Sepsis

[Mystiquee]

Hello everyone, I am new here and searching for answers. My father died from Sepsis and my sister and I still have no idea how he got this. He came home from Florida to NJ and felt fine until the next day when he fell due to a sharp pain in his arm. I should state that he had Parkinson's. He was taken to the worst hospital that has a very bad reputation. My sister and I wanted him transferred to Philadelphia but the evil woman he was with wouldn't allow it. She waited 1 week to tell us he's in the hospital and will die. We packed our bags and took the next flight out of Atlanta to Atlantic City. He was running high and low fevers. The highest it went to was 104. When he came out of the fever he seemed more like himself. He also complained of severe pain in his back, and they weren't treating him for that until my sister and I spoke up. After 5 days he seemed better and was planning on being transferred to a rehab center. I called my dad when I got home and I couldn't make out what he was so desperately trying to tell me. I told him that I loved him and all he mustered up was "ove". Called my sister and she flew to Nj that same day. When she arrived she found out he was put in Hospice Care and he had a steady drip of morphine and was unconscious. This was at 4pm. As time passed his breathing became labored and at 8:15pm he died. His wife (2nd, because my wonderful mother died), when we told her he died her reaction was troublesome to us, she said "ugh now I have to get dressed because i was about to go to sleep. That same day she was at the bank for a long time, and now I know why. My question is do you think he could have been poisoned in small doses over time? He was a healthy man aside the Parkinson's. We still do not understand how he contracted this so quickly. I'm sorry to have written so much. I just miss him so much. I was born on his birthday August 7th. I get more emotional now. But we seriously think he was killed, and she took my best friend away from me. She did not like me or my sister. She refuses to give anything that was dads to us. We have nothing. Thank you for reading this and your comments would be so appreciated.

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

First of all, let me offer you and your sister our heartfelt condolences over the death of your father. We cannot offer legal or medical advice. This does not mean we do not care - we care deeply. However, it is outside the scope of an Internet bulletin board to do so.

Here is a link on sepsis that may be of help to you: Sepsis, Septicemia (Blood Poisoning) Causes, Signs, Symptoms, Treatment and Diagnosis by MedicineNet.com

Wishing you and your family peace in every way.