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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/government/physician-assistant-who-resigned-in-wake-of-veteran-s-death/article_ed574264-538f-5631-abc7-94c6df3ae217.html

 

 

"“My dad’s legs, from the knee down, were failing and atrophying,” Parker said. “At some point, it was going to cause sepsis. He did not want his legs cut off due to his religious beliefs. He wanted to die as a whole man. I explained this to the administration and to the medical doctors and was ignored."

 

​While it seems there are other issues with the PA, there is a lot more to the story that was left out in many articles.   It seems the patients was refusing wound care and other advised medical treatments.   The Talihinia VA has had many issues, and there has been talk of it being moved to McAlester for the proximity to a  larger town.    

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"“My dad’s legs, from the knee down, were failing and atrophying,” Parker said. “At some point, it was going to cause sepsis. He did not want his legs cut off due to his religious beliefs. He wanted to die as a whole man. I explained this to the administration and to the medical doctors and was ignored."

 

​While it seems there are other issues with the PA, there is a lot more to the story that was left out in many articles.   It seems the patients was refusing wound care and other advised medical treatments.   The Talihinia VA has had many issues, and there has been talk of it being moved to McAlester for the proximity to a  larger town.    

 

Wow.  A lot going on there.   And none of it good.

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