Posted by RICH MANZARO on August 05, 2002 at 14:17:38:
In Reply to: Re: Lost my young wife posted by Mike on August 31, 2001 at 06:17:07:
MIKE, JUST READ YOUR LETTER ON INTERNET, I CAN RELATE TO YOUR STORY , MY WIFE WENT IN FOR HEART SURGERY ON MAY 14 2001 AND CAME OUT OF IT JUST FINE. BUT AFTER ABOUT 1 WEEK SHE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT BREATHING PROBLEMS, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE NURSES JUST GAVE HER SEDATIVES SAYING IT WAS NORMAL AFTER SURGERY. IT TURNED OUT THAT SHE WAS BLEEDING INTERNALY FROM THE OPERATION,SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE BECAUSE THE BLOOD HAD COMPRESSED HER HEART UNTIL IT STOPPED BEATING. THIS WAS AFTER 4 DAYS OF BEING IN A COMA.I JUST COULD NOT ACCEPT WHAT HAPPENED SO I RETAINED A LAWYER AND AFTER INVESTIGATING THEY DETERMINED THAT KAREN WAS NOT TAKEN BACK INTO SURGERY WITHIN A REASABLE TIME TO REPAIR THE BLEEDING,SO NOW THEY HAVE CAUSE FOR A LAW SUIT WHICH IS UNDERWAY.7 MONTHS LATER I LOST MY ONLY BROTHER FROM CANCER.IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR BOTH OF US.KAREN DIED ON JUNE 1,2001 JUST BEFORE YOU LOST YOUR WIFE SO I HAVE SOME IDEA HOW YOU FEEL. I KNOW EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION OF WHATS BEST FOR YOU , BUT BELIEVE ME NO ONE KNOWS , I DONT HAVE TO TELL YOU ,RIGHT.WELL MIKE THANKS FOR LISTENING , I NEEDED THAT,I CANT FIND ANYONE THAT KNOWS THE PAIN OTHER THAN SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE. ALWAYS HERE IF YOU WANT TO TALK! RICHIE P.S KAREN AND I WERE MARRIED FOR 24 YEARS , THATS A LOT OF MEMORIES.