Wednesday, November 26, 2014

This morning I woke up with tears in my eyes, I had been dreaming about my Mother.

This morning I woke up with tears in my eyes, I had been dreaming about my Mother. It has been a while since I had felt that aching pain of loss. I think about my Mom and Dad often and the memories are not the painful kind. I am not sure what brought this dream on, but I imagine it is the approaching holiday season.
It is important to explain that I am a Christian, I believe in heaven and know Mom is on that list. I also believe we are supposed to forgive those that hurt us. I have forgiven those who I believe to be responsible for Mom's death.
So why do I continue to write about things that led to Moms death ? As a Christian am I not supposed to forget what happened. After all, people say that whatever happens " it is God's will ". Although this is supposed to be comforting, in some instances it is ridiculous. God gave people free will, that doesn't mean that whatever people do is God's will.
I believe that God needs soldiers who are willing to fight the evil that exists in todays society. I do not think we are supposed to let others treat people as they wish. To accept the mistreatment of elderly helpless patients in nursing homes is apprehensible. The willingness of the governing authorities to turn their heads and let this happen is infuriating. It is also obviously accepted by politicians, because they refuse to get involved in reform or enforcement of the laws.
I kept asking myself what reason would a politician have to ignore a situation that cries for reform. Why wont anyone listen to my concerns and act on the proof I have of wrongdoing, Medicare fraud, antitrust laws, and numerous DHSR regulations being violated regularly with no fear of repercussion. Isn't healthcare reform a major topic of both political parties at election time? Well this election cycle is over and nothing has changed.
I keep reading about how terrible the affordable care act is for our country, and how the Republicans want to repeal it. Yesterday I came across several articles that would make the following statement false. Here is a portion of one of the articles;  Bill Frist is the former U.S. Senate Republican Majority Leader from Tennessee. During the heat of the health care reform debate, he sang the praises of President Obama's health care reform. His stance raises the question, "Why"? Then I found another article that answered the question. Here is the beginning of that article; One of the nation's biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act, Thomas Frist has seen his fortune rise by $1.5 billion, along with shares of his hospital conglomerate, HCA Holding. Is it a coincidence that they share the same last name, no it is father and son. What a gift to give your dad $1.5 billion dollars.
There is the problem, politicians owning the businesses that are benefitting from a lack of reform, and the lack of regulations being enforced. The Frist family doesn't care how many others woke up with tears this morning or any other morning. They care that their family is getting so rich they couldn't possibly spend all the money they are making. Here is a quote that explains it all, I'm not sure of the origin of the quote but I got it from my preachers Facebook post.
"But to demand justice where there is no righteousness, no interest in righteousness, no willingness to be righteous, is to demand to breath air under water. It cannot be." Does the Frist family have a willingness  to be righteous? Is there any politician that has the willingness to be righteous, even at the cost of their political office? We can only hope so, but I am not very optimistic!
My mom died at Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation a SanStone property. SanStone does not own it, but the owners of SanStone own most of the company that does. They also own Beystone in Fletcher, which is going to close when they finish construction of The Lodge in Mills River. Other SanStone properties include Stonecreek H&R, Madison H&R, Oak Forest H&R, Sanford H&R. According to the NC Secretary of State's office , this year they also registered properties in Anson County NC, Rutherford County NC and Wake County NC. Although this took place in April of 2014, I can only find record of one of them on the Medicare.gov nursing home compare website.
I have read articles about SanStone buying other homes, and actually had workers from these places contact me about their concerns. They were lied to about what was taking place and the next thing they were owned by SanStone.
I have found many reasons to believe that SanStone is politically connected to the same lawmakers as the Frist family. They are directly connected to Gerald P. Cox who is on the NC Medical Care Commission appointed by the Governor to administer the appropriations of government funds for building and improving nursing homes. I am sensing another lack of willingness to be righteous.
I forgive them for letting my Mother die without respect and dignity. However I will do everything I can to stop them from exploiting any other helpless elderly person. I could sure use all the help I can get, I am not wealthy enough to be heard nor do I have the support of the others in similar situations. Is this really going to be written off as " it's God's will " or are there other soldiers willing to fight? Are there people willing to be righteous?

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