This is a little 12 y/o (Jennie) that Bob Sheerin started advocating for at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville… a few months ago, unfortunately she recently died from her Leukemia. Vanderbilt is one of those DAMN NON-OPIATE hospital corporation. After Bob got involved, Jennie started getting some opiates to help her deal with her pain. Here is a page from her dairy
10-2-2021 Today I met Bob. Finally my mom got one right. He got me medication that actually worked. He’s such a dork and tried making me laugh all day with dorky faces. He even went into the hospital with me and you can tell he’s in a lot of pain. He’s kind and funny and he got the doctor to do everything he said. The way he did it was funny. Mom used to ask and they would say no because it was dangerous. Bob made them believe it was their idea in such a way they thought it was. Doctors aren’t as smart as I thought. Meds are making me feel better and I was invited to Bob’s to play with his daughter. Can’t wait. Bob gave me his daughter Millys text number and she invited me to trick or treat, hope mom lets me go.
Bob is the “front man” when it comes to advocating… I think that the doctor got a little intimidated that when Bob got a little over his head when the doctor started talking about medication therapy and Bob said that he would have to reach out to APDF’s Pharmacist… the doc apparently asked “you have a Pharmacist ?” and Bob replied “we have a doctor also..” So Jennie got her pain med prescription that the doc had been refusing the parents for some time.
Bob posted: She was thrilled that Steve was on the actual phone telling doc what meds she needed lol it was like a movie star helped her
Bob shared: her mom made me laugh as she was @Steve Ariens. Biggest fan lol 
She would read his blog at breakfast and wrote the government over Steve getting kicked off FB lol she messaged me 10 times to make sure he was gonna keep doing them 
Sweet little thing got no shot to live a full life and even got ripped off because she died in the wrong era … wow 
I will return with a fu#### vengeance
The really sad thing is that Bob is just now sharing this with me 🙁 I wish Bob would have shared that info with me earlier, I could have done one or more “shout outs” directed to her, might have brightened her day.
She was big into writing poems… and here is one that is undated, but given the tone .. she realized that “the end ” was near
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Felt bad about this situation. Glad this organization came thru!
Is this part of Vanderbilts no opioid policy that was getting kids burn scrubbed with no meds?
this is Vanderbilt in Nashville, but this little girl was dealing with leukemia
Thank you to Bob and Steve for putting some sunshine in Jennie’s life, for speaking the truth and fighting for those who cannot. God Bless you in your journey Jennie. Rest In Peace now child
Pain meds were dangerous….and pain isn’t dangerous? If the end was inevitable, why deny her? What dangers was pain meds going to do? Make her happy? Make her end be in a better place? Right…doctors aren’t as smart as she thought. All that education does not give them common sense. Fly high angel, maybe when you come back, you can be someone who advocates for pain patients.
It is a bitter and sweet story, real life. Its really sad that this country is making children and adults all suffer, even with terminal illness. Thank the Lord Bob and Steve could help her. When a child, as innocent as they are admits that opiate pain meds DO work then what more study does this inhumane government need? None. It’s as if they hate the hunan race. As for physicians, I wonder why they’re not putting these children and adults on palliative care? Dangerous was a horrific excuse her dr suggested. No, whats more dangerous is suffering from what constant pain can do to the body. It kills faster than cancer. Palliative care is still a taboo with many physicians. They dont seem to understand what it really is. Ive found there’s a lot of confusion about it. Each website describes it differently.
Maybe we should be advocating for palliative care and for what it is and who its for. Most pain patients probably qualify. It can used for curacle as well as incurable conditions. The quality of care is much better than the ordinary care. Life is too short already to be suffering during the little time we have with each other.
Beautiful story Steve. Thanks to you, Bob and the others for not only advocating on her behalf but all children in pain. I just find it unfathomable doctors refuse to treat children in pain.
She had such insight that comes through in her poem. Beautiful little one taken too soon.❤️
This just breaks my heart. Jenni was a wise young lady, and so talented in her writing. Thank you Steve, Bob and APDF for helping Jenni, her family and countless others. My prayers go out to Jenni’s family, friends and all those who’s lives she touched.
Curiously, and sadly, stupidity and murder have been been perfected ahead of love.
I’m so disgusted I feel sick. Denying a sick child medication that would help her cope with the pain from chemotherapy. Vanderbilt Hospital is high- priced trash. They should be closed down.