Rabu, 10 November 2010

Bedin v. Northwestern Memorial

Yesterday, Northwest Memorial Hospital in Chicago prepared to ask Winnebago County Court Judge Gwyn Gulley to revoke Dolores Bedin's daughter Janet Bedin's power of attorney and appoint a guardian who would consent to removing 86-year-old Dolores Bedin from the hospital.  Bedin had been a pancreatic cancer patient at Northwestern and has been ready for discharge since September 18th.  


The case settled.  Janet told WIFR that she agreed to take her mom home on Friday for fear of losing guardianship.  She explained that "the possibility that she might lose power of attorney over her mother was a major factor in her decision to sign off on the agreement"  (Chicago Tribune 1)  She stated:  "I don't like to be beaten down but I am," Janet Bedin said. "They wore us down, and it's not right that it happened."  (Chicago Tribune 2)


 

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