You Can’t Say You Didn’t Know

In the Bible, a prophet is told by God to deliver a message. (Ezekiel 3:16-21)

He also tells the individual that if you don’t tell them and they are harmed when they could have avoided the situation, you can’t say you didn’t know.

The following story is fictional, but it is a warning.

You don’t have to be very old to be admitted into a nursing home.

Three coworkers are exposed to hazardous fumes from a nearby business.

Each was given a different diagnosis. No diagnosis reflected environmental toxins. The female coworker was diagnosed as having female problems. At this point, she couldn’t eat and her abdomen was full of air. She said “Fine” and opted for a hysterectomy. No one looked for a cause that could have been from an exposure to toxins. She had a genetic problem which exaggerated the negative effects from the exposure.

One doctor was aware of the genetic consequences and ordered something that would cause the patient to have a stroke. She had an aneurysm, but it didn’t burst. 

Next, the doctor ordered a different prescription. This almost killed her. The patient called her pharmacy and told the pharmacist that the medication was killing her. The pharmacist calmly looked it up and then screamed “If I had seen this, it would not have been filled.”

Why would it be so inviting to jeopardize the health of someone in their late twenties?

Both of the patient’s parents were functionally autistic. The doctor saw a chance of getting them in a nursing home if their daughter, who wasn’t autistic, couldn’t prevent it. Then, there would be three new income streams for the doctor, while the family lives out their lives in the nursing home.

If someone who has a medical degree says, “I’m a doctor, I know these things.” They are not questioned because the benefits extend to facilities associated with this doctor such as hospitals, nursing homes and medical labs. The parents could have been easily identified as having dementia or Alzheimers.

It doesn’t make the diagnosis true, but just try to convince a jury otherwise.