Sunday, May 09, 2004
Under Doctor's Care, Tragedy Strikes a Woman and Her Family
... Doctors say the 31-year-old mother will never recover from her "persistent vegetative state."
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The anesthesiologist who presided over what should have been a routine 10-minute tubal ligation following the birth disappeared.
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Kadence Mirisciotta reaches out for a picture of her mother, Kim Jones. Kim was pregnant with Kadence when the photograph was taken. Whenever Kadence see this picture of her mother she reacts and grabs at the photo. Kim held her newborn daughter on Nov. 12, 2002. A few hours later, Kim had surgery, during which something caused her heart to stop and her brain to sustain a massive "insult."
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On a good day, Kim will sometimes say "Mom" or "ouch," says Gloria as she combs her daughter's hair at Providence First Hill Care Center in Seattle.
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Her parents, who have moved her to a care facility near their home in Michigan, continue to hope she will one day recover. They spend their days trying to elicit some kind of response from the young woman who wrote poetry and dreamed of owning an espresso stand. Her mother rubs her skin with fragrant oils -- a daily anointing ritual.
Her brain sometimes "storms," the electrical conditions going haywire, a condition that will send her temperature soaring to as high as 108 degrees Fahrenheit. Doctors suggest Calvin and Gloria consider signing a "Do Not Resuscitate" order.
"We're not giving up on her," said Calvin Jones. "We're the only voice she's got."
Back in Washington, Chris, now 31, works two sales jobs in Kennewick to support his family.
Sometimes, before Kim was moved to Michigan, Chris would place their crying baby on Kim's chest. Even in a coma, something about her presence calmed Kadence.
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C.J., the oldest, comforts his father when he cries.
"I believe in miracles, but I also have to be realistic," Chris said. "Sometimes, I want to picture Kim walking through the door. It's amazing that something so simple could just be taken away."
... Doctors say the 31-year-old mother will never recover from her "persistent vegetative state."
...
The anesthesiologist who presided over what should have been a routine 10-minute tubal ligation following the birth disappeared.
...
Kadence Mirisciotta reaches out for a picture of her mother, Kim Jones. Kim was pregnant with Kadence when the photograph was taken. Whenever Kadence see this picture of her mother she reacts and grabs at the photo. Kim held her newborn daughter on Nov. 12, 2002. A few hours later, Kim had surgery, during which something caused her heart to stop and her brain to sustain a massive "insult."
...
On a good day, Kim will sometimes say "Mom" or "ouch," says Gloria as she combs her daughter's hair at Providence First Hill Care Center in Seattle.
...
Her parents, who have moved her to a care facility near their home in Michigan, continue to hope she will one day recover. They spend their days trying to elicit some kind of response from the young woman who wrote poetry and dreamed of owning an espresso stand. Her mother rubs her skin with fragrant oils -- a daily anointing ritual.
Her brain sometimes "storms," the electrical conditions going haywire, a condition that will send her temperature soaring to as high as 108 degrees Fahrenheit. Doctors suggest Calvin and Gloria consider signing a "Do Not Resuscitate" order.
"We're not giving up on her," said Calvin Jones. "We're the only voice she's got."
Back in Washington, Chris, now 31, works two sales jobs in Kennewick to support his family.
Sometimes, before Kim was moved to Michigan, Chris would place their crying baby on Kim's chest. Even in a coma, something about her presence calmed Kadence.
...
C.J., the oldest, comforts his father when he cries.
"I believe in miracles, but I also have to be realistic," Chris said. "Sometimes, I want to picture Kim walking through the door. It's amazing that something so simple could just be taken away."
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