This page is dedicated to our families and friends who have been injured or killed as a result of decisions or actions made by executives, service providers and mentors.  We remember their names and tell their stories whenever we can to affect the changes necessary to prevent more harm to our loved ones.

Sections:

• Portable Crib Child Deaths
• Sulzer Hip Replacement
• Nursing Home Abuses
• Ford Explorer/Firestone Tires

Portable Crib Child Deaths

A child has died in one of every 2,000 Playskool Travel-lite portable cribs sold. Between 1990 and 1997, more than 1.5 million portable cribs marketed by Kolcraft, Evenflo, Draco, Century Products and Baby Trend had a comparable defective device - the center hinge on the top rails. Top rail portable cribs have claimed the lives of more than 15 children.

If you have or a loved one has been affected by Child Portable Crib death, we invite you to tell your story here. Send us your story and photos. We'll post them.

Name	Crib / Death
Arnold Meza Commerce, CA	Playskool Travel-Lite / July 4, 1991
Elissa Marie Erter Siloam Springs, AR	Playskool Travel-Lite / November 30, 1992
Elizabeth Marie Landis Augora, CA	Playskool Travel-Lite / January 5, 1993.
Zachary Racine, WI	Baby Trend / September 8, 1993
Tyler Hansen Littleton, CO	Evenflo / April 28, 1994
Jordon Zarkowski New Haven, MI	Baby Trend / August 30, 1994
William Sutton Indianapolis, IN	Playskool Travel-Lite / July 12, 1995
Ashton Brafute Gulfport, MI	Evenflo / October 13, 1995
Gonzales Troy Bakersfield, CA	Baby Trend / June 4, 1996
Nicholas Zehner Centrefield, VA	Century Fold-N-Go / October 15, 1996
Jared Adams Antioch, IL	Evenflo Happy Camper / April 25, 1997
Daniel Keysar Chicago, IL	Playskool Travel-Lite / May 12, 1998
William Curran Fair Haven, NJ	Playskool Travel-Lite / August 19, 1998
Riley Grasseth Longview, WA	Baby Trend / January 2, 2001
Ethan Hauser Seattle, WA	Baby Trend / June 27, 2001

Sulzer Hip Replacement

In the U.S., there are 1,850 people, mostly elderly, who had faulty hip replacements made by Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.

If you have or a loved one has been affected by the Sulzer Hip problem, we invite you to tell your story here. Send us your story and photos. We'll post them.

Name	Symptoms/Prognosis
Barry Moore (age: 61) Belmont, CA	His hip was replaced June 13, 2000, while he was looking forward to leading his daughter up the aisle in her September wedding.  He had to walk the aisle limping with a cane and “halfway through the father-daughter dance, I had to quit.”
Gretel Quick (age: 55) Blythe, CA	Her April 2000 hip surgery left her in so much pain, she said, she could hardly climb out of bed.  “It’s been sheer hell.  I can’t work, walk, or function normally, and emotionally I’m a mess.”
Helen Simon San Francisco, CA	A hearing and speech scientist, Simon said that learning her hip was on the recall list made her feel like a “human Firestone tire.”  She had received her artificial hip on October 16, 2000, while Sulzer was "studying” the problem.
Rhonda Silva (age: 48) Oakland, CA	Immobilized for seven months by her defective artificial hip, Silva had the replacement itself replaced in October 2000, only to learn in December that her new hip was also defective.  “To get out of bed is the most excruciating” part of her day, she said.  “I feel like I have an alien living in my body.  I just want my life back.”

Nursing Home Abuses

A dramatic report prepared by the House Committee on Government Reform for Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) found that between January 1999 and January 2001 more than thirty percent of the nursing homes in the United States--5,283 nursing homes--were cited for an abuse violation that had the potential to cause harm. That is almost one out of every three nursing homes, and many of these abuse violations were discovered only after the filing of a formal complaint.

