Rons Law

Hello, This is a fundraiser for Ron, however, it is a fundraiser for all pensioners.

Ron is a pensioner who went into hospital for what was meant to be a routine procedure to implant a pacemaker. A short routine procedure that almost cost him his life, well, to a certain extent it has.

A botched procedure, followed by lack of care, simply because Ron has reached an age where government has little, to no care or concern. We see the way pensioners are being treated with the winter fuel allowance by the Labour government.

This ‘short’ is not only shocking and disturbing, it is utterly disgusting and criminal.

Earlier in the year Ron went into hospital for a routine procedure to implant a pacemaker. Ron was discharged the same day, despite feeling uncomfortable and no scans for the placement of the device following this procedure, the hospital were keen to discharge him. From the hospital to his home, he complained of sharp pains, this was explained away at the hospital as being ‘par for the course’. I cannot name the hospital in question due to legal reasons, however, can advise that this hospital was placed into ‘special measures’ 4 years in a row, now it is being categorised as ‘good’. It is far from ‘good’, it is downright dangerous!

The following day at home, Ron was in even more pain, arrangements were made to take him to his GP straight away. Arriving at the doctors surgery in agony he slowly staggered in to see the doctor. The doctor was fully aware that Ron had undergone procedure the previous day for the fitting of the pacemaker, non-the-less, after a few prods and presses it was suggested the pain was nothing more than muscular, and possible indigestion, wind. Still in severe pain Ron was sent away with painkillers and laxatives.

The day that followed was traumatic, in even more chest pain an ambulance was called for Ron. He was taken back to the same hospital. Admitted to the cardiac ward, Ron lay on the bed in absolute agony. A nurse then arrived with a scanning device to check the newly fitted pacemaker. Eyebrows raised and a look of confusion the nurse then went away and came back with another nurse to assist in the scan. Talking between themselves they went away again, but this time came back with a doctor, after further scanning the nurse then explained that she was going away to call the company that manufactured the scanning device, as it may be faulty. The scanning device was far from faulty, it was a botched standard procedure. What had really happened is the pacemaker was not fitted correctly and the lead not fastened properly, and this lead had been puncturing Ron’s heart every time he moved. With the pings and beeps of hospital equipment, alarm bells rang, and Ron was rushed in for emergency corrective surgery. Bruised and battered with 2 procedures in as many days Ron was then placed on a recovery ward, where he remained whilst this time, scans and checks were made to ensure the procedure was carried out correctly. Something of which should have been done after the first procedure, rather than the fast discharge.

It seems that as soon as a patient is placed on the ward, the most important thing, and top priority is to discharge patients as soon as possible. Happy with their fix after the complete hash of a simple procedure, Ron was again discharged.

On the very same day as Ron was discharged, and being back at his home for no more than a few hours, he made his way to bed. Suddenly there was a large bang on the ceiling, Ron had collapsed on the bedroom floor, he had suffered a major stroke. The stroke was a result of the botched job of fitting the pacemaker and the damage caused to his heart from the lead that had been puncturing his heart everytime he moved. Ron’s wife, who herself is suffering with Parkinsons and is not mobile had called out for assistance, to go and check on Ron when hearing the loud bang. There was Ron, he was on the bedroom floor, barely able to speak, confused and very upset. Immediate action was taken and a call placed to 999. This was now urgent. Informing the 999 call handler of the urgency that all signs were of a stroke, the shocking response that came back was that there was a 7 hour wait. A what? Yes, a 7 hour wait. Call after call was made as anger grew, then some 3 hours later the ambulance arrived. Once again, Ron was whisked off to the same hospital.

Speeding things up. This was now Ron’s 3rd stay in this dangerous hospital. Once again, it was time for discharge, but this time Ron had to be discharged to a Stroke recovery hospital. Here his treatment was rehabilitation, physio. These infrequent physiotherapy lessons did nothing, there simply needed to be more of them, but it seems that when someone reaches a certain age, little care is offered. This is highlighted by the after care.

To date, Ron is back at home, he remains paralysed, confined to a wheel chair, sat in front of a TV waiting for carers to arrive. In they roll 4 times a day. They arrive at 9am, use a lifting device to wheel him to the bathroom, give him a wipe down, do as little as possible, and spend most of the time on their mobile phones. They leave dirty washing on the floor, break kitchen draws, leave rubbish, stacking medical waste in bags on top of each other, throwing gloves on the ground, not emptying the commode, leaving Ron to lay in his own waste from 9pm until 9am the following day. They don't change their gloves from cleaning Ron to making his food. This is after care arranged via the local council. Much of this is now documented by cameras and audio. Oh dear, the list really does go on and on, but best of all, Ron has been forced by the local authority to pay for this, why? Because the local authority did not carry out a proper financial assessment, nor have they even bother to carry out a proper health assessment, however, they have found it time to now withdraw all his limited physiotherapy. So now, Ron sits. That’s all he does, he sits at one end of the room, whilst his wife sits at the other. Ignored, abused, abandoned, totally let down, and almost killed. THIS is how pensioners are treated. This is how Ron is treated, this is how his wife is treated.

Weep, oh yes, I weep most days, this is mum and dad.

So where are we with this now? Wanting to force through legislation to protect our parents, to protect the parents of others, to bring around a legal challenge to the disgusting hospital that put Dad in this place and abandoned him. It also to challenge and make the local authority take accountability. This is not just about Ron and his suffering, this is also about the suffering of all pensioners, mothers, fathers, grandparents.

You will see in one of the images, something we call a ‘sack truck’, this was sent to Ron for him to help his wife move around the house. He is paralysed! Oh wait, it’s to help his wife move Ron around, Oh wait, she cant stand. You will also note the bruises on Ron, this is ‘Care’. This is NOT care this is abuse of the elderly, it is robbing them to the point they have to sell their homes so they can be taken over to be turned into hotels.

Almost drained of all funds, Ron needs your help, in fact, we need Ron’s help to ensure this stops now, and our parents, seniors, elderly, pensioners are looked after and cared for, not by those who sit waiting for time to pass just so they can dart off to show face at another address for a pay check, or to build time stayed in order to secure indefinite leave to remain, but people who have empathy, who care, who really care.

Everyone knows, legal challenges cost money, and this is where we are. The hospital, GP, council, care company need to be held to account. There must be a robust, secure care plan for pensioners, so they can feel safe, and cared for. This is not happening. The care system is open to abuse, and councils relish it taking away everything our parents and grandparents worked for all their lives.

The abuse of our pensioners must stop. It has to stop, and it has to stop now. Now, please go and give your Mum and Dad, grandmother, grandfather a massive hug.

Thank you.

Oh, one last thing, I am a little confuzzled by the resuscitate note in the image provided. Ron would like attempts at resuscitation and understands the risks, what? the risks of life?