Re: Kathleen Gagne: Rodney, Meds, Dr. Caliendo
January 10th, 2012 @ 10:00 am

I sent the following email to Sophia Mas at Stewart-Marchman: Hello Sophia, (1) Can we please schedule a time and date for the conference call in advance this time? I can be available any time, day or night, any day this week. But it is much, much easier for me if I can plan for […]

Staggered Responses from Sophia
January 9th, 2012 @ 12:51 pm

I received the following email from Sophia Mas at Stewart-Marchman: David, The doctor did lower her dosage – your mother seems more alert today & still today the medications were lowered again – I forwarded your message to Rodney – his phone#386-236-1729 – Rodney has been in touch w/Maria & will be returning your call […]

Growing Concern
January 9th, 2012 @ 10:58 am

I just sent the following email to Sophia Mas at Stewart-Marchman (and copied my sister): Dear Sophia, Can you please send me the email address for Rodney Curtis, the discharge coordinator there? I have emailed him several times and never received a response; I suspect that he gave me an incorrect address when we spoke […]

A Long, Long Conference Call
January 5th, 2012 @ 11:20 am

Sophia Mas called from Stewart-Marchman with mom in the room with her on speakerphone, and we conferenced in my sister. Sophia began the call by saying that it was time for mom to go somewhere else. She said that yesterday she met with a “lady” who was an administrator at Lakewood. Sophia noted that all […]

Sophia Mas Conversation
December 9th, 2011 @ 12:18 pm

Here is an email I sent to my sister: [name redacted], Sophia Mas called me this morning while I was walking back from Starbucks with two of my coworkers. I returned to Starbucks and talked to her for a little more than 45 minutes. She told me that mom had been desperate to talk to […]

A List of Doctors and Medications
December 8th, 2011 @ 2:30 pm

Here is an email I sent to Rodney Curtis 1 2, the discharge coordinator at Stewart-Marchman, and copied to my sister: Rodney, Thanks for talking to me today. Here is the information I have regarding which medications my mother was taking prior to being admitted to Stewart-Marchman, and the doctors she’s been seeing. This information […]

Three Calls
December 8th, 2011 @ 9:15 am

At 9:15 AM I called and talked to Myra at the nurses station at Stewart-Marchman ACT. She explained the difference between an involuntary release and a discharge. At 11:15 AM I called in an attempt to talk to Dr. Caliendo. I was told he was with patients and unavailable. I left a message asking to […]