I called Carmen to follow up on the message about not coming down. The divorce hearing was supposed to have been on Wednesday, the 19th, but Stewart’s lawyer filed for a continuance. She was irritated and said that if Stewart wanted to see Carrie, he’d have to come to her house once a month on Saturday between 10AM and 6PM. She was complaining about Mom’s involvement in the situation. She seems to have a great dislike for Mom. She said that my mom has no visitation rights whatsoever and that if she wants to see Carrie, she can get her own lawyer and sue for visitation. I lost my cool a little and told her that I thought she was being unreasonable. There is no cause for making Mom a villain and denying her the right to see Carrie. She thinks that Mom is the mastermind behind everything Stewart does. She thinks that if Mom would butt out, Stewart wouldn’t even want to have anything to do with Carrie. I tried to reason with her (mistake) and she briskly told me that she had a call waiting and hung up.
When I got home the medical records from Cincinnati Children’s hospital were in my mailbox. I spent a few hours this evening reading through them looking for anything that would indicate what Carrie’s illnesses really were. In the sections regarding the patient’s family medical history, Carmen listed that the baby’s father was schizophrenic and hospitalized and that the paternal uncle was autistic. To the best of my knowledge, Stewart has never been diagnosed as schizophrenic. Also, I’m the baby’s only paternal uncle; I’m definitely not autistic. Among other things that were noteworthy was a mention that the paternal grandmother would be a threat if ever allowed to visit at the hospital because she had tried to kidnap the baby in the past. This is, of course, another lie.
The first record at Cincinnati Children’s hospital is dated 11/30/03. Carrie was barely 1 month old. She was taken to the ER for a fever and ear infection. The next record was 2/20/04. this time she was taken in for vomiting, diarrhea and a fever. The notation said that Carmen claimed a fever of 104. A question mark was written next to it. The next record was 3/22/04. This time the chief complaint was seizures. The next record was 5/4/04. The chief complaint again was for seizures.
The records are full of notes from hospital staff that say the baby was playful, cheerful, alert, pink, supple, etc. In each case she was admitted for observation. There are no diagnoses of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. Also worthy of note, the records show that each time Carrie arrived at the hospital by walk-in carried by Carmen. She was never flown in a helicopter.
When I got home the medical records from Cincinnati Children’s hospital were in my mailbox. I spent a few hours this evening reading through them looking for anything that would indicate what Carrie’s illnesses really were. In the sections regarding the patient’s family medical history, Carmen listed that the baby’s father was schizophrenic and hospitalized and that the paternal uncle was autistic. To the best of my knowledge, Stewart has never been diagnosed as schizophrenic. Also, I’m the baby’s only paternal uncle; I’m definitely not autistic. Among other things that were noteworthy was a mention that the paternal grandmother would be a threat if ever allowed to visit at the hospital because she had tried to kidnap the baby in the past. This is, of course, another lie.
The first record at Cincinnati Children’s hospital is dated 11/30/03. Carrie was barely 1 month old. She was taken to the ER for a fever and ear infection. The next record was 2/20/04. this time she was taken in for vomiting, diarrhea and a fever. The notation said that Carmen claimed a fever of 104. A question mark was written next to it. The next record was 3/22/04. This time the chief complaint was seizures. The next record was 5/4/04. The chief complaint again was for seizures.
The records are full of notes from hospital staff that say the baby was playful, cheerful, alert, pink, supple, etc. In each case she was admitted for observation. There are no diagnoses of cerebral palsy or epilepsy. Also worthy of note, the records show that each time Carrie arrived at the hospital by walk-in carried by Carmen. She was never flown in a helicopter.
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