I had a call from a cousin, that my Mother had been admitted to the Bergan Mercy Hospital. (10/28/02) The next day, when the grandaughter got to the Hospital and walked into see her Grandmother, her uncle (our brother) told his Mother, to tell the grandaughter to leave. But instead, Mother told her grandaughter that she didn't want her to leave and that she wanted everyone to stay. Mother must have felt in 'safe haven' and able to make that statement, in front of her son. Mother told her grandaughter that she loved her and that she loved all of her family. When we (my husband and I) were visiting Mother that day, the doctor came in and he was asking my brother questions, as to what had happened, to my Mothers leg. But he would not answer their questions, and only shrug his shoulders as if he didn't know. The doctors called it Cellulitis.
The next day, when I went to the Hospital, I discovered that she had been moved to another room and I was told that her room number could not be given out. But, the grandaughter had looked on another computer and found the room number and called my cell to tell me that number. When I got to Mother's room the 'Manipulator' was sitting in Mother's room. When I walked in, this Manipulator got up and walked out. I had some old pictures that I was showing Mother and asking who some of the people were on the pictures. So we were conversing when a Security man appeared at Mother's hospital room and he told me that I should leave the room. I questioned why I should have to leave when that other lady (manipulator) was able to be in my Mothers room? The manipulator had not come back with this Security Officer. I explained to this Security Officer that I should have equal rights, to my Mother. THEN, he said, that NO ONE can be in the room with Mother.
So the grandaughter, and myself, went to the Administration Office to discuss this. We learned that this Atty Swanson was telling this Hospital that we couldn't see our Mother. SO the Hospital made up 'Ban and Bar' letters for everyone to sign, including my brother and the 'manipulator'.
Besides dealing with her health, Mother had to be isolated in the Hospital, from her daughters and grandchildren, where we, all, thought we would be able to go see her since we were no longer able to see her in her own home.
This unethical Atty, knew that Mother could be manipulated, as he had already done, with revoking her trust, making a new will, in August of last year (2001). Atty Swanson was working for our brother, NOT for our Mother!
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