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I’m on the hunt for a makeup artist for a wedding... Has anyone actually worked with Tihana Kordić before? I'd love to hear the real story—whether it was a total dream or a complete disaster.
dustyranger11 said:My dad passed away today. Honestly, I'm just relieved his suffering is finally over.
I wanted to say thanks to everyone on this forum who helped me out along the way.
I still have a few insurance policies and some legal paperwork left to sort through, so if anyone needs anything, just let me know.
Now I’m just facing this massive, empty void and those heavy, blurry days ahead without him.
Please accept my deepest condolences.
"SILVA PAVOŠEVIĆ, A NURSE FROM A SMALL TOWN, USA, DIED WAITING FOR THE CLINICAL TRIALS COMMITTEE OF A US HOSPITAL TO APPROVE A LIFE-SAVING THERAPY
She passed away while waiting for approval on an expensive medication—interferon
SMALL TOWN, USA - At just 44 years old, Silva Pavošević, a nurse from a small town, USA, succumbed to complications from malignant melanoma this past Thursday. She spent her final days stuck in bureaucratic limbo, waiting for a decision from the Clinical trials committee of a US hospital regarding whether they would approve or deny her access to life-saving treatment via an expensive interferon drug. As she herself lamented less than a month ago, what tormented her more than the disease itself was the cold attitude of the oncologists; they told her bluntly that there was no hope left for her and that she wouldn't be getting the medication. They wouldn't even authorize the prescription that would have allowed her to purchase the drugs herself.
Whether interferon truly could have saved her life remains a question for future analysis, but her family and friends are certain that if she had received it, she would still be here with them today.
"She died from suffocation after the lymph nodes in her neck became inflamed. The doctors at the hospital told us she might have survived if she’d had the standard 25,000 defense cells that a healthy person uses to fight such situations. But she only had 1,500—most likely because she hadn't started the interferon therapy. So, regardless of whatever excuses the doctors try to pull later, I know she's gone because they refused to give her the medicine she needed. And that is something I will never forget or forgive those responsible for," said Zvonko Pavošević, husband of Silva, who spent twenty years of her life providing medical care to anyone in need.
Dr. Dinko Burić, a local official who helped Silva Pavošević raise the funds for her first dose of interferon, also believes the medication could have saved or at least extended her life.
"The saddest part is that we were actually able to help her. The money was right there, but they wouldn't authorize the prescription she needed to buy the meds. I truly believe Silva would still be alive today, fighting for her health, if the doctors had given her hope by approving the treatment. Every doctor should try to help a patient until the very end, at least by offering hope. When patients see that you're trying to help, it gives them strength to fight the illness. I think Silva died because they denied her that hope. I'll never forget our last conversation and her words: 'They cut my life short,'" says Dr. Burić.