I enjoyed reading your story, but I'm sorry you had to go through everything that you did. I have also taken the time to write out my "story" and it helped me to heal as it were. Bobbie Smile Everyday
> On May 4, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Ismael Cavazos <ismaelcavaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > When I was born I was completely blind after six surgeries in my eyes I was > able to see a little bit it is better than nothing I was 11 years old when I > started seeing the doctors consider me legally blind seven years after that > my accident happened it all happen in 1981 in high school my senior year I > was in ROTC drill team it was a Saturday in the morning I told my mother is > she could take me to practice she told me why you don't go with me and your > little brother to the store ID to get a couple of things I said I prefer to > go to practice so she took me to the school grounds for I could practice > before I got off car she told me again are you sure you don't want to go I > said I prefer to stay to practice 10 minutes after that I started horsing > around with another kit and we end up playing wrestling at that time I used > to wait 134 pounds the other kid waited 350 pounds like I said we started > horsing around for the meantime the other kids got there and also the > instructor he grabbed me from my back she put his arms around me I slip I was > not able to put my hands in front of me so my head was first to the floor and > all his weight of the other kid and up the top of me when I hit the floor my > neck pop I tried to get up but I was not able I started feeling weird he told > me get up I told him I can't she thought that I was joking he saw that I was > sweating really bad and my face was changing colors he call the other kids > they started coming towards me everybody was standing around me I was laying > in the floor one of those kids was my best friend he was the only one that > had a car's he told me you're not joking I said no I cannot get up so he got > in the car and went to a small store that is close by the school ground to > use the public phone call the ambulance she came back and told me that he > already call the ambulance I told him to tell my mother what happened but not > exactly what really happened to me the reason I said that to him was a month > back she had barely per second heart surgery and I didn't want her to get a > heart attack when she heard the news about me I did not know that I broke my > neck I was scared from the school ground all the way to the hospital I was > able to brief on my own when I got there I started feeling short of breath I > don't recall what happened after that when I open my eyes I was in ICU > connected to a respirator my mother got to the hospital and she was very > surprise when the doctors told her what happened to me according to her what > she told me she thought that I only broke a arm the doctors told my mother > that I only going to survive 72 hours after three days passed by my mother > and my older brothers decided to take me to Houston for a second opinion I > was there for six months the doctors told my mother that I needed surgery in > my back but the bad use that 50% that I could dive in surgery and the good > news if you survive with therapy and 50% that he only could move his hands so > my mother did not want to risk it after six months passed by I came back to > Brownsville to a nursing home I was there a week I was by myself in the room > thinking wondering crying I heard a noise I turned my head and I saw a > air-conditioned window unit and suddenly the air conditioner caught the > curtain and the started a fire I was not able to talk very well for the > reason that I was connected to a respirator so I started making a lot of > weird noises and whistling like crazy finally somebody hurt me one of the > workers there came to the room and saw the fire she started yelling fire she > started also getting me out the room pulling the bed out and they took out > the rest of the patients out site I was the only one connected to a > respirator so they call an ambulance to send me to the hospital for the > meantime next day they were going to send me back to the nursing home they > didn't want to take me back they told my mother it was too much > responsibility to have a patient with a respirator I stay couple of days in > the hospital until they find a nursing home nowhere in the Valley wanted to a > set patients with a respirator I continue staying in the hospital until they > found me a nursing home they did I needed to go outside the Valley and they > took me to Killeen Texas I was there for two years and a half the name of the > nursing home was Belhaven nursing home this I was not too happy of getting > out the Valley I went over there by helicopter by mother and my two older > brothers they were in court my attorney went to the nursing home to talk to > me and asked me I'm going to meet you I at court we need to find a way to get > you back to Brownsville in court I said okay I really didn't care my only > thing was in my mind that I wanted to die but I wanted to die where I was > born in Brownsville that was my plan nobody knew what I was thinking and > wanted to do I was thinking if they take me to Brownsville I will let myself > go and die nobody knew what I was want to do my attorney told me also is not > going to cause anything to your parents I'll pay everything private nurse of > respiratory therapists I'll pay both ways in the helicopter but I need to > bear and I said okay I was losing a lot of weight I did not want to eat and > drink water the only thing I had on my mind like I said I wanted to die but I > said to myself if I die at least my family would have all that money if it we > would've one we were going to get 75 million I was losing so much weight I > used to wait 76 pounds two months from the last time my attorney talk to