PVT Terrance Whitten6121425<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Both were good friends of mine for 8 years before he passed, I still help the surviving spouse when I can. He was taken the the VA hospital, Mather, CA. And they said his gallbladder was inflamed, but did not want to remove it because of prior heart issues, so they elected to insert a drain tube to drain it, first time they missed it the second time, a couple weeks later, the were able to insert the drain tube, but also kept pushing until it went into his liver also. A couple weeks later he was turning yellow and they rechecked. They saw what had happened and told his wife "sorry there is nothing we can do, take him home and tell him he is going to die". She has the medical records from VA to prove all of this. But they keep denying any claims for wrongful death. What can she do directly with VA about this, as attorneys are a joke. The Man survived 6 mos in the paddys, and 6 as a door gunner in a Huey, he deserved better than this?Friend of surviving spouse of Vietnam Veteran who was killed by negligence of Mather VA hospital?2020-07-20T21:27:09-04:00PVT Terrance Whitten6121425<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Both were good friends of mine for 8 years before he passed, I still help the surviving spouse when I can. He was taken the the VA hospital, Mather, CA. And they said his gallbladder was inflamed, but did not want to remove it because of prior heart issues, so they elected to insert a drain tube to drain it, first time they missed it the second time, a couple weeks later, the were able to insert the drain tube, but also kept pushing until it went into his liver also. A couple weeks later he was turning yellow and they rechecked. They saw what had happened and told his wife "sorry there is nothing we can do, take him home and tell him he is going to die". She has the medical records from VA to prove all of this. But they keep denying any claims for wrongful death. What can she do directly with VA about this, as attorneys are a joke. The Man survived 6 mos in the paddys, and 6 as a door gunner in a Huey, he deserved better than this?Friend of surviving spouse of Vietnam Veteran who was killed by negligence of Mather VA hospital?2020-07-20T21:27:09-04:002020-07-20T21:27:09-04:002020-07-20T21:27:09-04:00