Comments by emporia_soldier
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Posted on April 26 at 2:06 a.m.
I agree that Newman's is a bad hospital and I am one of those who will travel out of town to Coffey County for treatment. My mom has made the statement that even if she is dying to tell an ambulance that she wants to go to Coffey County or anywhere other than Newman's. We had a bad thing happen at Newman's when my nephew was born a little over 3 years ago. He was fine when he was born and within about 15 minutes the doctor's were trying to figure out a way to transport him out before he died becuase they didn't know what went wrong. As a newborn he was throwing up blood and had started having seizures. One doctor made the statement that 1 out of 4 wasn't bad meaning they had already sent 2 newborns out ahead of my nephew. I guess it could be a coincidence that 3 out of 4 babies born that day had to be transported out but how do you explain a normal newborn that suddenly starts throwing up blood?? My nephew was in Children's Mercy for the first 3-4 months of life before he was even out of danger of us loosing him. Please tell me how people can think they will get appropriate care at a hospital that only does what they have to in order to get by. Also Coffey County Hospital don't seem to have any trouble keeping the youger doctors there after they have fulfilled their duty on student loan programs. How can you explain that???
Posted on February 26 at 6:52 p.m.
I thank each and everyone of you that have also served our country. I have very high respect for all Veteran's past and present. We have all fought in wars at different times with different differences to overcome. It just bothers me to hear from people that don't know what they are talking about because they never had the courage to stand up and say I!! Like I said before I also agree that young ALL young people should have to serve to show them respect for the country but that doesn't mean shipping them off to war. I believe we have lost enough Soldiers without putting someone beside them that doesn't care because they never asked to be there in the first place.
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Posted on February 26 at 6:29 p.m.
Renegade, if you can send me some info on this I would love to donate any way I can to getting something done for Clint or any other professional that needs recognition in Emporia. I have watched Nascar for years and even though I wasn't watching it in the 70's because I was not born until the late 70's I have been watching Nascar way before Clint ever came into the spotlight. I don't understand why everyone is always so negative about everything in Emporia. I guess that is why the town is so divided the way it is. People like to complain but that is all they know how to do!! I wish I had time to sit around and complain about everything all the time, (NO I DON"T) but then where would this country be if every soldier did nothing but complain and try to figure out how to get out of deploying. I will send you an e-mail with my address to get more info from you. For all the positive people in Emporia thank you for having the courage to stand up against things that you feel are not right. And for everyone that just complains about stuff, GROW UP and figure out how to do something about it. It is people like you that make Emporia the place it is today where I wouldn't want to claim I live there.
Posted on February 26 at 6:21 p.m.
Just wanted to send a little note to this family saying that every American soldier stands behind you in your loss!! We have lost a brother and leader as well. It doesn't matter where in the world we are deployed to we always think and say a prayer for our fellow soldiers and their families. I am very sorry for your loss.
Posted on February 25 at 6:15 p.m.
Just wandering if any of you that want the draft or mandatory Service have ever served yourselves?? I don't think I would want to be standing next to the person that never wanted to be sent to War when all the bullets start flying at us!! You can't make a human into a Soldier or anything else for that matter!! The only way we accomplish anything in this world is by wanting it!! A drug addict will stay a DRUG ADDICT UNTIL THEY ARE TIRED OF LIVING THE LIFE!! I do believe doing a mandatory service would show some of our young people respect and responsibility, but that doesn't mean sending them straight to war!!
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Posted on February 25 at 5:51 p.m.
I agree that we should do something for Clint or anyone else in town that should be recognized for a job well done!! I am currently stationed overseas and if we can stay up half the night just to watch a race I think the city of Emporia can come together and figure something out!! I never heard anyone say anything about using tax money to pay for the sign!! I guess for you people that think Clint should pay for the sign himself, you would also think that a soldier killed in battle should pay for his/her own flag that drapes the coffin?? Grow up Emporia. It seems like everyone there wants to gripe about stuff all the time but I never see anyone standing up for anything. For the preacher that doesn't repsect the American Soldier who is a Veteran because they fought in a War, he needs a wake up call also!! You wouldn't have the freedom to preach your religion if it wasn't for Soldiers old and new that have stood up to fight for Our Country!! It is not our fault that a preacher can preach his religion but be a coward in the same manner by turning his back against any human!! I guess he doesn't believe in the same God I do that says not to judge one another!! It sounds like this preacher is a hypocrit!! Now Emporia take this how you want it and remember that there are people from your city overseas right now fighting for your freedom to gripe and complain daily over stupid nonsense such as this.
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Posted on April 30 at 2:06 a.m.
This is to jayhawkers1. My nephew was born totally normal and passed all the initial exams as a healthy newborn. It was some time after birth when he actually started throwing up blood. He went from a healthy baby boy to very critical. When he was transported to Children's Mercy they did numerous tests and had no idea what was causing the condition. The first comment from the doctor at Childrens Mercy was that the first couple weeks would be the most critical if we were no planning a funeral first. Newmans had no idea what to do with my nephew other than try to get him out from under neither them. On the flight to Children's Mercy they started taking precautions to try to control the situation which Newmans never did. He was put under heavy sedation in order to stop the seizures being caused by the blood loss. Childrens Mercy immediately started giving him blood as soon as he arrived because if you didn't know a baby can not loose very much blood before the situation becomes very critical. All of this are things that Newmans could have done in order to help this baby have a better chance. Newmans didn't even start an IV on him. We all stood there and watched a newborn go down fast as Newmans staff looked totally lost as to what they should do. My brother actually id the one that told the doctor to call Childrens Mercy and get my nephew out of there before he died. After months of testing the only thing that anyone could come up with on his condition was that Newmans was careless during suctioning him as a newborn. They caused a bleed in his brain. My nephew is no a functioning 3 year old who still has health problems. He is on a transplant list for a new liver because the medication they had to use at Childrens Mercy to keep him alive affected his liver. You can not just give him over the counter medication like a normal child. If he gets a cold you have to take him to the doctor for medication that won't disrupt the little amount that his liver is functioning. Luckily because a babys brain can remap itself usually after many seizures that can cause brain damage he is almost like any other child his age. He started walking late and just recently really started talking but by Gods grace he is still able to do all of that. I don't know how much medical knowledge you have but I can tell you by experience in the medical field this should have never happened the way it did. Also how do you explain the other newborns who were also flown out in critical condition from Newmans the same day??? If you have any further questions please feel free to comment. Just because you want to protect Emporia and Newmans doesn't mean everyone else should feel the same way. Be grateful that your experiences with Newmans have been pleasant and pray that it continues to be that way. Everyone turning their back on the problems that Newmans has is not going to solve the problem.
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