Correspondence with Mathea Morais concerning Marie-Louise\u2019s unnecessary hospitalization.<\/p>\n
This exchange shows how Marie-Louise\u2019s closest friend and supporter was pushed out of her life and how a minor visit to the hospital that Marie-Louise did not request was used as a means to declare her incompetent and to take over her finances and render her a prisoner in her own home. Most significant is the explanation given:<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I let you know in my email last week (there was no email), while Nouche was in the hospital, the doctor invoked the Healthcare Proxy, which meant that she was deemed unable to make her own medical decisions and that this responsibility fell to me. The doctor also informed me that she wouldn’t release Nouche until we could show that 24\/7 care was in place and that her bedroom was moved downstairs, OR that she was placed in a facility. We were told that if they released her and we did not obey this order, they would be forced to file with Elder Protective Services.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is no evidence that the doctors said any of these things. The medical records\u00a0 give no such instructions. Maria-Clara was still\u00a0 able to find another person Tamara who was entirely capable of caring for her in a human, and inexpensive, manner at home. The threat that Marie-Louise could not leave the hospital without being placed in a facility, or having a live-in nurse, was made up to intimidate.<\/p>\n
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On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 10:26\u202fPM Emanuel Pastreich <epastreich@protonmail.com<\/a>> wrote:<\/p>\n Dear Mathea<\/p>\n I do appreciate your detailed response and I can understand much better now what happened.<\/p>\n I do want to tell you, however, that I have told Michael formally on several occasions that I do not wish to interact with him at all about anything related to my mother,or to my children. So when he told you he would reach out to me, he was fully aware that I do not wish to interact with him.<\/p>\n I hope that you can make it clear,as I have tried to, that concerning my mother’s health, or any other matters, I should be contacted immediately. If it were up to me,in light of Michael’s previous actions towards my mother, my children and my deceased wife, I would block him from having any role. He has repeatedly acted in an unethical and illegal manner.<\/p>\n Whether it was his designating my daughter as an abandoned youth without my permission so that he could get government subsidies and control, or sending a medical record designating my mother as suffering from dementia to her lawyer without her permission, these actions were both illegal and unethical.<\/p>\n But sadly I am not in a position to do stop him.<\/p>\n I will write to Kanta and Beth again. But I would like you to recognize that concerning my mother’s affairs my brother should never enjoy a privileged status. He must be watched like a hawk.<\/p>\n Thank you for your kind efforts on my mother’s behalf.<\/p>\n With my appreciation<\/p>\n Emanuel<\/p>\n Emanuel Pastreich<\/p>\n President 1 (650) 563-2847 USA<\/p>\n 81 (0)80 4940 8782 (Japan)<\/p>\n epastreich@protonmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n Proton Mail Android \u304b\u3089\u9001\u4fe1<\/p>\n ——————————————<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 9:35\u202fPM Emanuel Pastreich <epastreich@protonmail.com<\/a>> wrote:<\/p>\n Dear Mathea<\/p>\n I hope this note finds you well.<\/p>\n I learned through a note sent to my daughter from my brother that my mother had been sent to the hospital. I was deeply disturbed by this. Not only was I concerned for her health, but I was also concerned that she was being sent to the hospital in violation of her own explicit request not to be sent to the hospital.<\/p>\n More importantly, I was not notified, nor was Maria Clara. That is to say that the two people closest to my mother were not informed.<\/p>\n Somehow I system remains in place in which my brother is notified and involved in the decision making process and I am not.<\/p>\n Although my mother is extremely diplomatic about Michael ‘s role, it is no secret that she trusts me and Maria Clara on all critical matters.<\/p>\n As you are the medical proxy, I would like to speak with you as soon as possible concerning this matter.<\/p>\n Much appreciate your kind attention.<\/p>\n Best from Tokyo<\/p>\n Emanuel<\/p>\n ——————-<\/p>\n 2025\/08\/25 11:10\u3001mathea morais<\/p>\n Hi Emanuel!<\/p>\n Thanks for your email. I think the first important thing to share with you is that Maria Clara decided a couple of weeks ago that she could no longer continue as Nouche\u2019s caregiver. She wants to continue to see Nouche as a friend but isn\u2019t able to continue working for\/with her.<\/p>\n Secondly, what happened today is that when Kanta came to pick up Nouche to go to meditation, she noticed that she was leaning far to her left. When she asked Nouche why she was leaning Nouche didn\u2019t know what she was talking about, she thought she was standing up straight.<\/p>\n After meditation, others also noticed it and were concerned. Kanta reached out to Michael, Beth, myself, and Rachel who is Nouche\u2019s medical advocate.<\/p>\n The advice from Rachel\u2019s team was that either Nouche go to the ER and have some imaging done or she go home but that we arrange for her to not be alone for the remainder of the day. Kanta presented those choices to Nouche who opted to go to the hospital so Kanta took her.<\/p>\n She was very concerned that you be informed about what was going on and asked Kanta to make sure you were notified. Michael responded that he would reach out to you via email and WhatsApp and also reach out to Rachel in case she was still with you.<\/p>\n Once in the ER they did a CAT scan and recommended she have an MRI done. They also suggested she stay overnight for observation and so she could do the MRI tomorrow morning. She again was given the choice of whether to stay or leave and she chose to stay.<\/p>\n I arrived at the hospital as she was being brought to her room. She was lively and in great spirits and very grateful for the care she\u2019d been getting. She was completely on board with being there, staying the night, and doing the MRI in the morning.<\/p>\n I understand your concern about her being in the hospital when that is something she\u2019s expressed to all of us she does not want to have happen. However, she was given multiple opportunities to choose not to go\/choose to leave and she opted to go there, stay there, and have the tests run.<\/p>\n As you know, in my role as her health care proxy, I am to step in when Nouche is no longer capable of making medical decisions for herself. However that\u2019s not the case at this time. If and when that time arises, I will follow the directive that she and I wrote and shared with everyone last year.