Baby's Body Tossed with the Hospital's Trash
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/01/babys_body_tossed_with_the_tra.html I had a long day and THEN received a call about this tragic case. I spent a good bit of the afternoon just feeling "tired from the fight". Every thing I do today is a result of the loss of James seven years ago from preventable medical error which was then quickly compounded by the infamous "wall of silence". I am fully invested in a graduate degree called "Restorative Practice". No, it has nothing to do with Dentistry. It has everything to do with caring for the relationships we build, maintain, and even lose. If you have read anything about me and my presence in the national healthcare safety discussion, you know that I am very eager to find some kind of redemption for why my newborn had to die - a civil suit, post verdict discussion with a defendant, speaking engagements, training new medical providers, and now a degree all about relationships and building community. I am ea...