💔4 years ago today, I lost my dad. For part of his final weeks, he was a patient at UCLA

💔4 years ago today, I lost my dad. For part of his final weeks, he was a patient at UCLA (not COVID). When I went to visit him & tell his doctors about his medical problems, they treated me like a criminal. Sent security to kick me out because of a 1 visitor a day rule to “reduce COVID.”

I was masked, presented my vaccination card & medical license, offered to take a COVID test, even broke down begging to be let in. Their only response was to demand I stop recording & a threat to have police arrest me. For wanting to see my sick & dying dad and provide essential medical info to his doctors.

Thanks to this heartless & unscientific “COVID” policy, I was one of many who hardly had a chance to provide medical & emotional support and say goodbye. Had I been able to communicate more with his doctors, they wouldn’t have inappropriately discharged him early, something which caused him to be readmitted to the hospital shortly after discharge, right to the ICU, with a grim outcome.

I will NEVER forget what they collectively did to all of us during and after the pandemic in the name of “public health.” And I will never stop speaking out on behalf of all who were harmed, physically, emotionally, educationally, economically, socially, or otherwise.

We must burn what happened into our memories and teach our kids and grandkids about the crimes & injustices that were committed so that future generations will know that even the most well-intentioned individuals and organizations are always capable of doing very evil things.

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