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On January 9, 2013, my big brother went into the Mississippi Valley Surgery Center for a shoulder scope, after suffering an injury at work. Being that it was a shoulder scope, he was in the "beach chair" position. He was given the drug "Labetalol" to slow down his blood pressure, making a faster, cleaner surgery. Because he was in the beach chair position, his brain was higher than his heart, resulting in a prolonged unsafe drop in blood pressure.

He never made it out of surgery. He was in a coma for 8 days before being pronounced brain-dead on January 17, 2013. He was 29 years old. Words can't possibly express how absolutely empty my life is without him.

I don't think I'll ever be able to trust another surgeon or anesthesiologist after this. I'm sorry if I've brought everyone down, but I've made it my mission to make everyone aware of how terribly wrong things can go during what should be a routine surgery. Especially when the surgeon is a stupid bastard that tries to hurry everything along to book as many patients in a day as possible.

I love you big brother, and I'll never let anyone forget you.