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Name	Nursing Home Abuses
Albert Fegans Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to prevent pressure sores, falls, dehydration, malnutrition, protect Fegans from mental and physical abuse, train its staff. Fegans, who had dementia and diabetes, lost weight and became dehydrated. He developed pressure sores, hypothermia and pneumonia, which contributed to his death Sept. 24, 1999.
Clarence Cooper Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to prevent falls, monitor and recognize changes in health, maintain accurate medical records, prepare resident care plan, notify family of changes in health, supervise and train staff. After repeated falls, Cooper was improperly restrained in a wheelchair, which contributed to his December 4, 1997 death of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
Edna Harper Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to provide Harper a wheelchair and walker, prevent a fall that led to a hip fracture, which required hospitalization. Harper died on November 20, 1997, after choking on food while a patient at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Edwin Jennings Spectrum Health Kent Community Campus Grand Rapids, MI	Nursing home failed to explain bruises and bleeding gashes on Jennings nor his missing clothing. Jennings died on March 3, 2005, under suspicious circumstances. Formal autopsy does not reveal cause of death and appears falsified, second independent autopsy reveals missing brain. Case remains unexplained and unresolved.
Ella McDuffie Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to prevent falls, weight loss, malnutrition, provide adequate movement to prevent atrophy, provide skin hygiene, provide exercise therapy, evaluate, monitor and report McDuffie's use of sedatives.
Ethel Bardsley Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to prevent falls, provide adequate nutrition, provide exercise therapy, promote skin hygiene and hydration, monitor and report her use of sedatives.
Ethel Randolph Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to protect Randolph from falls and fractures, prevent malnutrition, dehydration and pressure sores, maintain medical records, keep family notified of condition, properly supervise and train staff.
Frances Hoyles Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to treat bedsores, provide adequate nutrition, hydration and skin hygiene, treat fecal impaction.
Irene Lockvis Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Details are unavailable at this time.
Juanita Scott Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to prevent bedsores and infection, prevent malnutrition, dehydration, injuries and declining health. While a resident of North Lakeland Senior Living, an assisted living facility, Scott fell, fractured her wrist and developed other problems that required her transfer to Meadowview, where she developed bedsores, fecal impactions, urinary tract infections, malnutrition and dehydration. She died in January 29 of Alzheimer's Disease.
Luvenia Kirkland Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to prevent falls, plan for weight loss, record pertinent medical information, prevent skin deterioration, carry out a doctor's orders as written in timely manner, inform doctors of health changes.
Walter Huchingson Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to provide adequate nutrition, hydration, treat and prevent bedsores, prevent infection, maintain medical records, supervise and train staff. Huchingson suffered many injuries and unexplained bruises, bedsores, urinary tract infection, dehydration and aspiration pneumonia.
William Paul Brown Meadowview Lakeland, FL	Nursing home failed to protect Brown from malnutrition, dehydration and infection, provide adequate therapy and rehabilitation, inform resident and family of medical condition and treatment, maintain accurate medical records, administer proper medications. Brown, who had dementia and cancer of the larynx, was a victim of excessive restraints, malnutrition and weight loss, contributing to his death.

Ford Explorer/Firestone Tires

In the U.S., there are 203 known fatalities and more than 700 known injuries associated with the lethal combination of Firestone tires and Ford Explorers.  We invite you to pause with us and venture beyond the numbers.  We are hopeful that you will be moved by the story of each person.  We believe you will realize, as we have, that each person is part of a community of people.  Each death or injury impacts countless lives.

