Yolanda Hempfield

I was brought to John’s Hopkins because I was found at the bus stop very dehydrated and passed out to the point the ambo and police thought I was a junkie ontop of that I was diagnosed with sepsis from another hospital that discharged me without treating me and I almost died John Hopkins treated me for it but afterwards they sent me upstairs to unit 4 I was there for a week it was horrible I was mistreated by staff because one of the employees stole my hearing aid case charger the same night that I was sent up there and for that reason I wasn’t able to wear my hearing aids and I couldn’t hear at all they were yelling at me because I was on the phone talking a little loud because I can’t hear which is beyond my control they treated me less than a human just because someone has mental issues doesn’t give the right to be treated differently iam now afraid of going to any ER for help if I seriously need it I don’t think it’s fair they send you to the behavioral unit without your acknowledgment just because you voluntarily check yourself in you can’t just leave it’s left up to the drs to decide if it’s ok for you to leave