No support provided by City of Kansas City Mo or Local Union 42 for husband's career ending electrical injury
My husband was a fire fighter at the busiest station in KC Mo and while at the scene of a fire sustained an electrical injury from a piece of equipment that remained in service despite many write ups that it would shock those who tried to use it. The one thing I thought I could always count on if he got injured or died on the job was that we would be taken care of by the city and the union. Not one person from management or the union ever contacted either of us to see if we needed anything. If it wasn’t for the men & women he served next to I don’t know where we would be. Due to the rare incidence of survivors who sustain a shock like he did it’s difficult for people to relate so they treat him like he is faking his injury. He looks perfectly “normal” on the outside but his brain and nerves have been effected. He is in constant pain. His doctors have been wonderful but they too are frustrated. We recently heard from the University of Chicago who specializes in these types of injuries saying they will except him as a patient. However, the city has fought us every step of the way regarding his treatment so this will be no different especially since the cost is so high. As a nurse and as a wife I have never felt more helpless, frustrated and angry. My husband feels betrayed, abandoned and useless.
