FEBRUARY 13, 2002 - Constance is now able to read large printing and we are trying to get her to write a short plea to UCLA to readmit her for post-operative treatment, which brings us to this fuckingly amazing arbitrary and disgusting criteria governed by the medical profession itself, which the government should outlaw.
    When the medical profession (et. al.) wanted to discharge Buc from care, namely from Freeman Memorial Hospital, virtually everyone (her specialists and interns) claimed she was ready for rehabilitation, despite her qualifications not corresponding to medical recommendations regarding the institutional care a patient needs, as outlined on the following chart, given to me at the time by her Freeman social worker, who seemed somewhat upset by all that was going on there.  Actually, it was so bad, it was this case worker who called for a nurses meeting to explore why my wife was receiving not only below level care, but below level concern by her internist and administrators.

     In review of this chart, notice that Buc fulfilled absolutely none of the requirements for home care or remedial care, but instead fulfilled all of the requirements to remain at Freeman (hospital setting).  Because virtually all concerned were in contractual cahoots with Maxicare, her HMO, sanctioned by the State of California, correct medical procedures (hospital setting) were denied her because they were unbounded monetarily, whereas, if she could be quickly cast into rehab, which was totally meaningless in her case, cash flow from her carrier would dry up in 90 - 120 days, as maximum set by law and by her summary of benefits.
    Now, six years later, when she is somewhat ready for rehab, though still premature, since she has not received all appropriate treatment for her initial injury, such as additional surgery, which one of her original surgeons, Dr. Sloan, said might be medically justified, nor stem cell growth which is morally sanctioned, despite many a Christian fool who believes otherwise, the medical profession, most specifically UCLA, wants her to prove herself.   In my view, they have taken an unjustified and outrageous position, no less than tantamount to socialized murder, for without these words and actions, they would have accelerated her death without moral cause and by administrative and fiscal decisions, based upon her present and future poverty.