Life Five Years On: Homebound, Referrals Rejected¶
Day 4 · 1:22:01 · Shannon Holmes · Glen Motz · Myriam Bohémier
- 🏠 Holmes cannot live independently, cannot go out alone or grocery-shop, and spends most days lying in bed or on the couch.
- 🏥 First ER visit told her to “pick one” issue; Toradol and two morphine bags did nothing before discharge.
- 📑 Her doctor’s 12–15 specialist referrals have been rejected, leaving her without meaningful system support at window’s end.
Closing snapshot of permanent disability and blocked care pathways.
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Transcript¶
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:02
Uh, I, I don't think I'd be able to. I have my daughters.
Glen Motz · 1:22:07
Am I right that you can't go out alone?
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:09
I can't go out alone.
Glen Motz · 1:22:12
So you're You're stuck in your home unless somebody's going to take you out.
Myriam Bohémier · 1:22:16
Yeah.
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:16
Like if I were to try to go do groceries, I can't.
Glen Motz · 1:22:22
And you spend most of your day in bed?
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:24
Yep.
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:24
Or on the couch.
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:27
That's it.
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:27
Laying down.
Glen Motz · 1:22:30
And you're— you are in chronic pain every day?
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:38
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:22:38
Is the medical system doing anything for you at all?
Shannon Holmes · 1:22:41
So, um, it's interesting, um, because when I, when I actually went into the ER and I told them all the issues that I was having when I went the first time, and they actually told me, pick one.
Glen Motz · 1:23:00
What do you mean pick one? So you're presenting with—.
Shannon Holmes · 1:23:02
Treat—.
Shannon Holmes · 1:23:03
Pick one issue that you're having.
Shannon Holmes · 1:23:06
That's it.
Shannon Holmes · 1:23:13
So they gave me some, um, uh, Toradol, and they gave me some morphine. The morphine did nothing, like zero. I was still stone sober after they gave me morphine. It did zero for me. And they put me in this weird part of the hospital where it looked like there were like cubicles, but beds everywhere, and it was like dark. I don't know, it was very strange. And then I was still in pain, so they gave me another bag of morphine. Still did nothing. And so then they discharged me.
Glen Motz · 1:23:49
You, um, you told me when we were being interviewed that you have been rejected for 12 to 15 referrals from your doctor. Can you share with us about that? And these are referrals to specialists to help you?
Shannon Holmes · 1:24:03
Yes.