Just finished RWH UBC, premix with all upper body, abs mixed in, no blasts. That was a great premix. I was going to do Plyo Hiit 2, but the second I started the warm up, I got a shooting pain in my the back of my calf. I stretched it out, but it kept coming back. I forget that UBC has a lot of lunges and other leg work, but it wasn't bad on my calf. It didn't aggravate it more or anything.
The other jury gave their verdict so I can now talk about the case!!!! Here it is. . . In late October 2012, a resident in a nursing home on the vent unit (Medford Multicare for the Living) died. This was right before Hurricane Sandy. The staff at the nursing home claimed it was a heart attack. The truth is that the Respiratory Therapist (a per diem who worked there once or twice a month), overlooked the doctor's orders and did not put the patient on the vent, which she needed when she slept. The patient died as a result. Most disturbing is the fact that her pulse and oxygen levels declined slowly and alarms went off in her room, at the nurse's station and in the two hall monitors, plus one more in the RT office, for TWO HOURS and no one responded. There was a CNA assigned in her room and the CNA ignored the alarms and didn't get help. There was a CNA whose ONLY job was to watch the monitor at the nurse's station and alert nurses and staff if a resident was alarming and she did not respond. On video you see that winner DANCING in her chair while the monitor is going off. You see nurses at the nurses station RIGHT NEXT TO the monitor, not respond. My jury had the Respiratory Therapist as the defendant. She is a 63 year old mother and grandmother. She was charged with five counts, the highest being criminal negligent homicide. We found her guilty of that count and the fifth count of failure to report abuse and neglect. She was also charged with falsifying documents to cover it up, but we found her not guilty because we felt that wasn't proven by the Attorney General. The other two counts the judge told us had to be not guilty if we found of guilty of the first count. the reason this was so difficult for me to decide is I felt such sympathy for this woman. She looks elderly, her husband is this tiny man. Her entire church congregation came to the entire trial and when I would wait on line to go to court, they would be on line with me. I would see them praying in the parking lot. I felt that because she wasn't there every day, she didn't know the patients as well as the every day staff, like the nurses and CNAs. The CNAs admitted they knew she had to be on the vent but said NOTHING! This lady didn't even know she had to work that night. They had to call her to come in (night shift). When she got in the RT she was relieving was pissed and left without giving her a verbal report. She had 20 patients that night and did her rounds, but overlooked or didn't see that this one patient needed to be on the vent. However, when the alarms went off for TWO HOURS, she also did nothing. Now, I think she didn't repsond because she felt if there was an issue a CNA or nurse would alert her. . . as is their job. . . but they did nothing. After 20 minutes, respond! She was the only one charged with criminal negligent homicide because she was the one responsible for putting the lady on the vent. Now she is facing up to four years in prison. the judge told us afterwards, he won't give her the full four years, but the prob department is going to investigate and then recommend sentencing to the judge, which he can consider if he wants to. Her sentencing date is Sept. 15. I happen to be off that day (Jewish holiday). A few jurors and I plan on attending the sentencing. Anyway, I was trying to convince the others not to charge her with that count because I knew it meant prison and I felt being guilty of the lesser charges would be probation and give everyone a sense of relief (guilty verdict for the family of the deceased, no jail for the grandmother), but you have to go by the law. The law was very clear, and I was allowing my sympathy to get in the way. I cried when the foreman read the verdict and I have been thinking about it ever since. The other three nurses and the one administrator were found guilty yesterday. I felt they got what they deserved. They disgust me. The CNAs took plea deals, which I don't think is justice at all. Anyway, the judge told us the attorneys may contact us to speak with us and I am nervously anticipating that the defense attorney is going to try to speak with me because clearly I was upset at the reading of the verdict. I have nothing to hide. I mean, I felt she was guilty of the crime, I just didn't want to be responsible for sending a 63 year old grandmother to prison. My husband said it best though; I am not responsible for sending her there, she is responsible for her actions and needs to be held accountable. The jury is responsible for rendering a verdict, the judge is responsible for the sentencing. I trust the judge will be fair. He is a highly intelligent man. So that's that. Back to normal life, whatever that is, lol.
Now I can try to focus on the RT, which is coming up soon!!!! Deb I saw your question. I am sorry I didn't respond sooner. I am in a fog, as you can imagine. I'll put it on my card, and you can give me your half in cash. That's fine with me. I think I remember that girl too. My first RT in 2010 I want to say.
Cookie- I haven't been sleeping well this whole week because of the trial. Last night was the first decent sleep I got, and it wasn't all night! As far as childcare, DH took off this week. I was worried if we went into next week.
Belinda- I am so glad you are starting to feel better.
Waving hello to Wendy!
Kristin
