Posted by Sharon Giambra on 3/23/10

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My daughter's name is Kimberly Giambra,she was 30 years
old when she passed away on October 27,2009 at the Baptist
East. It all started when she was diagnosed with asthma at
an early age. her doctor prescribed large doses of
steroids every 3-4 months which caused her curent
problems. She was diagnosed with bipolar and lost her
TennCare coverage while attending college. She tried to
use over the counter inhalers to control her asthma. In
January of 2009 she went to the emergency room due to
complications. They admitted her and she was found to have
the following;acute asthma exacerbation,cushingoid
disease, anemia,thromboytopenia, probable hemolytic
anemia,and hyperlipidemia. Kimberly was unable to work for
the past 3 years and did not qualified for medical
assistance in Tennessee because she's not pregnant. Since
January she was admitted into the hospital three more
times. Kimberly was denied SSI and in the process of
appeal when she was admitted back into the hospital on
September 15,2009 for the fourth time. Prior to being
admitted in September, Kimberly was treated for her
cushingoid and lost around 100 pounds of water weight. But
she developed a rash on her on her body and woke up on the
15th of September with the whites of her eyes red.
Kimberly admitted and diagnosed with Churd Strauss
Vasculitis, COPD, Non-alcoholic sclerosis of the liver due
to prednisone, and unknown infection and her kidneys
failed. When Kimberly first entered the hospital they said
she had an infection and called infectious disease
personnel. She ended up in the ICU unit twice. On the last
day we saw her, they called us and wanted to do a kidney
dialysis but later called and said they could not do the
dialysis due to the fection. Kimberly was given large
doses of prednisone for the Churd Strauss thatcaused her
to go from 150 pounds to over 218 pounds. She also
developed diabetes. We kept telling them that prednisone
was her enemy and she could not take it. They told us that
they could do chemotherapy but the specialist would not
come to the hospital. On the 27th of October around 2:20
am, we received the call that Kimberly had taken a turn
for the worse. When we arrived, Kimberly had already
passed away. We were never met by a doctor to explain what
happened. It is our feeling that Kimberly did not receive
the care she would have received if she had insurance.

Over Prescribe Prednisone, 3/23/10, by Sharon Giambra.

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