JM: Is 80 years old and has been in Perryville since 2005. She has diabetes, and hypertension, and has had multiple heart attacks while incarcerated. The prison delayed proper treatment until her latest heart attack, at which time she was at the hospital getting a pacemaker put in.
The guards told the attending physician, Dr. Garr, that JM had to return to the prison. Dr. Garr refused until her pacemaker was properly inserted and working well. He told them if she went back to prison before he was finished it would be fatal for JM.
Recently, she was pale with sweats and the Provider told her it was “normal” and “not to worry”. Another trip to the cardiologist showed water around her heart, a fatal abnormality that could have ended her life.********
CO: Is 65 years old, has COPD, Hep C, and vascular disease. She said the prison won’t treat her for Hep C until she is F3, and now she is F2. Before she was arrested, Modern Vascular put in 2 stents and used balloons to increase her circulation. She was scheduled for a follow-up appointment when she went to Perryville. CO signed a release form to get those important records sent to the prison.
The Provider has failed to get her the follow-up with Modern Vascular and has not addressed her feet turning purple.
When previously incarcerated in Perryville, she complained of repeated falling. The Provider told her it was ” because you’re old”. Soon, she couldn’t walk at all and needed three back surgeries to be able to walk again.