When asked why he is suing the hospital, Morris replied, "Can't Help Myself."
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
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Everyone knows celebrities aren't real, so anybody claiming to be one must be delusional.
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The funniest part of this story is learning that American hospitals have gift cards. What a joke of a healthcare system.
Ya know, I hadn't even thought of that until I read your comment. Because there's gift cards for damn near everything. But a 'gift card' for a hospital... That is weird.
The worst part is a $25 gift card wouldn't even cover a lot of people's co-pays.
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Yeah. They really gotta get on those punch cards. 10 surgeries and the next one is free.
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I argued like a couple having a fight with a psychiatrist about me being autistic when I was hospitalized once. We had a literal antagonized fight over me being autistic in front of two other doctors. She raised her voice at and wouldn't believe me even though I told her I had been diagnosed by a psychologist that administered the ADOS, have seen said psychologist for months, my friends that are psychologists are confident I'm autistic, and that I was in special ed classes since 4th grade. I was seeking absolutely nothing related to it; I just happened to mention it in passing when I said I didn't like sleeping at the hospital and missed my bed.
Warning: sarcastic vent session
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This became the psychiatrist's last stand against Big Autism. She wasn't going to let a patient undermine her absolute authority by them giving her information that she needed to have a thorough understanding of the case. Who do I think I am to know and have an opinion about my entire life and well-being?? As soon as I got home, I threw her prescription in the trash.
I worry about all the other vulnerable patients that she treats and dont have the mental strength to stand up to her, just getting drugged up for whatever would validate her need for control over others.
Bonus: When I was receiving the discharge brief, she raised her voice at and put down a nurse that asked a question about my discharge instructions. Everyone's faces in the room were straight blank like this 😐. I guess they were used to her abuse.
That's someone who needs to be brought before the state medical board. I hope you filed a complaint!
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So nobody looks at him and says hey let me just Google this guy.
Maybe they did and Google's Shitty AI gave them the wrong answer.
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Yikes! But I could totally see this scenario happening lol. Maybe he came off agitated, manicky (he's in the hospital, maybe he's panicking or upset or whatever). Then he says he's famous too so the doctor was like oh ok, grandiose delusional. Check, check, and check. Assuming he doesn't already have a psych history, I don't see how they would've came to the mental illness conclusion if he was simply calmly saying who he was lol I mean that would've been really stupid
Then he says he’s famous too so the doctor was like oh ok, grandiose delusional.
I'm more convinced that they had no fucking clue who the Four Tops even were. It's 2024 and this guy is all "you don't know who I am!" and they're like "you're too fucking right we don't" because what fucking nurse just out of medical school is listening to or even knows of the existence of the fucking Four Tops.
They probably thought he was just spouting geriatric fucking nonsense.
"I don't know, something about four tops? He's only wearing one top, no undershirt."
Oh yep, you're right about the dementia angle. And even if they were Four Tops fan... you just joined in 2019! Who's gonna know??
Maybe the hospital could have had someone google his name first before they went all stupid on him.
That would be the logical thing to do, right? Right???
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Now do all of Metallica's bassists since Cliff Burton.
Now that my throwaway joke is out of the way, it's interesting to me how much judgment and hate there is for those with mental health issues that people are positively angry that they might be confused for someone with (or maybe even actually have) mental health issues.
Devil's Advocate incoming:
Let's be real, the members of the Four Tops are fucking old. It could literally be fucking dementia. This guy could genuinely have mental health problems.
Why is he so scared of being admitted to a mental health facility? Because deep down everyone knows exactly how fucked up those facilities are and exactly how much agency they take away from you when you're in one.
The reason the fear of getting put in one is so visceral is because everyone knows it becomes really difficult to get back out when you're in an endless quest to prove your own sanity and everyone thinks you're insane (and maybe you really are!). The reality is that the systems and how we handle mental illness need to change as well as the judgments of the people who need help. Like, maybe taking away all their personal agency isn't the answer.
