Mold is BS. I’m 75 years old and there was always mold around with no problem. Then along came the lawyers with a need to increase revenue for the Firm.
At 75 (if you can remember) how many kids did you know with extreme peanut allergies growing up? I never heard of this until a few years ago….Now my daughter has several kids with this in her school….Her brother 12 years older had 0 kids in the school with this.
Many items today are becoming more deadly because we cannot fight them off as before because are bodies do not build up the resistance.
Sadly enough, these kids and parents went through @#)! to begin with and now for the 2 in remission, they’ve died because of something that should have been preventable. My local hospital is going through construction and as I rode by in my bed for a nuclear test, I didn’t feel that it was properly secured. I SAID SOMETHING, but what good it did…probably NOTHING! There’s no amount of money listed and I’m not much for getting money, BUT I HOPE THEY GET MILLIONS!!!!!!!
Not that you all care, but my husband and I can’t have anymore kids and if this happened to us, I’d be suing for millions because I have no way to have another child…I would MOVE…AND then adopt!
Sadden Reader: Notwithstanding the fact that emotions run high anytime a child dies, awarding the parents millions of dollars isn’t going to bring them back and isn’t going to change the way rennovations are done in hospitals across the country. Our legal system likes to dump big money on survivors who claim “it isn’t about the money”. If that were the case, why aren’t settlements donated to charity or a group fighting for better standards in hospitals. Personal injury attorneys have brainwashed the public to believe that justice = money.
I’m not amused by your ecessary,juvenile, and ignorant slam about Fred’s age and his ability to remember. He’s experienced a lot more of life than you have. In case you didn’t know, we have this think called a Senate…and a lot our Senators are over 75 years of age.
I’ve been handling or managing claims for 40 years (probably longer than you’ve been on earth) including the once feared toxic mold claims. After the panic and sensationalism gave way to fact, it was determined toxic mold didn’t cause brain damage. Mold by itself does not kill. Let’s not forget these kids had a deadly illness BEFORE the alleged exposure to mold. Their immune systems were likely weakened from chemo or radiation treatments wiping out their ability to fight any infection. And, the fact that two of them were in remission doesn’t mean they were disease free. Most of the time, the term remission only means the disease is re-grouping for another attack. Tragic as it may be, it’s unlikely it will be proven that mold from the rennovation was the proximate cause of death.
With a post name of “WooWooWoo” what does that make you? If you have nothing but a stupid remark to make about someone elses post go find another blog to vent your nothingness. At least the guy made a relevant comment to the topic.
I’m with you. They DON’T enough precautions when they are under construction. I was in the prenatal ward with a complicated pregnancy. They were renovating the other side of the ward.
For the first time in over a year, my asthma was aggravated. So not only was I already suffering from high blood pressure (one of the prenancy complications) now I had to have breathing treatments which made my pressure go higher, endangering my baby.
THEN they had the audacity to CHARGE my insurance company for the treatments that THEY were responsible for me needing.
I have a healthy boy, (thank god) but they have no respect for patients or safety when they tear out walls, paint, or do any work in their building.
Maybe if they have to pay out enough they’ll figure it’s cheaper to do it right then pay the high settlement costs. Seems to be the ONLY thing that makes any changes happen in a corporation these days.
In terms of being a parent and grandparent, I have nothing but sympathy for the families. If this is proven to be the actual reason for the deaths the hospital should be held responsible. Looking at this from a business standpoint I feel that this one will never see a courtroom. It’s an attorney’s dream. Dead children! Demand what you want and the hospital will do anything to stay out of court. Harsh, but that’s the reality of our lawsuit culture. It’s not about the money, of course.
This is a serious problem for a lot hospitals. Even the smallest renovation means a lot of work for infection control to avoid this exact situation. This blog post offers some pretty solid advice at (http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/02/hospital-renovations-cited-in-lawsuit/) and a link to an audio that addresses this issue of infection control during renovations.
I would have, except that hospital was the ONLY one with a NICU 3. Meaning they had a ward FULL of women with complicated pregnancies and premature babies. Where they were doing all their renovations.
My doctor couldn’t move me until I hit 32 weeks to a NICU 2 hospital.
Hospitals specialize now. No choice. Plus your insurance dictates where you go now as much as anything else.
it has to be an emotional strain, — you can’t but have sympathy for their loss. losing one but all three. the kids were already fighting for their lives and it does not have be just the mold. it could have been mom or dad who had an infection like a cold that could have done the same thing. losses are hard and it would be easy to blame someone else. i know, that when my dad died of melanoma, my mom kept blaming the nurses. he died in the middle of the night. he had been fighting melanoma for over 5 yrs. i saw him 1 yr and then 6 months before he finally passed away. i had the only grandkids and they got to see him w/1 yr left. it was hard! but i did not blame anyone. god had a reason for taking him. i think the same for these three little ones. it is a tragedy that these little ones are gone, and it is very emotional. but blaming on an organization who has helped these little ones is wrong.
Mold is BS. I’m 75 years old and there was always mold around with no problem. Then along came the lawyers with a need to increase revenue for the Firm.
