Countrygirl
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Very sadly, I have to report the death of a dear friend of mine of nearly 30 years who joined Phoenix Rising at my suggestion after he became very ill following a series of tick bites from an infected area.
He became ill last autumn and has been struggling to cope with the horrible symptoms that overwhelmed him and recently his illness had taken a turn for the worse.
He did his best to follow advice on PR, but his brain was so badly effected that he couldn’t cope with reading.
We have spent many, many hours on the phone to each other as I tried to find him a suitable place for him to stay where he could be cared for and a doctor that would treat ME/Lyme seriously.
Sadly, he was dismissed by the medical profession who provided virtually no appropriate support to a very ill man. We both did all we could to find medical help for him but with no success.
He wrote a note for his cleaning lady to tell her to call the police and not to go into the garage on Tuesday. He had tried once before and I interrupted his attempt just in time although it left him with rope burns on his neck. I phoned the GP immediately, hoping he would visit my friend. All he did was to post a prescription for tranquillisers through the letterbox. This time, my friend was successful.
If only a GP had at least been prepared to offer sympathetic support it would have made such a difference, but it just doesn’t happen.
I am very sad at the loss of my friend of many years (and am trying not to be really angry at another unnecessary death as the result of medical negligence.). If only the medical profession would take these diseases seriously.
He became ill last autumn and has been struggling to cope with the horrible symptoms that overwhelmed him and recently his illness had taken a turn for the worse.
He did his best to follow advice on PR, but his brain was so badly effected that he couldn’t cope with reading.
We have spent many, many hours on the phone to each other as I tried to find him a suitable place for him to stay where he could be cared for and a doctor that would treat ME/Lyme seriously.
Sadly, he was dismissed by the medical profession who provided virtually no appropriate support to a very ill man. We both did all we could to find medical help for him but with no success.
He wrote a note for his cleaning lady to tell her to call the police and not to go into the garage on Tuesday. He had tried once before and I interrupted his attempt just in time although it left him with rope burns on his neck. I phoned the GP immediately, hoping he would visit my friend. All he did was to post a prescription for tranquillisers through the letterbox. This time, my friend was successful.
If only a GP had at least been prepared to offer sympathetic support it would have made such a difference, but it just doesn’t happen.
I am very sad at the loss of my friend of many years (and am trying not to be really angry at another unnecessary death as the result of medical negligence.). If only the medical profession would take these diseases seriously.