Hospital's deprivation costs patient her life

Hospital's deprivation costs patient her life

The attempt to save the life of an elderly woman in Brevard County, Florida, has failed.

     

Carrie Johnson, 83, suffered several strokes and was hospitalized, and Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel reports that even though Johnson's son and granddaughter objected, the hospital stopped giving her food and water.

"Liberty Counsel was able to get involved on this situation [by] working through the night [and] filing an injunction, and the judge on Saturday afternoon issued an injunction to reinsert the food and water," Staver reports.

The strokes had not harmed the patient to the point of certain death, but the Liberty Counsel attorney explains that unfortunately, the damage from lack of nutrition had already been done and Johnson died Saturday night.

"This elderly lady, who could do everything except for have food and water, was deprived of food and water. [She went] through a horrible death by dehydration, which causes your organs to dry up [and] your eyes to become like they have sand inside of them. This is a horrible way to die. People should not be treated like this," Staver contends.

He adds that unfortunately, this type of situation happens all over the country as people are being pushed to the side because "someone wants to get rid of them, and the hospital doesn't want to care for them." He says that represents callous disrespect for life -- which in this case, he believes, cost Johnson her life.

Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: May 26, 2010
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