My mama passed away today (RIP)

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Sorry to hear of your loss and the way that it went down. Hope that you find comfort and peace throughout this ordeal
 

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dam OP, thanks for telling your story though about racism in medicine
 

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Sorry for your loss breh. My prayers to you and your family. Lean on one another cuz all y'all gon need it.
 

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You hear alot about racism in medicine. And what my moms went through these past 2 months was an example of that. She was a diabetic, got a bruise on her foot last month. Went to emergency, to foot doctors and they found "nothing wrong". She was in alot of pain and could barely walk. 2 weeks ago, we finally found a specialist who stated she needed her veins cleaned out in her foot. The appointment was suppose to be next week. Yesterday, she had a doctor's appointment for her diabetes and they found out she had an infection. They sent her to the hospital and last night they found out she had gangrene. They scheduled surgery for today but her gangrene was spreading fast. She lost so much weight these past years so she was only 85 pounds. She really couldn't put much of a fight. They did surgery and she got through it. Suddenly, her blood pressure went too low. They tried to revive her but couldn't.

It was rough seeing her body laying there in the hospital bed but I knew I had to comes to terms with it. To the woman who gave birth to me. It looked like she was sleep. My family of course is upset because they knew it could have been prevented. But these "systems" don't care about Black people. I know we're gonna sue but I don't really care right now. Not gonna bring her back. The only bright side is she's not suffering anymore. It's rough seeing the woman who raised you being in pain and suffering everyday. As a Christian, I know where she is at so I'm comforted by that. But I'm still in disbelief. She was a great woman. Sense of humor wise, she was like a female Fred Sanford. I love to watch her crack on people on TV.

Unfortunately, now I gotta deal with people who don't know what to say. So I have to deal with "If it's anything I can do don't hesitate to ask". "Call me you're sad". a billion times. But RIP mama.


Damn near shed a tear reading that. Blessings fam. Try and stay positive.
love the ones around you.
 

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RIP to your mom. Reading that broke my heart. The racism in the medical industry goes so unnoticed and ignored, outside of black women dying more during pregnancy than other races last year.

I'm so sorry you had to witness that and your mother had to go through that but it's good hearing you find comfort in knowing that she's in a better place and no longer in pain.

Don't worry about any "fake love" or things like that. Embrace any support you're getting if it's genuine. People get flustered during times like this and don't know to articulate themselves but you shouldn't hold that against them if they do actually wanna see you heal and do better

Much love, bro. Keep your head up
 
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