To: The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, Bryan Hawkins, Director of Washington, D.C. VAMC, Ron Maurer, Director of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, John Delaney, Congressional Representative, Hager...
Veteran's Medical Care
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Dina Dent: Hold Veteran Medical Center of Washington, D.C. accountable for lack of sustainable medical care to Veterans.
Why is this important?
This petition is regarding adequate medical care and basic human kindness of veterans from the D.C. Veterans Administration Medical Center. I am a veteran whose care has been both disregarded and disrespected. There are many others afraid to come forward but I will take however many hits for the team to bring awareness and change. I have had to date, over 20 brain aneurysms, some bleeding, numerous brain surgeries, clips, clamps, and both sides of my brain vessels reinforced. I suffer from complicated migraines, seizures, diabetes, PTSD and depression. The Neurologists at the DCVAMC have missed EVERY aneurysm. They've all been found by emergency care of nearby hospitals, regardless to my pleads for help. I now have an inoperable brain aneurysm, as well as additional pain, and they are refusing to give actual medications needed to alleviate my pain. I have a bad liver. They prefer to increase the meds I'm already on (which don't work# and cause my liver to work additionally hard rather than alleviate my excruciating pain. I'm denied access to the Director of the hospital because he has "open dates" to walk-in but I live two hours away and during most of the dates I'm hospitalized. Patient advocate has been virtually kicked out of the neurology clinic trying to help me. I was also discharged for a short time from the Neurology Clinic three days after a brain procedure at Walter Reed. The clinicians tried to cover it up, but the same info. was given to said Advocate. I've been discharged from the pain clinic due to failure to complete it. I didn't complete it due to hospitalizations. I've been black balled basically from the DCVAMC and can no longer listen to the many veterans speak of atrocities #medical# toward them. I can also no longer suffer more so than not writhing in pain and these people try to sweep me under the rug. Writing this petition will sure enough, hinder my care even further. I know the stress of it all has awakened every iniquity within my very spirit. I've even had to contact the Vet Hotline to retain sanity. I can't do this alone. Will you help. I could be you or any member of your family. We must make them accountable for their actions towards every veteran mistreated. We must also make President Obama, Congress, Regional Officers of Veteran's Administration, and any family member aware of this sublevel medical treatment and lack of basic human kindness.