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THE STRUGGLE FOR HELP FROM THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION FOR NAVY VETERAN STEVEN J. WILLIAMS CONTINUES RIGHT DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF HIS LIFE. TRULY AN OUTRAGEOUS STORY.
April 3, 2022 Admin
HM3 Steven J. Williams at age 21, and fresh out of boot camp was stationed aboard the Destroyer USS McKean (DD-784) in 1965 off the coast of Vietnam. Now he's in a hospice situation at 77, with death licking at his heels.
Steven J. Williams is virtually on his death bed and on oxygen 24/7. His friends and loved-ones don’t know if he’ll make it to his 78th birthday in June 2022.
In December 2020, Steven went to the kitchen still tethered to his oxygen machine to make a sandwich. He started to feel dizzy. Even though he was on oxygen, it wasn’t enough. Steve dropped his tray and scurried back to his bed. Desperate to get back before passing out, he wasn’t paying attention and hooked his foot on the leg of his bed sailing headfirst into his nightstand.
He stayed on the floor for hours until his roommate got up, saying “Hey Steve, are you ready for some coffee?” There he was, dazed on the floor next to his bed with a sundry of things that were once on his night stand.
Steven suffered a broken his leg and several contusions from the fall. Doctors ordered Steve into an in-home hospice-care situation thinking he only had about a month or so to live. Steve can no longer stand on his own and at six feet tall, weighs only 114 lbs.
There’s no mistake that he dying. Caregivers check him constantly because he’s a strong candidate for bed sores. He became incontinent and medical personnel had to insert a catheter. His quality of life continued to spiral downward.
HE STRUGGLE FOR HELP FROM THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION FOR NAVY VETERAN STEVEN J. WILLIAMS CONTINUES RIGHT DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF HIS LIFE. TRULY AN OUTRAGEOUS STORY.
April 3, 2022 Admin
HM3 Steven J. Williams at age 21, and fresh out of boot camp was stationed aboard the Destroyer USS McKean (DD-784) in 1965 off the coast of Vietnam. Now he's in a hospice situation at 77, with death licking at his heels.
Steven J. Williams is virtually on his death bed and on oxygen 24/7. His friends and loved-ones don’t know if he’ll make it to his 78th birthday in June 2022.
In December 2020, Steven went to the kitchen still tethered to his oxygen machine to make a sandwich. He started to feel dizzy. Even though he was on oxygen, it wasn’t enough. Steve dropped his tray and scurried back to his bed. Desperate to get back before passing out, he wasn’t paying attention and hooked his foot on the leg of his bed sailing headfirst into his nightstand.
He stayed on the floor for hours until his roommate got up, saying “Hey Steve, are you ready for some coffee?” There he was, dazed on the floor next to his bed with a sundry of things that were once on his night stand.
Steven suffered a broken his leg and several contusions from the fall. Doctors ordered Steve into an in-home hospice-care situation thinking he only had about a month or so to live. Steve can no longer stand on his own and at six feet tall, weighs only 114 lbs.
There’s no mistake that he dying. Caregivers check him constantly because he’s a strong candidate for bed sores. He became incontinent and medical personnel had to insert a catheter. His quality of life continued to spiral downward.