To illustrate result of the egregious behavior of Dr. Copeland consider this:

When I arrived at my new lodgings I was physically helpless. I was able, with assistance, to go into the house and to my room and little else. During the next week I became able to use a walker to move from my room to the living area of the house and back, but that would be the extent of my activity for three weeks or so. During this time I suffered from bowel incontinence, which persisted for several months.

The hospital had prescribed ten or so medications, including one of the psychotropic drugs they were still administering until the day I was discharged. My caregivers monitored my condition daily to determine the need for continuing to use them. Within a few weeks I needed only one - a blood pressure medication I had been using for years. How incompetent must a doctor to not only keep me confined to a hospital for weeks with no medical necessity or benefit but causing me permanent harm into the bargain?

Eventually I was able to walk outside the house for a short distance, on a paved driveway and sidewalk. One of my caregivers had to be present as my legs were weak and arms no better. I asked for a pair of 2.5 pound dumbbells to exercise my arms. Initially I was able to lift one with my right arm to about eye level while sitting in a chair. With my left arm I was unable to lift one at all. (Note 4) It would be several weeks before I could do that.

A year after leaving the hospital I was and remain physically disabled to the point of being unable to do any type of work requiring even the smallest amount of manual labor, and at my age the prospect of any employment is not likely.

I was forced to retire years earlier than I would have, as had I not been confined to a hospital for over three months I could have returned to my former work with a six-figure salary. All things considered - lost wages, reduced retirement benefits and the continuing expenses - the cost to me has been nearly, if not more than, a million dollars.

My life expectancy is almost certainly reduced considerably, and the probability of perishing due to an accident (e.g. a fall or other mishap) due to my disability is considerable. In the event of my death by a misadventure caused by this condition, Dr. Copeland would be the proximate cause of my untimely demise.