People won't seek out help if the response is to sue over the very idea that maybe we might actually need help. He's fucking ancient, he very well could be experiencing dementia, and that could have been an honest fucking mistake on the part of the hospital staff because he's literally an old man exhibiting dementia symptoms but because of who he is instead we're running with the story that his mind is a steel trap and never wavers? Fuck me, get out of here with that nonsense. Old people get old and their minds get frail, its totally fucking possible. (I can't find his exact age, but his personal Facebook shows he's got a full head of gray hair and miles of wrinkles. Black don't crack so this guy is fucking old.)
No, it would be way healthier if people could be open to the possibility (especially in advanced old age!) that maybe, just maybe, they could be susceptible to mental health issues instead of freaking out and fucking suing people.
Two things can be true at once: He can be a member of the Four Tops and he also could have been exhibiting dementia symptoms in front of mental health professionals.
That's an awful lot of talk for someone who didn't seem to read/comprehend the article.
"Morris is not an original member, but he joined the group in 2019."
He's fucking ancient
No, he's not. He was born in 1971 making him 52 or 53 now (depending on his birthdate).
He joined the Four Tops in 2019.
That was probably the core of the problem right there... Medical professionals going "No way is this guy old enough to be in the Four Tops..." Without doing the due dilligence to realize they've been rotating members since 1997.
The fact that the original four members ran from 1953 to 1997 is fucking amazing! One of the original four is STILL in the group at 88.
My post is literally addressing the "it can't happen to me" canard. People can and really do have mental health issues. It can literally happen to anyone. I understand he joined in 2019, I've been to his Facebook page. I appreciate you adding his birth year, because I was unable to find it.
I'm pointing out that angry responses to the idea that maybe you have a mental health issue speaks to how bad our current mental health services are, why they need change, and why we need to get rid of the stigma against mental illness.
Anyway, as you can see, Early Onset Dementia (along with so many other diseases, especially autoimmune) is on the rise in youth. Pretending it's not a possibility at all and getting angry at the possibility because you view people with mental health issues as "lesser" somehow is a problem, because it can happen to anyone. Pretending it won't and trying to strongman your way out of mental health issues literally does not work.
Also, as a black man, he historically has a reason to distrust American medical and pharmaceutical industries. I'm sure he's likely aware of such gross examples as the Tuskegee Syphilis experiments. However, choosing not to trust medical science entirely is also a losing game, so we have to fix that trust in people by building better systems.
Once again, this speaks to a system that needs to be fixed, not one that needs to have people antagonizing others over the idea that maybe they need mental health help. The system for mental health help in the USA is currently broken and hurts people and takes away their human agency. It can help a lot of people, but it hurts and fails a lot of others. There's a reason why people are scared of it.
I'm not saying anything is wrong with him, but I am saying his angry response to the idea that something might be speaks volumes about the issue.
"He's fucking ancient, so he probably has dementia."
"No, he's actually middle-aged."
"Ah, well, nevertheless..."
Not disputing what you're saying about the horrors of the mental health system in this country, but learn to take the L.
He'll have a hard time gaslighting if he doesn't edit his post before doing it. Lol.
Maybe he has dementia?
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I saw the four tops a long time ago, but just for the record, they killed. It was outdoors and it started raining and instead of leaving, everybody was dancing. It was impressive.
So wrong on so many levels
They were going to put him in a mental hospital and the best they can do to say sorry is a $25 gift card...
That feels like a $1 inheritance. Was the hospital trying to get the worst PR angle possible?
It is.
If he accepted it, he'd no longer have an argument with a strong foundation. He could still sue, but a lawyer could argue they already made it right.
Exactly the same logic as a 1$ inheritance, it shows that this was dealt with, so the law doesnt have to deal with it again.
The hospital offered a $25 gift card as an apology, but Morris refused to accept it, the lawsuit says.
Right. If he had, he'd have been screwed by the hospital later, which is why he didn't.
They ordered an exam, but they cancelled it before it was given.
Their defense could be to describe what behavior the singer had besides stating he was one of the Four Tops that might give them concern about his mental health.
They cancelled the exam after figuring out that he actually was, so presumably it was a significant part of the decision.
I wouldn't be surprised if they charged him a cancelation fee.
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The hospital offered a $25 gift card as an apology
The cherry on top.
That’s such an insulting concession. I bet it’s only good for use in the hospital gift shop or cafeteria.
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