tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post1960805489034743301..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Dutch doctors thank Helen HaskellPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-76281974466665739202012-11-07T13:18:29.180-05:002012-11-07T13:18:29.180-05:00Helen,
My thoughts are with you today. Thanks for...Helen, <br />My thoughts are with you today. Thanks for all you are doing to save other lives and to teach clinicians about safe and effective care. We owe you so much.<br />MaureenMaureen Bisognanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-38615899208978988212012-11-07T06:36:27.187-05:002012-11-07T06:36:27.187-05:00“Please tell Helen…” I can’t count the number of ...“Please tell Helen…” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard people start a sentence with those words. They then go on to describe their gratitude for all they have learned from the tragic death of Lewis, and with the depth of her loss, her exceptional resolve to use this tragedy to take all of us in healthcare to a very different place and better place. In the process Helen has taught us and shown us the power of a networked community, as well as respectful, forceful, well executed process with Lewis, the patient, always “in the room.” Paul, thanks for this highlight and Helen my thoughts, prayers, and gratitude are with you on this 12th anniversary. Jim ConwayJim Conwaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-79237776924112994502012-11-07T01:23:13.186-05:002012-11-07T01:23:13.186-05:00Ditto what Barb said. And Helen, my heart goes out...Ditto what Barb said. And Helen, my heart goes out to you on this sad anniversary. Thank you for your generous help to those of us newer to patient advocacy. Lewis lives on in your work.Pat Mastorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572742020333587763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-19868305979561364452012-11-06T18:03:56.451-05:002012-11-06T18:03:56.451-05:00This is way too intellectual-most Medical Errors a...This is way too intellectual-most Medical Errors are caused by a lack of supervision. I am an ex Healthcare Administrator. But I found out about Medical Errors the hard way. <br /><br />Now I'm becoming an expert on neurotransmitters because my elderly mother "caught" dementia OVERNIGHT. A nurse gave her a benzo sedative in her IV.<br /><br />I now care for my mother 24/7. She always had a high IQ... which allows her to remember that a nurse poisoned her and caused severe brain damage. It's one of the few things she remembers. But she forgets my name.<br /><br />I immediately detected that something was very wrong when visiting my mother the next morning. My sister and I made all the arrangements for an fast transfer to a university hospital.<br /><br />The new hospital saved her life. She was originally hospitalized for a sprained knee.<br /><br />My mission now is to warn the elderly and their families about the dangers of benzo sedatives and the unqualified nurses and physicians who dispense them.<br /><br />I regularly tweet warnings about benzo Rxs for the elderly. <br /><br />My yahoo article is at http://voices.yahoo.com/learn-benzodiazepines-gaba-neurotransmitters-10973308.htmlPat Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021033553258512271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-88937907260678003132012-11-06T17:32:49.883-05:002012-11-06T17:32:49.883-05:00Wonderful! There could be no better compliment to ...Wonderful! There could be no better compliment to Helen and all of the work she has done through the years. She is a highly respected mentor and friend of patient advocates around the world. It is nice to see her recognized. <br /><br />BarbAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636858773609509357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-73412275159643164142012-11-06T17:03:36.347-05:002012-11-06T17:03:36.347-05:00Thank you so much, Paul. I am really humbled by th...Thank you so much, Paul. I am really humbled by this response and by your thoughtfulness in conveying these messages to me. <br /><br />Today is the 12th anniversary of the events in the video. It is comforting to know people are thinking of him.<br /><br />All the best,<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337842445831496268noreply@blogger.com