At 75 (if you can remember) how many kids did you know with extreme peanut allergies growing up? I never heard of this until a few years ago….Now my daughter has several kids with this in her school….Her brother 12 years older had 0 kids in the school with this.
Many items today are becoming more deadly because we cannot fight them off as before because are bodies do not build up the resistance.
Mold can actually kill
Sadly enough, these kids and parents went through @#)! to begin with and now for the 2 in remission, they’ve died because of something that should have been preventable. My local hospital is going through construction and as I rode by in my bed for a nuclear test, I didn’t feel that it was properly secured. I SAID SOMETHING, but what good it did…probably NOTHING! There’s no amount of money listed and I’m not much for getting money, BUT I HOPE THEY GET MILLIONS!!!!!!!
Not that you all care, but my husband and I can’t have anymore kids and if this happened to us, I’d be suing for millions because I have no way to have another child…I would MOVE…AND then adopt!
Sadden Reader: Notwithstanding the fact that emotions run high anytime a child dies, awarding the parents millions of dollars isn’t going to bring them back and isn’t going to change the way rennovations are done in hospitals across the country. Our legal system likes to dump big money on survivors who claim “it isn’t about the money”. If that were the case, why aren’t settlements donated to charity or a group fighting for better standards in hospitals. Personal injury attorneys have brainwashed the public to believe that justice = money.
I’m not amused by your ecessary,juvenile, and ignorant slam about Fred’s age and his ability to remember. He’s experienced a lot more of life than you have. In case you didn’t know, we have this think called a Senate…and a lot our Senators are over 75 years of age.
I’ve been handling or managing claims for 40 years (probably longer than you’ve been on earth) including the once feared toxic mold claims. After the panic and sensationalism gave way to fact, it was determined toxic mold didn’t cause brain damage. Mold by itself does not kill. Let’s not forget these kids had a deadly illness BEFORE the alleged exposure to mold. Their immune systems were likely weakened from chemo or radiation treatments wiping out their ability to fight any infection. And, the fact that two of them were in remission doesn’t mean they were disease free. Most of the time, the term remission only means the disease is re-grouping for another attack. Tragic as it may be, it’s unlikely it will be proven that mold from the rennovation was the proximate cause of death.
You’re a genius, Joe. A regular genius.
With a post name of “WooWooWoo” what does that make you? If you have nothing but a stupid remark to make about someone elses post go find another blog to vent your nothingness. At least the guy made a relevant comment to the topic.
I’m with you. They DON’T enough precautions when they are under construction. I was in the prenatal ward with a complicated pregnancy. They were renovating the other side of the ward.
For the first time in over a year, my asthma was aggravated. So not only was I already suffering from high blood pressure (one of the prenancy complications) now I had to have breathing treatments which made my pressure go higher, endangering my baby.
THEN they had the audacity to CHARGE my insurance company for the treatments that THEY were responsible for me needing.
I have a healthy boy, (thank god) but they have no respect for patients or safety when they tear out walls, paint, or do any work in their building.
Maybe if they have to pay out enough they’ll figure it’s cheaper to do it right then pay the high settlement costs. Seems to be the ONLY thing that makes any changes happen in a corporation these days.
In terms of being a parent and grandparent, I have nothing but sympathy for the families. If this is proven to be the actual reason for the deaths the hospital should be held responsible. Looking at this from a business standpoint I feel that this one will never see a courtroom. It’s an attorney’s dream. Dead children! Demand what you want and the hospital will do anything to stay out of court. Harsh, but that’s the reality of our lawsuit culture. It’s not about the money, of course.
Dawn & Amelia,
Maybe you should switch hospitals. Just remember, for every negative story, there are millions of positive ones.
This is a serious problem for a lot hospitals. Even the smallest renovation means a lot of work for infection control to avoid this exact situation. This blog post offers some pretty solid advice at (http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/02/hospital-renovations-cited-in-lawsuit/) and a link to an audio that addresses this issue of infection control during renovations.
I would have, except that hospital was the ONLY one with a NICU 3. Meaning they had a ward FULL of women with complicated pregnancies and premature babies. Where they were doing all their renovations.
My doctor couldn’t move me until I hit 32 weeks to a NICU 2 hospital.
Hospitals specialize now. No choice. Plus your insurance dictates where you go now as much as anything else.
it has to be an emotional strain, — you can’t but have sympathy for their loss. losing one but all three. the kids were already fighting for their lives and it does not have be just the mold. it could have been mom or dad who had an infection like a cold that could have done the same thing. losses are hard and it would be easy to blame someone else. i know, that when my dad died of melanoma, my mom kept blaming the nurses. he died in the middle of the night. he had been fighting melanoma for over 5 yrs. i saw him 1 yr and then 6 months before he finally passed away. i had the only grandkids and they got to see him w/1 yr left. it was hard! but i did not blame anyone. god had a reason for taking him. i think the same for these three little ones. it is a tragedy that these little ones are gone, and it is very emotional. but blaming on an organization who has helped these little ones is wrong.