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hey, I'm in to. But do you think we should make it one of those visa gift cards? That way he can use it at any gas station he wants?


also, I can get this and drop it off in his box since we live in the same town if you want
 
Thanks gang, your kindness and generosity is amazing. We get to spend the day tomorrow getting more scans. If the rest of her records are not here from Indy by Tuesday, I may need money for bail on Wednesday in Indy. Some of these physicians do not understand that I can see her degrade each day in front of my eyes. Others are great physicians, but they can only do so much.

If those records are not here by the end of the day Tuesday, Methodist Hospital record's department is going to have a rather insistent and forceful middle aged man with a cane who is going to refuse to take
"later" for an answer. :hammer:
 
My wife got the same run around from Cleveland Clinic when we were leaving to come back to Elmira. She finally got most of them by sitting in person in the director of records office for about half a day. I had wanted her to wheel me down there and let me have a few accidents with the plastic urinal to get their attention. She left there with a phone book sized stack for the ride home.
 
Brent,

If you're having issues like this, ask for the Administrator on Duty. They're bound (by law?) to see you. Things will move very quickly once they're involved.
 
Big Dog said:
I volunteer Doc to collect it .............. :biggrin:
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I have no problem with that if yall want to show your support for Brent use the site supporter button or paypal button at the top of each page. I'll turn it into a gas card (or like WW suggested a Visa card) of Brent's choice and get it to him.
Please note in your donation your member name here and that it is for Mel and Brent.
If you prefer to send a check that is fine also PM me for my snail mail address and let me know what is coming so I can be sure to include all the funds.
 
I have 2 thoughts on this and sorry I didn't get back to this thread sooner.

First is we each simply send a gas card/gift card etc directly to Working Woman, she can personally deliver it to Brent.

Second we use the PayPal button and go through Doc. Doc then sends a gift card for gas to Brent or to WW who takes it to Brent.

Of the various scenarios those are the easiest that I come up with.

In any case, I'm in. And I suspect that Brent won't be driving this week because of the storm so we probably have until Monday or Tuesday to get this accomplished because the roads from Evansville to Boston are currently CLOSED due to the ice & snow storm.
 
Doc said:
I have no problem with that if yall want to show your support for Brent use the site supporter button or paypal button at the top of each page. I'll turn it into a gas card (or like WW suggested a Visa card) of Brent's choice and get it to him.
Please note in your donation your member name here and that it is for Mel and Brent.
If you prefer to send a check that is fine also PM me for my snail mail address and let me know what is coming so I can be sure to include all the funds.
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Start checking your PP account .................... !
 
I've got the paypal donations. But also heard of some having trouble with that interface. It might be easier to simply paypal the money to my paypal email account. All you do when you get into your paypal account is click the send money button and then supply the email of the recipeint and the amount you want to send. It also gives you a comment box to give your member name and that your donation is for Mel. So if anyone prefers doing it that way here is my email address (Please remind me to remove this address in a few days, no need to leave it hear forever).

gregp AT DOTHQ .com take out the spaces & CAPS and change the AT to an @

For those sending through me, I figure we can get a card and put everyone's member name on it who contributes this time. If you prefer NOT to be listed on a card like this be sure to let me know.
 
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Wow, you guys and gals never cease to amaze me. I think it would be tacky to name names ...but so far you all have donated over 300 dollars to the cause. And I know there are at least two more on the way via snail mail. I'm sure Brent will appreciate all the help and good wishes coming his way. Judy, still not sure on which way to do this, I'll investigate possibilities and be in touch with you tomorrow.
 
We are a family! With misfits,black sheep and lots of bitching and fighting. But when times are tough we pull together!:clap::clap: When they get better we go back to nitpickin.:whistling::yum::yum:
 
muleman said:
We are a family! With misfits,black sheep and lots of bitching and fighting. But when times are tough we pull together!:clap::clap: When they get better we go back to nitpickin.:whistling::yum::yum:
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You are Right On Bill, just like all good families do. :yum: :clap: :clap:
 
Doc said:
Wow, you guys and gals never cease to amaze me. I think it would be tacky to name names ...but so far you all have donated over 300 dollars to the cause. And I know there are at least two more on the way via snail mail.
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That's one of the things that IMHO makes FF special . We at times get into verbal scuffles ,but when one of Us is in need , We close ranks and do the right thing . That's how it should be with family .
Brent , what ever I can do for Your family , I will .
All the best to You , John
 
Wow, I'm lost for words. You guys are amazing! We've been gone for more tests and now beginning what could be an extremely nasty battle with Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. It seems that the "Records Department" has lost three (3) written requests for Melanie's records to be sent to Children's Hospital of Boston. They've only sent a couple of MRI scans and CT scans along with an unbelievably incorrect "Final Report" from a Dr. Roos at Methodist.

