Start Here! What Happened that Forced me to Start this Cause

 

Start Here!  

What Happened that Forced me to Start this Cause

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Explanation first, then prayer request below. Thanks! We need help - if you wish to give a love gift large or small, please contact Liz or Caz for our bank details, Or click the How To Help link to find other ways to help.

SAVE SHEILA'S LIFE CAUSE

THE BASIC INFO

Thanks for taking the time to read this.    

Will you help me save my Mothers life?

(I'll be publishing prayer requests with each blog post, and also links to our needs lists)

This page is a summary of why I have created this appeal to Save Sheila's Life. 

Sheila is in mortal danger. 

Sheila lives with me, her daughter, in South Africa.

Despite being entitled to free medical assistance from our local government medical facilities, there is additional care she urgently needs that they are unable to provide. Sheila is a SASSA pensioner without medical aid or savings.

She has been relying on government medical institutions, but they are inadequate for her needs. 

In my opinion, the staff at these institutions seem to be predominantly overworked, and the facilities seem to suffer from understaffing, underfunding, and a lack of the necessary expertise in communication skills and compassion to adequately educate and advise their patients.

Furthermore, I have witnessed elements of apparent elder abuse and racial discrimination
by some staff members. These issues have contributed to my mother's reluctance to seek further help from them.

During the few times I accompanied her to clinics, I was outraged by the mistreatment directed towards my 81-year-old mother and myself by some government staff in our area's clinics and hospitals. 

Whilst some staff members were compassionate and considerate, others showed complete disregard for her condition, displayed a casual attitude towards concerns about her diabetic sores, and repeatedly refused to examine them despite our requests for treatment. 

Certain nurses even refused to assist with diaper changes, and when they did they did not clean adequately.

On one occasion, I even had a heated argument with a doctor who refused to provide his name.

We feel that they also failed to provide us with the guidance we needed to properly care for her sores. 

The trauma and stress from these incidents have made Sheila afraid to seek further treatment from them. Currently (at the time of writing this blog post), she has developed severe necrotic wounds, pressure sores, and infections in at least three areas of her body, despite our best efforts and having spent nearly all of our savings.

We believe that without additional care, Sheila's condition could deteriorate rapidly if  we continue relying solely on these government facilities for assistance.

To read the full story and view images of my mother's wounds, please click the links on the SHORT HOP menu above.

During my blogs, you will see that I'll be talking about 3 different government medical facilities; their names will be changed to prevent me from being sued, and prevent interference with a possible future court case.

I will be calling them:  Local Hospital 1, Clinic 1 and Clinic 2.

To avoid this being a lengthy read, click here to donate or find more information by clicking the links on the SHORT HOP menu above.

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PRAYER REQUEST:

Please stand in agreement with me in Jesus Name for:  

• Complete healing and restoration
  
  
• Full provision for all her needs
  
  
• Everything will go smoothly when visiting government medical facilities, and that she will be treated with kindness, compassion and respect.

The scripture we are claiming is:

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.

Thanks!

Christine Livingstone

TWe need help - if you wish to give a love gift large or small, please contact Liz or Caz for our bank details, Or click the How To Help link to find other ways to help.

How To Help / Contact Info / What Happened that Forced me to Start this Cause. 

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