How Much Millions I Can Ask In U.s. For My Husband's Death?

[marielovesashley]

Hi,

I finally got my situation fixed with the U.S. Immigration.

So now back on the other fight. I wish to know how much millions I can ask in U.S. for my husband's death? I am truly not shy to ask the maximum so please let me know.

Thank you in advance,

Marie

[Speaking Out]

I think I might have an attorney for you to speak to. His name is John M. Flora. I would like to get some info if I could. Earlier you were asked if you left the hospital AMA (Against Medical Advice) or if he was discharged 4 days prior to his death? Also, what is your first language? I ask this because I think it would be beneficial for you to have someone who you can communicate with in your first language and also in English. I think we can find you an attorney and it may not be this guy, but I will keep trying to help, but I need to know the answers to the questions above. You can file the Federal Tort Claim in either the state in which it happened or the state you reside, but SF 95 needs to go to the regional office closest to where the incident occurred. I'll wait to see your responses. Lisa

[marielovesashley]

Tyler wrote: "Important question here, did VA discharge him or did he leave against medical advice(AMA)? If he left AMA you will have a much harder time proving VA malpractice".

Here is what Marie-Helene Piche, Director from the Stratton VA Medical Center wrote to Congressman John M. McHugh on April 5th, 2007: "Rev. Buchanan presented to Stratton VAMC suffering from several liver related conditions that left him seriously ill. During his inpatient stay, Rev. Buchanan had extensive diagnostic workups but was not agreeable to further testing needed to determine his qualification as a candidate for liver transplant. Rev. Buchanan stated to staff his wish to have his care transferred to a VAMC in Florida and shought discharge".

I don't want to comment at all what she said. This was further to a request I did to Congressman McHugh about 2 weeks after Ashley's death to investigate what happened to him.

Here is the comments Congressman John McHugh sent to me about her letter on April 26th, 2007: "Enclosed please find a letter I have received from Ms. Marie-Helene Piche, the Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Stratton Medical Center in Albany, which responds to my inquiry on your behalf regarding the treatment your husband, the Reverend Ashley Buchanan, received at that facility. I believe you will find her comments self-explanatory".

Since Ashley sought discharge because of what he witnessed with his own eyes because he was scared (and for other good reasons like this big operation without any painkiller) then that means that I will have a much harder time proving VA malpractice, correct? Please confirm or infirm but from what I understand most likely you will tell me that I will have a much harder time to prove the VA malpractice. It is very sad and I am so sad I have almost no energy left.

Speaking out wrote: "if he was discharged 4 days prior to his death". Not exactly Lisa. He sought discharge Nov. 22nd 2006 and he died Dec. 5th, 2006. What was 4 days after his discharge is that the top part of his body turned yellow (and his eyes) because his liver was shutting down. (I know the private hospital is another business but they did not even offer a dialysis even if I made the Congressman call the hospital on Dec. 2nd, 2006 and the dialysis center was part of the Massena Memorial Hospital at a couple of streets from where Ash was) I forgot to mention in details what happened 4 days after his discharge and I am sorry for the confusion.

Thank you all for your kind help and attention. You did your best. Well even the money of the whole world would not compensate for the lost of my husband and I understand that it will be much harder time to prove the VA malpractice. When I lost Ash, I lost everything I had because Ash was the first person in my existence loving me. There is a justice - or in this life or after this life.

With Kind Regards to the Vets working hard here.

Marie

[71M10]

Let me preface my comment with I am not a medical or legal professional:

I would think it is important that any medical opinion you seek in regards to malpractice should specifically address the issue of whether his condition was judged to be terminal at the point he left AMA.

Beyond that suggestion I leave the discussion to others.

Best regards,

Tyler

[marielovesashley]

Hi Lisa,

Since you told me your maibox is full I wish to thank you for the information and the connection and I will follow your instructions.

71M10, please do not feel bad. Not only your intentions were good but also I think your advice is telling me to not expect too much from what I am about to do and this is a way to protect my heart.

Thank you all to participated in a way or another. Oh Lisa, I forgot to say that my mother tongue is French and that is why sometimes I am typing backwards :) because to think in French is kinda backwards to English sometimes.

[marielovesashley]

Dear Lisa and the Very Effective Fellows:

First question:

Does that mean that I have a case since he is referring me to another lawyer/attorney? (my bet is that if he would not believe that I have a case, he would not refer me but I need a confirmation pleeeeeeeeease because my emotions are a bit disturbed since I am hunting an attorney since April 2007 but I realized the main reasons why it did not work out yet while talking with Mr. Flora

A) is that I was asking first "pro bono" and almost nobody is doing pro bono and;

then I missed by the skin of the teeth the street while waiting to get my widow pension so of course the attorneys were not even able to talk to me on the phone and I lost their interest kinda pretty quick because they are not used to deal with an Immigrant having a hard time to top all of it off. (after 15 months and with Congressional help, I finally got my permanent resident card and I could not even drive my car without that thing)

So here is his litteral reply to me:

Dear Mrs. Buchanan:

Thank you for providing a synopsis of your husband’s hospital admissions. Unfortunately this is not a case that my office is interested in handling. I am not expressing an opinion on the viability of the claim.

I would suggest that you contact another lawyer to see if they will accept your claim. You might contact this lawyer who I know handles these types of cases. I do not know if he will accept your case but he might be willing to look at it.

(Marie's words: lawyer's contact infos provided right here)

Best of luck,

John M.Flora

Second question:

Your quote: "You can file the Federal Tort Claim in either the state in which it happened or the state you reside".

Thank God that I complained to U.S. officials in the midst of december 2006 and beginning of January 2007 and I got a reply to one of them because I think I had only three months to fill this claim and my time was already over in April 2007 when I first contacted you. Thanks to Berta who made me realize that because I was really feeling pretty bad about believing that I was toasted from head to toe and all over - it's enough to have my heart grilled - so Berta told me that I was fine.

Again, thank you for your kind and effective help.

Marie

[marielovesashley]

Well instead of

it put this smiley so please know it is by accident even if I don't understand yet. I guess I hit the wrong key but I did not click on the arrow to get a smiley and this guy is not at the upper left of the screen so I really do not understand what happened.

Marie