On Thursday, Oct 10, between 8 and 9 a.m., I was brought to intake at MCFP Springfield so that I could to transfer out to court for a compassionate release hearing. I reminded intake that i was an end-stage renal patient and needed dialysis. A male and female officer picked me up and upon getting into the van, i asked the officers “to call their supervisor and tell them i was supposed to have a direect medical transfer. Despite that, after picking up some other inmates, we began the five-hour drive to Grady County, OK.
Once we arrived and entered the facility, a nurse told me they were setting up dialysis for me on Monday. I explained to her that my doctor’s orders were to get dialysis three times a week for four hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and that i would need dialysis Friday or at the latest Saturday. I was placed in a medical dorm, and when I was let out of my cell, I called my mom and told her they were not going to not give me dialysis on time. She called the U.S. Marshals In Atlanta and the Grady County Jail, They told her I “would received proper dialysis.”
I was at Grady County Jail until Oct 15 and they marked me as “refusing dialysis”! They also labelled my diet as “renal” but it was just a regular meal. As I got sicker and sicker each day, I told every officer who did rounds that I needed dialysis. Medical said they were monitoring me by taking my blood pressure. I told them I needed my potassium level tested. i had chest pain and trouble breathing. I started panicking, thinking they were going to kill me there. I also filed multiple daily electronic requests on the kiosk, telling them I needed dialysis and eventually started asking them to take me to the hospital. They only responded “noted.” I also filed grievances for deliberate indifference.
On Oct 15, I was finally transported to the airport and flew on the BOP plane to Atlanta for my hearing. When a U.S. Marshal searched me, he told me he knew i needed dialysis and that i would get it soon.
When I arrived at the Robert A. Dayton GEO facility, I explained that I was very sick from being refused dialysis and that i had too much fluid and that my potassium was most likely too high. I said I needed to go to the emergency room immediately. They denied that request, then explained they had me set up to go to dialysis the next day.
On Oct. 16. after being denied dialysis for seven days, I was finally taken to Grady Hospital. They tested my blood and I was immediately rushed to the emergency part of the hospital, where they put an IV in my arm. When I was woken up later, I was told to drink juice and eat, and that they had given me insulin to force the potassium out of my blood and drop my blood sugar. Finally, i received also received three hours of dialysis and i was admitted in to the hospital
I was in pain and i could not sleep. My chest hurt and it was difficult to breathe. I was given another three hours of dialysis on Oct 17.
On Friday, Oct 18, the doctors released me. They said that my blood and fluid levels showed i needed more dialysis, but that the hospital only administered dialysis two days a week. i should be in a clinic where i could get dialysis three days a week.The same day, the judge postponed my compassionate release hearing and ordered the U.S. Marshals to fly me back to the prison!. Instead, I was taken back to Grady County for three more hours of dialysis. I told the officers and nurse that i was extremely sick and having chest pains, and wanted to go to the hospital..The nurse stated that “you will not be admitted to the hospital.” That night, iI had pain and difficulty breathing.
The Marshals waited until Oct 24 to fly me back to Springfield. That day, my blood was tested. I had 8 kilos of fluid and my blood potassium level was dangerously high (7). i was given four hours of dialysis on Saturday and Sunday.
I have had multiple physical and psychology issues because of this.