COVID-19 Humanity Betrayal ㅤ Memory Project
Linda’s Story Transcript
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Timestamp: 00:18:40.595 - 00:21:10.740
About This Clip: Isolated even in death, Isolation of victim, Perce
Excerpt: "And I'm like, why? I said, y'all why do I need to come up there? Y'all won't let me in there to see my mom. And I'm like, I know that she's not doing good and, you know, it's probably fixing to pass... You wouldn't let me see my mom at the hospital. But when she dies, then you want me to come up there just so you can tell me that crap... I really think that they did not want me seeing my mom in the shape that she was, how badly she and what shape she was and all the bedsores that she had on her because they never told me about all the bedsores that she had on her... I was her voice. Me. And it makes me so angry. After all that, a part of me died. I'm numb.
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Timestamp: 00:13:01.214 - 00:13:57.154
About This Clip: Evidence of neglect, specifically the mention of b
Excerpt: "I was appalled to see what my mom looked like after not seeing her for about seven to eight weeks, if not a little longer. She was just covered in bruises, and she actually had more bedsores than what they told me. And, she was coughing and and rattling in her chest, and, I was all up in her face because at the time, it just didn't matter. I I just was so upset and just happy that I got to see my mama. Yes. Mhmm. And, the doctor came well, before the doctor and everybody came in, I started trying to check her over to see any marks and stuff like that, and she wound up still having the huge bedsore on her hip.
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Timestamp: 00:16:38.475 - 00:17:18.565
About This Clip: Lack of communication and gaslighting. The family
Excerpt: "And I asked him in ICU. I said, well, does she have COVID? They said, well, we can't tell you. ... the next day, I spoke with the doctor on that particular shift, and he said he was sorry, that it was ICU's fault for not calling and letting me know that what was going on.
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Timestamp: 00:14:28.294 - 00:15:48.894
About This Clip: Denial of informed consent and pressure regarding
Excerpt: "And she told me she said, you know, we know your mom has a living will, but what about a DNR? I said she doesn't have one. And she said, what do you want us to do if she if her heart stops? I said, let her go. ... I was not allowed to have anybody with me.
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Timestamp: 00:09:24.940 - 00:10:09.595
About This Clip: The victim expresses frustration regarding the lac
Excerpt: "All they did was wanna they had permission to to do that procedure, but yet they wouldn't send me pictures of her bedsore since you're not gonna let me see her. I had a right to see what my mom looked like. And they said we can't give you that information and send it to you because of HIPAA. Well, you're calling me over the phone. I'm not signing nothing for her to have a surgery. Y'all are just getting my verbal consent over the phone, and you're not even verifying that I'm the one who should even be having power of attorney or that I have the I'm the person making these decisions. They don't know.
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Timestamp: 00:15:49.674 - 00:16:18.245
About This Clip: Isolation of victim and emotional distress. The vi
Excerpt: "And my mama was so scared, so so scared. She didn't she never had anxiety or panic attacks or anything. But when she fell that day, it changed, and she had to deal with anxiety and stuff. ... we just weren't allowed to see her, and it just wasn't fair at all.