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Name	Address	Incident Date	Injury/Fatality
Aaron B. Reeves Jr.	Kissimmee, FL	March 20, 2000	fatality
Alexander Sagrista	Apopka, FL	November 23, 1999	fatality
Amelia Izquierdo	Pembroke Pines, FL	July 9, 1999	fatality
Andrew Labib	Indialantic, FL	October 1, 1999	fatality
Ashley Furhman	New Orleans, IL	March 11, 2000	fatality
Athena M. Lingenfelser	Jacksonville, FL	November 20, 1999	fatality
Blaine C. Webb	Cocoa, FL	December 13, 1999	fatality
Brittany Blossey (11 years old)	Austin, TX	2000	fatality
Bryan McGovern	Fort Myers, FL	April 22, 2000	severe injury
Carrie B. McCray	Tallahassee, FL	January 23, 1999	fatality
Chaaya Jagasia	Miami, FL	July 30, 1999	fatality
Chiquita Stanfield	Jacksonville, FL	June 18, 2000	fatality
Christy McKinney	Fort Smith, AR	August 11, 2000	paralyzed from neck down
Chuck Burt	Livingston County, MI	June 2000	paralyzed from waist down
Claire S. Kantor	North Miami, FL	March 5, 2000	fatality
Clarence Jackson	Houston, TX	June, 1997	fatality
Clint Mabry	New Orleans, IL	March 11, 2000	broken ankle, crushed ankles, about 10 surgeries
Conner McKinney	Fort Smith, AR	August 11, 2000	cut lip, bruises on head
Courtney Schomerus	New Orleans, IL	March 11, 2000	concussion
Cynthia Jackson	Houston, TX	June, 1997	both legs amputated
Daniel Van Etten	Camden County, GA	March 1997	fatality
Darrell A. Scott	Muldraugh, KY	June 9, 2000	fatality
David K. Nisbett	Clearwater, FL	June 9, 2000	fatality
Donna Bailey	TX	March 10, 2000	quadriplegic, ventilator
Elizabeth C. Herman	Sarasota, FL	July 24, 1997	fatality
Emma T. Fernandez	Coral Springs, FL	May 23, 1999	fatality
Evelio Herrera	Fort Lauderdale, FL	May 28, 2000	fatality
Fannie M. Williams	Middleburg, FL	May 12, 1999	fatality
Geoffrey H. Coffin	Shelton, CT	June 26, 1995	severe injury
Jacob "Jake" Rebecek	Round Rock, TX	December 17, 1998	fatality
James E. Brown	Plant City, FL	January 17, 2000	fatality
Jean M. Sterile	Fort Myers, FL	February 18, 1999	fatality
Jennifer E. Martin	Huntsville, FL	June 14, 1998	fatality
Jeremy Bednarsh	Sacramento, CA	2000	severe injury
Jessica LeAnn Taylor	Houston, TX	October 1998	fatality
John R. Smith Jr.	Longwood, FL	April 30, 1998	fatality
Jose A. Fernandez	Coral Springs, FL	May 23, 1999	fatality
Jose M. Santana	Coral Gables, FL	September 11, 1999	fatality
Joshua Hamilton Miller	Benton, AR	August 15, 2000	paraplegic
Karen Lantier	Baton Rouge, LA	July 20, 1998	fatality
Kelli Gillmore	Lubbock, TX		fatality
Kevin M. Martin	Fort Myers, FL	April 22, 2000	fatality
Kirsten P. Kent	Sarasota, FL	January 1, 2000	fatality
Lori Erickson	Albuquerque, NM	May 29, 2000	fatality
Lori Lazarus	Stuart, FL	1996	broken arm and wrist
Luz Gaetan Class	Orlando, FL	January 11, 2000	fatality
Luzmila Garzon	Miami, FL	February 13, 2000	fatality
Margaret F. Labib	Indialantic, FL	October 1, 1999	fatality
Matthew Hendricks	Corpus Christi, TX	January 12, 1998	fatality
Mike Nainani	Miami, FL	July 30, 1999	fatality
Milagros Herrera	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	June 2000	fatality
Nicholas A. Rowan	Titusville, FL	February 19, 1999	fatality
Nidia Leal	TX	June, 2000	fatality
Nina Al-Misnad	Doha, Qatar	April 22, 1999	fatality
Norma Herrera	Fort Lauderdale, FL	May 28, 2000	fatality
Pankaj R. Jagasia	Miami, FL	July 30, 1999	fatality
Patricia F. Hermanspan	Palm Bay, FL	April 29, 2000	fatality
Patrick Dale Query	Miami, FL	July 25, 1999	fatality
Patrico Leal	TX	June, 2000	fatality
Rachel Martin	McCall, ID	December 20, 1999	fatality
Raymond Boone	AZ	May 22, 2000	fatality
Richard J. Niehaus	Cincinnati, OH	February 20, 2000	fatality
Sally Boone	AZ	May 22, 2000	fatality
Scott Erickson	Albuquerque, NM	May 29, 2000	fatality
Scott Reid	Katy, TX	September 22, 1996	injury
Shirley Y. Nelson	Jacksonville, FL	August 2, 2000	fatality
Spence Hegener	New Orleans, IL	March 11, 2000	dislocated collarbone
Steven Gauvain	Houston, TX	1996	fatality
Tim Lockwood	Houston, TX	September 18, 1997	fatality
William E. Touchton Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	July 3, 2000	fatality
William Ramirez	Hialeah, FL	June 14, 2000	fatality