Thinking of checking into a hospital? Think again. You may never see home again! ~ Angela V. Woodhull, Ph.D. licensed private investigator – Video
- Ginger Franklin, Hendersonville, Tennessee, fell down the
stairs in her condo and suffered a bump on her head. She was
declared “temporarily mentally incapacitated” and a guardian was
appointed through the courts. Within six weeks, the guardian had soldFranklin’s home, car, furniture, and drained her bank account. Today,Franklin has her freedom back, but she is having to start all over.
- Michael Kidd, 72, of Richardson, Texas, fell in his yard
and broke a hip. Now, he is living in Countryside Nursing Home with
his wife. Both were removed from their home when the state of Texas
petitioned the courts claiming that the Kidds were mentally
incompetent. Their house sits vacant and neglected, with rotting food
still remaining in the refrigerator. The Kidds have been confined to
a single room in the nursing home, while the state appointed guardian
burns through their money an gives them a mere $60 a month spending
allowance which they have been using to buy “real” food.
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Robert Milton (not his real name) was taken to the hospital because he
fell “one time too many” at his home, and although his stepson had
been given power of attorney to make all of his health care decisions,
a court-appointed corporate guardian placed Milton against his will
in a nursing home where he is now isolated from his family and
friends. Meanwhile, his money is being spent as quickly as possible
by the Orlando-based guardian and her attorneys.
How It Commences
Joseph Niedesky (not his real
name) was air lifted to a hospital in Orlando from Ocalaby helicopter
after he was the victim of a motorcycle crash. But something went
terribly wrong during Niedesky’s surgery and he aspirated on his own
vomit, causing some brain injury. That’s when a corporate guardian was
contacted by the hospital and appointed by the court as Niedesky’s
full plenary, permanent guardian.
What Happens Next
The corporate guardian who
petitioned the court stated in the court papers that Niedesky had no
family. In reality, Niedesky had been married for more than 20 years
and had four teenage children. It took more than two months for
Niedesky’s wife to discover what had happened to her husband and where
he was located.
The Family is Always Portrayed as the “Devil Incarnate”
What happened to Niedesky is
becoming a commonplace occurrence in America. A family member is
rushed to the hospital. Surgery occurs and something sometimes goes
terribly wrong. However, by quickly petitioning the courts for
guardianship, the hospital avoids any kind of lawsuit for negligence or
wrongful death. Niedesky’s wife wanted to bring him home and get him
out of the guardianship. The guardian, however, kept moving Niedesky
from location to location, city to city, until the statute of
limitations for suing the hospital had expired. Shortly after the
statute of limitations ended, Niedsky just happened to die.
“The hospital saved itself
millions in a lawsuit. It is typical that shortly after the statute
of limitations runs out, the ward just happens to suddenly die,”
stated David Newman, Gainesville, Florida, a civil rights guardianship
reform advocate.
Niedesky’s wife was portrayed
in the court record as uncaring, incompetent, over-meddling, and
negligent, and although these descriptors seem to be a contraction of
terms, you will typically find the most cynical descriptions of family
members in most court files where an involuntary guardianship has been
granted by the courts to a total stranger.
For example, in Milton’s case,
Milton’s stepson had been named long ago as his power of attorney and
health care surrogate. That designation, however, was destroyed by
the court and the corporate guardian even accused the stepson of
stealing several thousands over the years from his stepfather. Today,
Milton’s stepson, a 65 year old retired veteran, finds himself in a
legal nightmare gathering bank records and hiring attorneys and
forensic accountants to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, the corporate
guardian is spending Milton’s money like water.
The Other Scenario
Tom Griffith (not his real name) wonders why an Orlando-based corporate guardian would be interested in his father at all.
“He has no money. All he gets is a small monthly cheque from Social Security of about $800.00.”
I explained to Griffith that
his father has been marked for destruction and will mostly likely not
be among the living in a very short period of time. “We live in a
country that is ruled by corporations, not the U.S. Constitution. If
there is not enough money for the nursing home to cover its expenses,
there is ‘no reason’ to keep your father alive.” I explained to
Milton how Thomas Chada’s father was sent to him as a box of ashes and
how other wards seem to always turn up “expired” shortly after a
corporate guardian and her attorneys have burned through all of an
elderly person’s money.
But in this case, Griffith said there was no reason to destroy his father. “There is no money to gain.”
“Yes, but that is the point.
The corporate guardians have a symbiotic relationship with the nursing
homes. Sometimes, the nursing home gives them a wealthy resident
that they can bilk. At other times, the corporate guardian does them a
favor by making premature end-of-life decisions when there is not
enough finances to cover the elderly person’s day-to-day expenses.”
In the case of Griffith’s
father, who just received quadruple open heart bypass surgery, it was
determined that the ward, age 74, now needed dialysis, a very costly
ongoing treatment.
“The doctors said my father does not want dialysis,”Milton stated. “But I know my father wishes to live; he is only 74.”
“They probably got your father to sign such a statement without him even knowing what he was signing,” I explained.
Milton wanted to know what he could do to rescue his father out of this dangerous and life-threatening situation.
“You can hire an attorney, but
you might end up spending more than $500,000.00 of your own money to
become your father’s guardian.”
“I don’t have that kind of money,”Griffithdeclared, shocked.
It was obvious that the
scenario I was describing was greatly upsetting Griffith. Those of
us who have already lived this scenario remember going through the
predictable stage of “mental shock” followed by the overwhelming urge
to seek justice—at any cost. I explained to Griffith that he may find
himself bankrupt as a result of trying to help his father out of this
doomed guardianship situation.
My phone continues to ring as victims, desperate to find a solution, want to know what they can do.
In a country that is ruled by
corporations and corporate greed, there will be no solution to The
Guardianship Nightmare until a public uprising is so severe that these
kinds of abominable– yet commonplace situations– will no longer be
able to occur.
Angela V. Woodhull, Ph.D.
licensed private investigator
(352) 327-3665
[email protected]
Note by Stephanie Relfe, webmaster: It is stories like these, plus the fact that doctors are the third leading cause of death in America,
that cause us to urge people to take responsibility for their own
health NOW by learning and applying natural health knowledge, with the
intention of never needing to go to hospital.
Angela V. Woodhull, Ph.D. – September 9, 2011 – posted at Relfe
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