New Zealand Hospital Crisis
Videos of Colleen De Valera
Videos of Colleen De Valera showing undisputable signs of recovery from her stroke, clearly contradicting the doctors' presumptive diagnosis. This raises questions about the treatment administered by the doctors - withholding fluids and sustenance, administration of morphine and leaving her unturned for 4-6 hours at a time - care appropriate for someone who is imminently about to die from cancer i.e. within 24 hours of death, and not someone who is clearly recovering from a stroke.
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Video of Colleen playing with her granddaughter on September 14, 2008
In this video Colleen is playing with her
granddaughter, something she has not been able to do for years, even
before her stroke. Three months before, Colleen's doctors said that
she was expected to die, and that if she were to survive she would have
"no quality of life..."
Video of Colleen eating enthusiastically and then writing her name on July 13, 2008
In this video we see Colleen eating two bowls
of fruit salad by herself rather enthusiastically, and then we see her
writing her name! Please note that the doctors at the Nelson
Hospital claimed that she was "unable to be rehabilitated due to not being
able to follow instructions," and this was also stated as one of the
reasons Colleen was not given the standard CT scan or other diagnostic
tests following her stroke. The doctors repeatedly refused to even
perform a basic neurological exam. Read more details in the
official complaint to Nelson Hospital.
Video of Colleen eating breakfast on July 8, 2008
In this video we see Colleen feeding herself.
Also, Dr. King observes Colleen eating by herself. Approximately a month earlier, her doctors were expecting her to die and refusing to give her any food or nutrition.
Video of Colleen on June 9, 2008
In this video we see Colleen putting cream on
her own face on June 9th. The coordination needed to do this indicates
that there has already been some recovery from her stroke. She also begins to take sips of water.
It is clear that this is certainly not a "brain stem stroke" which
according to research is shown to affect the
body’s involuntary
life functions like breathing rate, blood pressure and heartbeat, and
abilities like eye movement, hearing, speech and swallowing.
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