This question has unsettled me for several years. My grandmother passed away after suffering from Alzheimer's. There was lots of family drama during her illness. My aunts (literally evil twins) took and sold all her furniture, took credit cards out in her name, tried to submit forged prescriptions, etc. All of that has passed, and we've moved on. However, my sisters and I are still wondering why, on our grandmother's death certificate, it states cervical cancer as the cause of death. My grandmother had a hysterectomy at age 37. (Not known if her cervix even existed at time of death) We suspect that with our 2 aunt's access to the medical field, (former nurses, both of them, busted for theft), if they somehow benefited medication wise by, somewhere along the lin,e stating she had cancer. Advice?
2006-08-14 06:08:57 · 9 answers · asked by sunday siren 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If the two aunts were legally over her affairs I'm not sure if anything could be done. Her medical records should be obtained to see if she was ever diagnosed with cancer.
2006-08-14 06:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by mama's girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, calling the medical examiner (who wouldn't know anyway, unless she was autopsied) or contacting her doctor isn't going to do you any good. Due to the HIPAA Privacy Act, you are not entitled to this information unless you can show just cause for it. Hysterectomies vary, and there is a very good chance some or all of her cervix was intact. You do not typically die from Alzheimer;s itself, you die from something secondary to it (such as cancer or pneumonia). There is virtually no way your aunts could have benefited medication wise by her having cancer. If you are still unsure about the cause of death, I would suggest contacting an attorney for legal advice and how to go about getting the case reviewed. Also, Vital Statistics CANNOT alter a death certificate without the necessary paperwork and the doctor being involved, a death certificate is a legal document, they aren't going to change anything unless it can be proven incorrect. Good luck and God bless!
2006-08-16 12:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by Reagan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you want to stir up mucho trouble. If the Dr. is still living who signed the death certificate, I'd make an appointment and see him/her. A woman can have a hysterectomy and still keep the cervix. I believe just because your grandmother had Alzheimer's, she probably died of other complications, such as cervical cancer.
2006-08-14 07:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are the evil twins still alive? it will take a lawyer to get access to the files of the doctor that signed the death certificate. if she died over a year ago it will take a court order to have it changed but the lawyer can get that done without much problem if you have the paperwork. if she died less than a year ago contact the vital stats. office of the state she died in and ask them how to correct information on a death certificate. they are more than willing to help and answer questions.
2006-08-14 06:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by crackersaretwo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alzheimer's in and of itself doe not kill a person, although it seems odd that a flare-up of cancer could occur.
They would have to mess with the autopsy or ask the doctor to alter cause of death, but it wouldn't matter, unless they were trying to hide something.
2006-08-14 06:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obama doesn't be the Democratic candidate if he had no longer proved his citizenship to the pride of the human beings who remember. Who knows what they were doing in Hawaii in 1961? there is also a question as to McCain's citizenship. He grow to be born in 1936 in the Canal Zone, inspite of the undeniable fact that the regulation that can make him a organic born citizen of the US when you consider that both one in all his dad and mom were human beings did not bypass till 1937. we've had this communicate on right here many times. enable or not it is.
2016-11-25 00:44:57 · answer #6 · answered by dalhaus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-20 21:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the medical examiners office, they will have record of notes and such. i hope you get your questions answered on this. i'm sorry to hear you are having to deal with such a tragedy in your family
2006-08-14 06:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by notyours 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now this is very interesting. you should write a true life book about this. I wish i knew the answer though.
2006-08-14 06:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by amy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