Pepper Pen Mein created a community site focused on medical malpractice called Ppmcommunity.com to share experiences and provide support. Her mother passed away due to medical malpractice, having been prescribed the wrong medication after back surgery which led to heart complications. Though they won their medical malpractice claim, Pepper recognizes more needs to be done to prevent future instances of negligence, as humans are imperfect. The site serves as a place to remember loved ones lost to medical malpractice.
2. My name is Pepper Pen Mein, and I lost my mother to medical
malpractice. She was carelessly given the wrong medicine for
a back surgery she’d undergone months prior and eventually
experienced heart complications because of the prescription
given to her by her pharmacist and prescribed to her by her
doctor.
At her age, it was a miracle that she was able to survive the
original back surgery itself. To lose her life because of an
easily avoidable error is shameful to her legacy. She raised
four children by herself after her husband, my father, perished
during the Vietnam war.
Our family didn’t always have it easy, but thanks to her
constant love and support, each of us got a fair chance at the
American dream. A firefighter, therapist, and soldiers were
born from her love and commitment. Our family consistently
gave back to our community, and it’s a shame that our mother
didn’t receive the medical professionalism that she deserved.
3. Of course, we won our medical malpractice claim because of the
substantial evidence against the other party. However, just
because we won a victory in the name of our mother, doesn’t
and won’t stop future instances of medical malpractice. The sad
truth is that medical negligence is almost impossible to get rid of
unless you remove the human element.
While I’m sure that robots will soon take over our world and the
Skynet A.I. from the Terminator films will finally become self-
aware, this remains a faraway possibility even with our current
technological advancements. For now, we’re always at the
mercy of other humans, and as I’ve witnessed first-hand,
humans can kind of suck at their jobs.
While I’m saddened to no longer talk to my mother, I think she’d
want us to move on and return to our usual happy selves. She
had a beautiful life with experiences that many could only ever
dream. So why are you reading my back story, you ask?
4. Well, after some time thinking about how I can help the world
through my experiences, I decided to create a community
focused on medical malpractice. Sure, we share tips and tricks
about handling a medical malpractice claim, but we also use this
site as a place for remembrance.
Every painful and joyful step of the process of losing your loved
one to medical malpractice is welcome here. In the same manner
that I described the life and times of my mother, please do the
same for your loved ones. Welcome to Ppmcommunity.com.