“I Was Strapped to a Backboard After a Crash — My Mom Only Wanted a $4,200 Transfer”

” my mother snapped. “She’s sedated. Hopefully she’ll stay that way for the next fifteen minutes.”

Sterling’s voice: “Based on her chart, she shouldn’t be able to give meaningful consent. Which is, in this case, convenient.”

My mother lifted my wrist from the bed, the movement rough and careless. “Her hands are a mess. You’d think they’d clean up patients continue reading …