As Joanne stated, Denny suffered a heart attack in Feb while I was in Belize. It wasn't serious but he "supposedly" punched a nurse/aide and gave her a black eye. She went down to emergency and the police officer on duty wanted to arrest him. The hospital did not allow that and the officer not the nurse pressed charges. A court date was set. Mind you he is paralized and had no strength at the time. He is in a nursing home in PA near all his family.
The following are excerpts from emails I have received from his sister Darlene. She keeps me updated on a semi regular basis.
4/29/08 - "First of all I went to court today for Denny and I believe the judge didn't know what to do. Every other case, they were in front of him for about 1 minute. When he called Denny's name and I went up tried to explain a little about what happened. I showed him a letter from the nursing home stating his condition and showed him a picture of Denny he really looked like he didn't know what to do. He asked if the nurse was in the court room which she wasn't then he looked through some more papers and talked to the girl on the one side of him. Now about 10 minutes have gone by and I'm still trying to explain his condition. Finally he said because the court forgot to notify the nurse, we would have to come back. Naturally I was upset, saying I took the day off and so did my husband and my parents were there. He didn't want to hear that. He said it was only fair to hear the nurse's side. So now I have to wait until she is notified and they set another date. If she doesn't show up then, I guess it will be dropped but in the meantime, we have it hanging over our heads. Oh well!!! Denny is doing well. Sometimes his speech is better than other times. He was not in a good mood today. He told me to shut up and let him talk. He really will not let them do too much therapy. He says it hurts. The bed sore is still there so it is hard for him to sit too long."
5/29/08 - "Denny is about the same. Some days he's good and other days he's not so good. Some days you can understand him and other days you can't. Some old friends have gone to see him a few times and I know that he likes that. He gives the nurses a hard time when they try to get him to do anything and I think they just give up. We've tried talking to him and he says he is cooperating which I know he isn't because I've been there and witnessed it. I wish he would let them help him. I have another court date of June 9th. Hopefully this will be the end of it. I doubt if the nurse will even show up. Even if she does what in the world can they do to him?! A while ago I told him I had his Belize hat and he told me to bring it to him. He doesn't go any where but he loves having it. Tell everyone thank you for all the well wishes and good thoughts. He's a stubborn one but a good guy and doesn't deserve all this! You take care and I'll be in touch soon". Darlene
Cards can be sent to him in care of his sister - Darlene Pekula
20 Bala Court
Turnersville, NJ 08012
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