I'm now naming physician's names and absolutely DARING them to challenge me. This Dr. Roos saw Melanie once for about 20 minutes. However, in that 20 minutes, she claimed that she has been working with Melanie during her entire stay at Methodist and has been her attending. Worse yet, in her "Final Report" she grossly missed on reporting the symptoms, treatments and even her surgical procedure. I was billed over $500 for this completely worthless visit and less than worthless "Final Report" from this so called physician. Dr. Roos is a fraud and a danger to patients at Methodist.

Now I have the physicians at Boston wondering what is going on and am forced to go meet with an attorney this morning to, if necessary, get a court order for Methodist to release Melanie's records so she can continue to be treated rather than simply left in pain for weeks on end laying on our couch. Administrators at Boston are now offering to contact Methodist to inquire about this unacceptable loss of service. Sorry for the strong change in demeanor, but something is very, very wrong at Methodist and it is very possible that it can be causing further damage to Melanie due to the weeks of waiting for records we were told were on the way only to discover yesterday that they have no requests for records.

After being with Melanie most all of the time I can, I am absolutely livid at Methodist and their completely broken system. Other than a few outstanding physicians we've seen, Methodist appears to be right at the state of the art 1960's hospital, looks and all, with a completely failed system of communication within their organization. I'm crushed and feel that I should have questioned them sooner rather than just accepting "the records are on their way". My hesitation to become stern with Methodist has cost Melanie at least 2 extra weeks of laying on the couch in pain.
 
man, I am at a loss for words Brent. How can a hospital that has such a GREAT reputation do such a horrible job? I am sorry to hear you have to deal with an attorney at tiime like this. All you want is the records and to move forward on getting Mel to Boston.

Thanks to you all for your generous donations for the gas card. We had two donations of over $100 so we should be able to pay for a large part of the gas costs for the trip to Boston.
I would like to shut down this effort at 8pm tonight, so no donations after 8pm. Anyone wanting to send a check, I will cover the amount being sent so that it's no problem for the check to get into my hands sometime next week.
I am working out details with Judy (working woman) in hopes that we can get this in Brent's hands sometime this weekend.
 
Doc said:
I am working out details with Judy (working woman) in hopes that we can get this in Brent's hands sometime this weekend.
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Doc, thanks for picking up the ball on this and handling the logistics :clap:
 
Melensdad said:
Doc, thanks for picking up the ball on this and handling the logistics :clap:
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No problem at all Bob, Thank you for coming up with the idea. :thumb: :tiphat:

I'm simply glad that we (as a team) can come together to give Brent a little ray of sunshine in the nightmare he is fighting his way through.
 
Again, you guys are so great, I don't know what to say. I now have Children's in Boston scheduling a call to the administration of Methodist to ask about their internal problems and how much trouble could come of their internal problems if it causes more damage to a sick little girl. They assured me that they could get things moving faster than any attorney. I don't know anything about a hospital having to keep their "accreditation", but that may be questioned in this conversation; I don't know. They just seemed confident that they wouldn't get the run-around and blown off like I have. I hope so! Something is changing because Melanie has some new bruising coming to the surface around her incision and around her left eye. That is concerning me.

Again, thank you so much to every single person who has been supportive in this time of crisis. I sincerely hope nobody else ever has to go through what Melanie is going through. Anything that can even remotely raise her attitude or make her smile is priceless. You guys have been great! Thanks again!
 
That sure sounds like a GREAT way to go with one Hospital talking with the other to the the records and info they need. I hope they can get through to them and get the ball rolling.
 
Hey all, just wanted to give you an update to let you know that the gift card we got for Brent and Mel was delivered today in person. I must say for the first time since I've known Brent he was speechless! and very touched.

Lets hope she gets hooked up with the right doctor who can get her on the road to recovery!
 
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