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Hey Everyone, Im fighting to hang on and I could use your support!
I was recently hospitalized on June 26 due to having severe pain in both legs and multiple high fevers. I couldn't walk. I had to be carried out by the Fire Department via stretcher and rushed to the hospital. While in the hospital I struggled with fevers and pain and received some horrible news.
I had several issues going on first I had a blood clot behind my right knee, second I had Gout in my left foot, third I had bone spurs and 4th my Arthritis flared up in booth knees and ankles in which my immune system decided to attack it. I am bed ridden and struggling to walk again.
This next part is why I need your help.
My story gets worse as I was taken from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility for care since the fevers were under control. The facility I was moved to was a dump and if I had stayed there I would have died. My mental health took a big hit and I was depressed.
This next part gets graphic about the facility.
My room was split with an elderly man who had several open wounds that needed to be dressed. He was crying or laughing at various times and did not know where he was at for moments on end. The curtain that separated us had piss on it and it was right next to my bed. The windows by my bed had shit on them. My bed was old and broken and it couldn't support my weight, I would slide off of it and without the use of my legs it was hard to hold on. My room was next to the smokers exit and as I couldn't close the door to my room, people where coming and going all night long. My room would fill up with cigarette smell all night and I'd hear the loud noise from the handicap door, I got no sleep. The room was hot because the AC could not keep up with the heat, it was causing me to sweat non stop. I used the call button and no nurse would arrive. I called multiple times and the longest without a response was 3 hours. They didnt fix the bed or address any of the issues. My roommate smoked in the room late at night and they didnt address it with him. I dont think they could as he couldn't understand me when talking.
Suddenly I was woken up at 6am and told I needed to provide a credit card. I wasnt sure what they were saying as I was in pain, on meds and sleep deprived. I asked questions and they said its for 800 a week to stay here and to give them the credit card in a very pushy manner. I found it hard to focus but I knew if I stayed I would die. I told her I was leaving but she demanded the credit card again. I felt unsafe and stopped talking, she finally left.
I had to use the bathroom and did everything I could to limp there because they did not bring me a wheel chair. The bathroom had so much piss on the floor I couldnt use it. I had to use a shared bathroom which was further away and it hurt to mive. The shared bathroom stunck and had so many sharp broken tiles in it. I called down the hallway for help and finally someone came and I asked them to clean the room bathroom. They laid down towls over the floor and piss and left. I went to bed again as I wasnt feeling good. I was woken up again by another assistant manager who asked why I wanted to leave. I said the place is horrible and I need to go. She asked if there was anything they could do or what was wrong, I showed her the pee covered curtain in.which she had this disgusted look.on her face as she was standing right by it. She left and it was never changed. I had a 3rd manager show up who asked what they could do, I had no energy and was half off the broken bed. I know she could see that I was in pain from the bed and asked for a new one that could support my weight. She said they did not have other beds and I told her I was leaving.
The assistant came back and said if I was leaving it was against Medical Advice and I needed to go through a cognitive test. I was asked personal questions for a good thirty minutes and asked to repeat things. She stayed away from my curtain this time.
I felt so dizzy when I limped out of there with the only walker they had. My legs wanted to give out with each step.
I am now seeking your help for in home care and to help cover those expenses. Thank you for considering to help me.
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John Fueller
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Anthem, AZ