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Therese Atkins with a help of a shunt, her journey without Physical and occupational therapy, living a normal life with the symptoms associated with normal pressure of hydrocephalus.
For Therese, her condition started a while back about six years ago December 20 th , 2016, she visited the Bellin Health Physical Medicine Neuro Consultant, for severe pain in her head, the attending physician Dr. Brian A Knapp, evaluated her and his diagnosis was that she suffered from Cerebrovascular Accident due to Thrombosis of left Anterior Cerebral Artery. 10/19/2017 Therese has Cerebral   infarction,   unspecified (HCC)    for    those    of    you    who    don’t    know    what    that means,   and   believe   me   I   did   not   know   myself,   I   have taken   the   liberty   to   research   its   meaning   and   place   it below. National Library of Medicine: A   stroke   is   a   medical   emergency.   There   are   two   types   -   ischemic   and   hemorrhagic. Ischemic   stroke   is   the   more   common   type.   It   is   usually   caused   by   a   blood   clot   that blocks   or   plugs   a   blood   vessel   in   the   brain.   This   keeps   blood   from   flowing   to   the brain.   Within   minutes,   brain   cells   begin   to   die. Another   cause   is   stenosis   or   narrowing of the artery. This can happen because of atherosclerosis, CEREBROVASCULAR: I observed Therese having difficulty with her speech and later her mobility, at the time I did not know what the reason was, because of the early effect of cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Once more she was taken to the hospital for further observation where she was diagnosed with Acute, but ill-defined, cerebrovascular disease, as her condition worsen priority was given to that part of her head that needed surgery, later she would be diagnosed with a condition called Obstructive hydrocephalus (HCC, in 9/24/21. [   This   section   below   tells   of   the   voyage   of   Therese's   illness   suffering   from   a   brain stroke   and   her   diminish   capacity   which   led   to   her   having   a   shunt   placed   in   her   head, a   daily   progression,   you   can   skip   this   section   if   you   care   not   to   read   her   travels   and go to her admittance to the hospital.] January   11 th ,   2017,   Therese   was   hospitalized   at   the   Ascension   Columbia   St.   Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee she suffered a stroke and was being treated there. BRAIN STROKE A DAILY RECORD OF THERESE HOSPITAL & REHAB STAY Written By Kenvil Atkins Thursday: 8/10/17 morning was supposed to be another eventful day in our life, as usual, my wife would be wide awake and crawling out of bed next to me, she got out of bed alright but she was not her chirpy self, she was mumbling to me I could not understand what she was saying, normally I do. Well knowing that she had suffered several strokes before I was prepared for the fact that she could not walk when she could walk the night before got me concerned, Knowing that she could get better treatment within the first hour if seen by a physician, I took her to the hospital of choice Columbia St. Mary’s. On arriving at the emergency she was treated by the physicians her condition was diagnosed she was admitted and taken to room 6253 in the care of Dr. Kehr. The original diagnosis of her condition after viewing the MIR was that she had suffered multiple strokes, the physician was not able at the time to pinpoint where it was coming from. Therese is equipped with a loop recorder the information collected showed no abnormalities, although no significant information was collected however the fact that there were no abnormalities meant that they could cross out heart fibula ion or areas about the heart Friday: 8/11/17 : So the test begins the first in line was of course the MIR followed by a head x-ray and observation, Therese was on the drug Plavix, Plavix is a blood thinner it is supposed to deter stroke in many cases the drug works, however in Therese case the drug did not work as expected. Behind the scenery the doctors continue to attack the cause of Therese’s continuous stroke episodes, I was informed of the latter of their findings which was nothing at this time, but they assured me that they were consulting the case, I needed a little more information from the doctors making the decisions on Therese case and requested the presence of one of them. We talked I told him since they were still baffled as to the origins of the stroke I believe it’s time we switch gears and look elsewhere, I told him about Therese's history how as a teenager she had two severe accidents first she was trodden down by a bicycle which ran across her head Second, she was in a major car accident and suffered a heads injury could this be the cause of her stroke, the physician assured me that the x-rays of her head were normal showed no head trauma or tumor and that the only area affected was the previous stroke followed by multiply strokes So they can cross out head injury and move on elsewhere, also since the Plavix does not seems to do the job they have decided to place her on a new drug, but they will keep running test on her. Saturday: 8/12/17 : The day was long for me it was a beautiful day later in the evening Dr. Kehr paid patient 6253 that is Therese a visit, and we talked about the conversation of which I had earlier with the case doctor, he told me that they would start her off on COUMADIN after telling him my fears about the drug he assured me of his length of practice and that they would take all precautions to start her off right on that drug The nurse was instructed to give her the new medication in the evening which would be the time for her medication, at 8:30 pm Saturday the 11 th , the COUMADIN was given to her along with a shot of Lovenox. It is now 11:30 pm I was getting exhausted and weary I decided to call it a day and said good night to my wife after taking care of her hygiene and saying our evening prayers. Sunday: 8/13/17 : Stepping into patient 6253 room that the wife's room I was greeted by her outstretched arms, she was lying naked in a pool of urine with nothing on. Quickly I held her hands and proceeded to clean her up and clothed her in my haste I forgot to call the attendant her nurse, it so happens she was assigned two that morning, but neither was present Another team member saw me and proceeded to lend me a helping hand, we took her off the bed place her on the commode took the wet gown off her, later about twenty minutes or so after she had finished urinating we stood her up and proceeded to clean her and clothe her which brought a sigh of relief to her face and mine as well The bulletin board strictly states her condition and procedure to follow, it’s just a matter of following through and paying attention. This started me off on a worrisome day although no such incident like this has happened in the past, let’s hope this is an isolated incident I have great respect for the nurses who have taken care of her from the time she was placed in the room The occupational Therapist saw my worried face and inquire as to my dilemma I told her exactly what had transpired, she indicated that she would convey my concerns I believe this to be an isolated incident.
Therese Living With Hydrocephalus

