My mother works at a major medical center (Henry Ford)...?
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Of course, it would be. They can't say anything formally but they will treat her as if she is a liability. Your lawsuit would be against bothe the party responsible and the hospital. While the case was going on they would have to watch what they said and did around your mother as she could be a witness against them. So, yes it would hurt her working environment, at least for a while.
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SERIOUSLY  ,  SOUNDS  LIKE  EPILEPSY  SOME  KIND   OF  SEIZURES  ,  ALSO  COULD    BE  LEUKEMIA ,. I  WOULD  ASK  FOR  A     CBC WITH  DIFFERENTIAL   ,  IRON  LEVELS ,  COMPLETE  URINE  TEST , HA1C  ,  THYROID PANEL,   LIVER  PANEL , \nTELL   YOUR   MOM   RIGHT  AWAY  , YOU WANT  MORE  TEST   DONE.
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Call a workers comp attorney. Most of them will give you the info you need, such as if you should hire counsel, who should pay for the meds etc.\n\nGood Luck. I hope your mom feels better.
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my mother.  while she was pregnant with me she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but she didn't let that get her down.  after i was born, (i'm the youngest of 3) she put herself through college while juggling a husband and 3 young kids.  the year that i started kindergarden was her first year teaching elementary.  she put her heart and soul into everything she did, and she touched so many students' lives.  a few years later, my father was injured on the job and had to have several back and knee operations, and he was not able to work for about 3 years.  my mother single handedly raised a family of 5 on her teacher's salary, which is hardly anything.  no matter how tight money was, she always made sure that we had everything that we needed.  there would be times that her disease would get the best of her, and she wouldn't be able to use her hands, but she wouldn't let that stop her either.  she'd get me and my sisters to help her put on her makeup and do her hair and drive her to work everyday, because she refused to give up.  my senior year of high school came around, and her school district forced her to take retirement with a disability, because they felt that her condition was to the point that she could no longer perform her duties as a teacher.  this broke her heart.  from there, her condition has had a steady decline.  she's one of the few ms patients that the disease also interferes mentaly as well as physically.  now i'm 24, and my mother is not capable of taking care of herself.  she has very limited mobility, and she has the mental capacity of a young child.  but despite what her disease has done to her, she still gives me the biggest hugs and always tells me how much she loves me.  now that i'm grown with daughters of my own, i hope that i can be half the mother to my daughters as she was to me.
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I actually work in Health and Welfare for a large corporation that administers LTD and such for insurance co's.  \n\nThank you for answering my question.  The Interior Fuse Box was behind the pull out storage drawer on the left hand side of the steering wheel, and I fixed the radio fuse.\n\nAs for LTD- it is federally regulated.  Any employer with 50 or more employees MUST provide it.  Generally, corporations are a pain in the rear on LTD.  All of the ducks must be in a row, so it takes time for most HR / Payroll to set it up correctly, but they have to do it.\n\nThere are many reasons for LTD, and these are provided for by different laws.  One is the Long Term Family Leave Act- which covers even your grandparents if you care for them in your spare time.  Others are for pregnancy, injuries, stress, etc.\n\nThe corporation HAS to tell you up front if you are not eligible for LTD.  They also have to spell this out in their HR section of the Intranet.  Basically what's probably going on is that they are making sure of dates that it started, reasons (codes) to put into the HR systems, defining when it will end and making sure that they send the proper paperwork before it expires so that she can go on COBRA.\n\nRemember back when she first started and how long it took for her to receive insurance information in the mail.  If HR has not changed since then that should give you a good estimate of how long it will take.\n\nBy law they have to give you 12 months of coverage, give you a job of similar responsibility upon return, give you the very same job if it has not been filled by A NEW HIRE (not another employee), etc.\n\nMAKE SURE YOU KEEP EVERYTHING IN WRITING\n\nAlso, calling them or emailing will probably slow the process because all communication will have to be entered into the account before it is handed off as LTD.\n\nFinally, know in advance that most companies will try everything under the sun to find a way for her to work- from home, carrying files from the car to her desk, special parking space, limited hours, special chair, etc.  If she is able to she should take advantage of whatever they offer, and if not she just needs to know that LTD is basically a way out of the door.\n\nAnd once you take it no other insurance company is going to hire you again.\n\nGood luck with it and thanks again!\n\nJim
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Ask her doctor, or if you can't grab him/her, then ask a nurse what kind of support your mom will need, especially when she gets home.  Also, as a mom, it always meant so much when my kids cleaned the house for me, made me cards, came and snuggled with me, offered to make tea or coffee.  Funny, how it's so often the  little things that mean so much.  Good luck and I hope everything goes great with your mom's surgery.
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My mom used to work in a hospital and the OB/GYN's use to laugh about how fat some of the women are that they have to deliver the babies from and it's the hardest thing to look at.\n\nI don't think a lot of them like their job but hey, it pays the bills and doctors make very good money.
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My friends mom works at the DMV....  Before she knew me, I can remember her being a B*tch any time I was in there.  Now that she knows who I am, All of the people who work there treat me like I'm their best friend.  I think they do it to pass the time, or maybe there is a secret point system that all the DMV employees from all fifty states participate in and at the annual National DMV Employees Ball they are presented with awards for the biggest a$$hole.
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My cousin is an RN and she works in a big fancy insurance office reviewing medical files.
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Take a look at this link http://www.ask.com/web?q=working+mothers&o=ie7&l=dir  I believe you will find many of the sites you are looking for to get information.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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Mom is going to be mmaaddd....
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Jeez, relax.  Hospital help aren't in the habit of shoving surgical patients into closets, trust me.  We'd have heard about it by now.  Your extremely nervous and she's drugged which is a good thing.  They will check on her periodically and now that you've called they are aware someone is watching out for her.  Also, she has a Nurse call button when she needs it, remember!  Your mother is an adult, in an adult situation with TRAINED CAREGIVERS watching out for her, she could not be safer!\n\nWhat you need to do is slow down, and recite The Serenity Prayer to remind you that there are some things you cannot change, some things there are, and that sometimes we need to be reminded of the difference.\n\nI recommend you call your Mothers room first thing in the morning to relax mentally.  I'm sure they will let her out of the closet by then ::kidding::
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I will pray for your mother inlaw... check out my 360 page, Im going through treatment for Lymphocytic Luekemia... God bless her and you :)
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I'm itallian, my mother probably knows a few.i could ask her but it'll take a few days. email me if you want me to.
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My Mom who just turned 75
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I actually like my profession. But I did have an experince recently with management that made me sick to my stomach. Last week my daughter was struck crossing the road by a hit and run driver. I got a knock on the door and went to the accident scene she was being transported my EMS to the hospital and I had to go back and get my purse and car keys to follow her to the hospital. I musta been on auto pilot because I remembered to call in to work my next shift was  in two hours (I'm a nurse) I was on my cell walking to the car and the nursing supervisor answered the call. I told her someone had to cover my shift my daughter was hurt and hit by a SUV, hit and run driver. She was on the way to the hospital via ambulance and the supervisor had the gaul to ask me if someone else could go to the hospital with her. I was shocked I told her I'm a  single mom and  MY KID  was hit by a SUV I would be in the ER as a mom not nurse in the unit. Not that it really matters that I'm a single mother any mother or father for that matter shouldn't get that harrassment. My daughter's okay ,a broken vertebrae, road rash and bruises so she'll heal and I will be looking for another job soon.
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My mother!  Her only schooling was up to 3rd grade.  However, her love of reading has developed her into an amazing intelligent woman!  She has power, faith and love for EVERYONE.  I admire her the most for being an example!  By the way, today at 56, she works at NASA!