from you and from the right to life people. Democrats and Republicans have joined together on this one.

So far, there has been little news, but our attorney has told us to have hope; we haven't lost the battle yet. I will keep you all informed if there is any news on this. Andrea has until Sunday and we're not giving up on her. Please, don't you give up either. You have so much power; you have no idea the power that you have resting in that keyboard, there, right in front of you.