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Review of Froedtert Health

My Dad had a very large stroke a couple months ago...

My Dad had a very large stroke a couple months ago. 2 days after the stroke the neurologists (Dr. Helms and Dr. Champeau) told us he would not recover much from his near-vegetative state and that if we kept him alive he would live in a nursing home the rest of his life being tube fed, and within a year and a half die of pneumonia.
If we had listened to these geniuses we'd have put my Dad in hospice and he'd have been dead weeks ago. Fortunately we gave the old man a chance; he now feeds himself, talks, laughs, and continues to meet his therapy goals.
The nursing care and therapy he received while at Froedtert was exceptional. The social workers were also great. The neurologists, however, left a lot to be desired. Take their prognostications with a heavy dose of salt. All the letters behind their names don't mean they know everything, despite what they tell you.