me > she was going to arrange everything for me like he said to get me to > Brownsville in court I said okay a week passed by my attorney came back to > tell me that he already arranged everything only to wait for the day to come > so they can take me to Brownsville to be there in court I started feeling > sick running a temperature my temperature was 113 they took me to a hospital > and they found that I had pneumonia my attorney went to the hospital to visit > me he told me not to worry about it just get well I could arrange everything > all over again I was there in the hospital for 10 days finally I was back in > the nursing home one month after that my attorney came back to tell me that > he already arranged everything again I said okay they going to take you to > Brownsville so you can be there at court that we came that they they were > going to take me it was Sunday night I started a lot of chills and I needed > to be in Brownsville Thursday at court afternoon like I said I had a lot > chills I started feeling bad Monday morning I started with temperature my > temperature was 100 I said to myself it cannot be possible what is happening > to me Tuesday afternoon my attorney came to ask me if I was ready to go > Thursday I said yes he did not know that I was running a temperature I > feeling bad I really didn't want to tell him a nurse came to my room to take > my temperature and my attorney was there and she heard what the nurse said > your temperature is going up you have 100 right now is 102 after the nurse > left my attorney told me I cannot take you like that I said I could make it > he told me it is too much at risk I said to him again I could do it I know so > my attorney had an idea and he told me I could make a video of you and me > asking the questions to you so I could show it on court I said I guess it's > okay I will not too happy about that so he did do what he wanted to do as she > told me I got to go so I could be there Thursday in court I will let you know > how it goes I did not say anything it was already Thursday and I still had a > temperature from 102 came down to 101 to all that end up that I had a urine > infection that they they were people from the state I did not know what was > the purpose of it of of they be in there until one of them came to me and > talk to me as she told me I am from the state we come and check the residents > the other reason we do come if we have a complaint of the nursing home she > started asking me do they treat you good I said yes to you like to food I > said not really but it's okay he asked me also what was my name I told him he > asked me also do you mind me asking you a question about your disability I > said no go-ahead she asked me what happened to you I told him where do you > live I told him in Brownsville what are you doing so far from home to your > parents live here in town I said no they live in Brownsville why they did not > put to in a nursing home over there I explained him what was my problem I > told him there is no nursing home in the Valley that was set people connected > to a respirator there's no nursing home are you sure that's what they told my > mother he told me what you like me to investigate for you I said okay so he > did he found a nursing home not right away I already was at the nursing home > where I was for a year she came to tell me there was a nursing home they were > going to start accepting people connected to a respirator but is going to be > in till next year I was already two years there Christmas Eve 1981 I came > back to Brownsville I used to wait at that time 80 pounds when I got here I > was very happy I went to Bally granny manner nursing home this man passed by > in a wheelchair he drop what he had on his lapse she picks it up his self he > turned his head and told me high I answer back he said my name is David what > is yours I told him I work with mail independent living I said what is that > he said let me go see this girl down the hall he is one of my consumers and I > come back and talk to you if it's okay when you I said it's okay so he did he > started explaining me what they'll does a he told me also you don't have to > be here you can get your own place with providers I listen everything what he > said Sounds good but I don't know if you run to a problem you always could > call advocacy and I said what is that she started explaining to me what was > it out of that work it took me a while to decide to get out 1991 my mother > died four years after that I decided to call David that I needed to talk to > him I ask him if I do get out what do I have to do and also can I come back > to the same nursing home should yes what about the they don't want to take me > she said call advocacy talk to one of the attorneys and they will tell you > what your rights are here is number I was thinking what to do I was scared > and confused two weeks passed by and I call I said that I wanted to talk to a > an attorney to ask questions they told me I'm going to transferred the call > to one of them her name is Rosa Torres she explained everything how advocacy > works she told me also I could help you get out I told her I need to think I > will get back to you I did call her not right away after a couple years after > that so finally I decided to get out I did 2001 I was at Bally granny manner > for 17 years this here in July is going to be 14 years Rosa Torres helped me > a lot and motivating me of getting out and that's about it of my life yes > I've been blessed us several ways I strongly believe in Jesus sends my > accident happened he had been turned me down yet he had complete everything > to me what I asked until now they only thing that he had not complete what I > asked is of me walking again but he has his reasons like everybody else now > click the link so you can read something else > http://openjurist.org/776/f2d/1263/cavazos-cavazos-v-united-states > > > > > > >
