On November 19, 2019, my sister and I went to the emergency room with our father who was brought there by ambulance. My sister and I were there seeking help for my dad because of his addiction to alcohol and homelessness. The nurse who was in charge of him was so rude to my sister and I... and especially rude to my father. I felt as though she treated my father like a degenerate drunk loser. I understand that could be a regular judgement since there are many people suffering from homelessness and addiction in Hyannis. I understand that one must get fed up attending to people in this situation day in and day out. I live in San Francisco where the homeless problem is out of control. Not only is it depressing to see but it's scary. I used to work outside of the most dangerous part of the city, so I can understand what it feels like in Hyannis. My sister and I are both intelligent, caring, kind and well-to-do people. In no way were we being less than that to said nurse. Said nurse made us feel like we were bottom of the barrel human beings from being associated with my father. All we wanted was my dad to get help. All we wanted was a little compassion from a nurse who knows more about this disease than my sister and I. What we got in return was maltreatment. I understand that being a nurse is a challenging job, I too once worked in the healthcare field and now I work in another stressful field helping humans. There isn't a single piece of me that would ever treat another person and their family in a vulnerable situation as rudely as she did. The next day, my sister went to Barnstable County court to get our father sanctioned, the psychologist who evaluated him concluded that he had "wet brain" and would die soon. Last month, my dad finally passed away from alcoholism. The reason I am writing this is because that night in November in Cape Cod Hospital still haunts me. And unfortunately, I will never forget about this experience. I hope, I, anyone I am related to or care about does not ever have to come to your hospital again. Nurses should have compassion and your staff clearly doesn't. Shame on you all for hiring people like her. read more