Chovan Vic Cacho Banate founded the HKPP Network in the Philippines region. In the first week of May, he experienced a trigger which dropped his potassium critically low. He contacted the U.S. HKPP Network (my friend Ralph) and they spoke briefly about his symptoms, which had escalated into labored breathing. According to one of his friends from the Philippines HKPP network, he was taken to the emergency room in respiratory distress, where he was ignored while the staff was screening potential COVID-19 patients. He died of respiratory failure at age 35.
I don't know what to say anymore. When are we going to be taken seriously by emergency medical staff? Why would we be there asking for help if we weren't desperate for it? These travesties are breaking my brain and my spirit. It's 2020, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis has been documented since the 70s, and here we are. Another friend, neighbor, uncle, son, brother, advocate...gone for no reason.
The hospital is 100% at fault for this man's death, and they will never be held accountable. Tell me where the hope is in that?
Rest in peace, sir. I'm so sorry this world failed you.
