I’m angry, 😠 I’m sad 😞 and I’m frustrated 😤. Many of you that have been following me know that as a result of hip revision surgery, I became a #paraplegic, now #paralyzed from my waist down. However, as I have stated before, being a #little_person (a.k.a. #dwarf) with shorter arms and legs unable to reach anything, I feel I could and perhaps should be considered a quadriplegic.
I just learned from my attorney (yes, I am suing) the defense attorney is now claiming (more like threatening in my opinion) to file a motion to dismiss my case under the pretense that they have a couple doctors from another famous hospital that are prepared to testify that I would have become paralyzed, in a #wheelchair for the rest of my life, at some point anyway, due to my #dwarfism and spine condition!!!!! WHAT???? CAN THEY PREDICT WHAT WILL OR WILL NOT OCCUR???
There is somewhat of an “unwritten rule” or “unwritten code” that doctors/hospitals DO NOT generally like to testify against another doctor/hospital. This “unwritten rule” or “unwritten code” may be true but, I want to know:
- * Where is the case law that states it is inevitable, or even most likely inevitable, that a person with dwarfism will eventually end up paralyzed?
- * Where is the medical study that states it is inevitable, or even most likely inevitable, that a person with dwarfism will eventually end up paralyzed?
- * Where is the case law that states it is inevitable, or even most likely inevitable, that a person with dwarfism and a compromised spine will eventually end up paralyzed?
A few things amaze me:
- * The two doctors that the defense attorney has that are prepared to testify HAVE NEVER MET ME!
- * The doctors and hospital where my surgery was done is ranked in the TOP 5 HOSPITALS in the country for orthopedics, so if they repeatedly tell me they “DON’T KNOW” why after surgery I woke up paralyzed then how can another doctor/hospital?
I’m sad because my life, such as it is, is on permanent pause. I’ve been sleeping on the sofa for the last month because I can’t afford the Sleep Number bed 🛌 ($3,000.00) that I NEED, not want, NEED!
I’m frustrated because the judge that my case was assigned to retired as of 09/30/2021.
#COVID has disrupted many lives this is true. I realize the courts have been closed, I realize cases have been postponed, but to learn that after nearly five (5) of dragging this case so so so very slowly through the court that the other side is not threatening to file a motion to dismiss is just very hard to handle. Sometimes I feel like I’ve been fighting 🤼♂️ and screaming 😱 for the last five (5) years but nobody hears me, nobody hears my tears 😢 and I’m just tired.
As always, I wish you a journey filled with exploring new people, places and things β take time to learn from and enjoy each new adventure along your way!
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