Living With Hydrocephalus

THERESE ATKINS STORY Hydrocephalus is the build-up of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Normally, this fluid cushions your brain. When you have too much, though, it puts harmful pressure on your brain. Hydrocephalus can be congenital, or present at birth. Causes include genetic problems and problems with how the fetus develops. An unusually large head is the main sign of congenital hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus SURGICAL HISTORY BEFORE AND AFTER Let me take you through Therese's intraventricular shunt placement, putting aside all reluctant and bad decisions finally on the eve of 9/30/2021 the surgeon perform an intraventricular shunt placement, folks even at this late hour to be honest we were briefed by the surgeon what the procedure entails and what he was planning to do to relieve the pressure on Therese's brain, the consultation lasted about twenty minutes, did I fully understood what he had just told me nope, yet to get the ball rolling I nodded my head in agreement. ONGOING MEDICAL CARE The Saga of Therese Atkins M i l w a u k e e F r o e d t e r t H o s p i t a l S e p t e m b e r 24, 2021, Therese fell sick, she is laying at Froedtert Hospital you should see what they had done to her, she went there for treatment but got a death sentence the verdict was to let her die slowly on her death bed, but Therese lay on the bed for twenty-seven hours without nourishment, yes as tough like nails she just would not die, the neurosurgery team made that decision collectively, they said Therese had a poor prognosis from Mount Sanaii hospital, and those licensee practitioners practicing medicine condemn her to die, when question why was the surgery not perform the came up with classic excuses saying that her husband requested to allow her to die in a hospice situation, truth be told that was the solution offered by the lady Neurosurgery who interview him, all lies, nothing to gain here that is exactly what happens when you play favorites and have no faith in the power of the Almighty God Jehovah, to heal the wonderful body he created. Thinking they are supreme and untouchable and could make decisions regarding life and death. But the pen is mightier than the sword, words from the poet will live on forever trust me As for the State QIO, they claim that their goal is to improve the overall quality of healthcare, please what a joke. QIO you have done Therese wrong this one-sided person interview cannot be your answer but it was, of course, my report to them was the biggest joke of the day, they make judgments based on partiality no witnesses to collaborate or support unfounded accusations from the hospital spokesperson, damage control, QIO, is a total joke a Don Quixote who charges at windmills, their investigation decision regarding Therese complaint case, is a blatant scam. A useless body of good for nothing. I weep and cry out loud for Therese I even threatened to sue the hospital if they don’t immediately perform the needed surgery, which prompt them to reverse their prior decision, they reluctantly provided the treatment to Therese because she won't and refused to die Therese do have a direct route to Almighty God Jehovah which we both serve he will surely snap her from the brink of death and back into life events forever proving those who condemn her to die how wicked and wrong. The Saga of Therese Atkins
THERESE MEDICAL HISTORY

A Letter to Therese mother

Therese Living With Hydrocephalus Therese Living With Hydrocephalus
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