THIS sTORY ISNT ABOUT ME. ITS ABOUT A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS IN A VA HOSPITAL IN ALTOONA PA. ON SEPT 18TH HE WENT INTO THE PITTSBURG PA VA MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE UNDERWENT A HEART CATH, THE DOCTORS TOTALLY MESSED IT UP SEVERING A MAIN ARTERY. HE EVEN HAD TO GET BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. HE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM A INFECTION. IT HAS BEEN ONE MEDICAL THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH HIM. HE CANNOT WALK, HE ALSO HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER SURGERY CAUSE OF INFECTION. THEY MOVE HIM FROM PITTSBURG TO ALTOONA AND MY OPIONION IS, THEY DONT WANT TO TAKE BLAME FOR WHAT THEY DID. HIS LEG IS SWOLLEN 3 TIMES BIGGER THAN HIS OTHER LEG. HE HAS NO FEELING IN HIS UPPER MUSCLE. MY QUESTION IS, HE HAS VA PROPLE COMING IN HIS ROOM OFFERING A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY A MONTH, HE IS NOW COMSIDERED 100% DISABLED CAUSE OF THEM. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE COMING TO SEE HIM TOMORROW AND HE IS AFRAID THEY WILL MAKE HIM SIGN SOMETHING WHERE HE WONT GET ANY COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF HIS SUFFERING. HE REALLY HAS NOTHING OR NOBODY AND REALLY NEEDS ADVICE. HE IS SCARED OF THEM FORCING HIM TO MAKE AN AGREEMENT. WHAT ARE HIS RIGHTS AS FAR AS THIS GOES? i AM SO GREATFUL I FOUND THIS SITE. IF YOU MAIL ME I WILL GET THE ADVICE TO HIM. THANKS ALOT..
SINCERELY,
SHARON