<\/p>\n I will not be able to go to the hospital tomorrow as I start back to school meetings in the morning. However I know folks are organizing about who will be with her in the morning, who will take her home, etc. As always she will be surrounded and supported by her friends.<\/p>\n She has her cellphone with her so hopefully you two can connect directly in the morning eastern time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sending love.<\/p>\n M<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 4:16 AM, Mathea Morais <matheamorais@gmail.com<\/a>> wrote:<\/p>\n Hi Emanuel,<\/p>\n Today the hospital invoked your mom\u2019s health care proxy. Here is a copy of the text I sent to her care team:<\/p>\n I just got off the phone with the case manager and then to Jane Vanni who is the PA taking care of ML.<\/p>\n My understanding is that they want to keep her there one more day so that they can do a cognitive evaluation and an EKG. They want to do the EKG bc this is the 2nd time in 2 weeks that there has been a reason to admit ML and so they want to rule out anything having to do with her heart.<\/p>\n They also are recommending 24 hour care as they are concerned about her falling. I let them know that we are in the process of putting that type of care in place and outlined the care we’ve already coordinated for her. Both the case manager and the PA felt that this should be fine as long as there are assurances that 24 hour care is being arranged asap. They both said that additional equipment may be recommended based on her mobility\/cognitive abilities.<\/p>\n I stressed that Sandie is directly involved and that anything that can be communicated to her directly should be to avoid me needing to translate.<\/p>\n I also stressed that as ML’s healthcare proxy my main concern was honoring her health directive which specifically states she wants to be at home and not in the hospital. The PA seemed very confident that she’d be able to release ML first thing tomorrow as soon as they were able to complete the EKG and cognitive evaluation.<\/p>\n I will continue to keep updated as things evolve.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best,<\/p>\n M<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mathea Morais<\/p>\n She\/Her\/Hers<\/p>\n @MatheaMorais<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ——- Forwarded Message ——- Hi Emanuel,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thanks for reaching out. I have addressed each of your concerns below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 10:45\u202fAM Emanuel Pastreich <epastreich@protonmail.com<\/a>> wrote:<\/p>\n Dear Mathea,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I do hope that this mail finds you well and that we can set up a time to talk this week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have been talking to my mother on a daily basis and she seems quite well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes, she is doing much better. And tells me you have a new job and that things are going well for you, too. That’s wonderful!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She tells me that she has people from this company Horizons with her all day now at her home.<\/p>\n Yes, there is a woman named Bernadette living with her now who provides 24\/7 care through Horizon Health Care.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She told me that she did not order them and does not need them. I completely agree. I also worry about the expense of having people there 24 hours a day against my mother’s wishes.<\/p>\n As I let you know in my email last week, while Nouche was in the hospital, the doctor invoked the Healthcare Proxy, which meant that she was deemed unable to make her own medical decisions and that this responsibility fell to me. The doctor also informed me that she wouldn’t release Nouche until we could show that 24\/7 care was in place and that her bedroom was moved downstairs, OR that she was placed in a facility. We were told that if they released her and we did not obey this order, they would be forced to file with Elder Protective Services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All of this was explained to Nouche, and she was very clear that she wanted to go home and have 24\/7 care, and, as you know, being at home was her clearly stated wish in the healthcare directive that she wrote last year. Therefore, to honor her wish and to follow the doctor’s orders, I arranged for 24\/7 care so that she could go home and stay home. She is right that she didn’t order them, but she most definitely understood — both when we were in the hospital discussing her options, and when I was with her on Friday at home, that this was what was necessary in order for her to be at home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I do not think we have discussed this arrangment at all, as far as I can remember.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You are right, and I apologize. It was a whirlwind of a week, and once the Healthcare Proxy was invoked, I was dedicated to getting her home and situated. I was also starting my school year, which meant that I was only able to respond to you now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was not informed about anything concerning this service and if it is not economically viable, we should find a cheaper solution.<\/p>\n There is no other solution that would cost less and allow her to stay in her home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please do let me know exactly what the cost of this service is and how exactly it is being paid for. My mother does not seem to know who is paying her bills or how much is being paid to whom at this point. I would like to know exactly who is doing so so that I can get copies of everything.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When the Healthcare Proxy was invoked by the doctor, it meant that the Power of Attorney was automatically invoked. This means that Geoghan Coogan is now in charge of Nouche’s finances. He will be paying her bills and making any additional financial decisions on her behalf going forward. He and I will meet this week to discuss how to pay for Nouche’s care.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We can discuss these matters when we talk, but regarding the medical care for my mother, It is critical that I speak with you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I would love to talk as well. Perhaps it would be best if we talk when I am with Nouche next week, so that we can clear up any of the inconsistencies in what she is saying to you vs what she is saying to me. We are getting together on Saturday around 10 am. Please let me know if that works for you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thanks so much<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Emanuel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Correspondence with Mathea Morais concerning Marie-Louise\u2019s unnecessary hospitalization. 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\nFrom: Mathea Morais <matheamorais@gmail.com>
\nDate: On Monday, September 1st, 2025 at 2:32
\nSubject: Re: from Emanuel
\nTo: Emanuel Pastreich <epastreich@protonmail.com><\/p>\n