Shelly recalls an incident where she wasn't listened to and as a result became sicker.
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And I told him you can’t give this to me. I’m in heart failure. Like you can’t give me this many fluids. I’m on fluid restrictions. ‘Oh you’re ok. Blah blah’. Well the next day I’m up 18 lbs. and I’m like ‘No no’. My husband came. My sister was at my house. My sister was there first thing in the morning. My husband came before he went to work. And they just laid into the doctor. Look if you don’t start listening to her were going to check her out and go to a different hospital.
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