A woman allowed to disconnect her brother and ends up being another terminally ill patient

January 30, 2019

After the young man's brain death, his sister made the difficult decision to say goodbye to him and he found the huge surprise.

The unexpected situation occurred in the St. Barnabas Hospital in New York, United States. It all started when Shirell Powell He made the difficult decision of disconnecting his younger brother from the fan, Frederick Williamsafter being admitted to the place with serious health complications. When they diagnosed brain death, the doctors gave their sister the opportunity to end the young man's life. As the difficult moment materialized, the institution's authorities confirmed that it was about another person.

As confirmed by the same family members New York Postit was a confusion of names, since the victim's name was Frederick Clarence Williams, as indicated by your social security card. However, from the hospital, they called Shirell and her sister as first emergency contacts. In addition, the woman stated that the patient was very similar to his brother and that the intubation intubated him, which prevented him from seeing him completely.

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However, Frederick's other sister badured that this person was not his parent. However, as he was getting closer, he realized that it was about him. "The eyebrows, the nose, the structure looked like [nuestro] brother", he explained. After the event, the women reported that the most affected people in this confusing situation were the children of the alleged patient, Brooklyn, 17, and Star, 18.

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The moment the family became aware of this cumbersome episode occurred during the preparation of the funeral. "Powell's attorney, Alexander M. Dudelson, told The Post that he had been trying to get information on the stranger who had paid for the consequences of the confusion, but he had no answer: "Basically, they spit in my face. The medical examiner's office also refused to give him details about the relatives of the victim who had claimed respect for privacy ", stressed the newspaper The country.

Finally, Powell could find the coordinates of Frederick, who He was detained at Rikers Island Prison, New York. "I saw my brother … I could not believe it, I felt very relieved."Shirell said when he saw it. Even though he says that he does not stop thinking about the person who was disconnected by his command. "I'm just sleeping thinking about it all the time", concuyó.

That's how the family lawyer is pHe filed an official complaint in US court for damages not specified by the hospital.