Testimonials

I'm behind you all the way. I want to share with you what happened to me and my children when I took them to [Doctor's office] in Houston, Texas for immunizations on August 1, 2003. 

The nurse was speaking only Spanish as she was preparing my children's shots. She never spoke to me or the children and I had to ask her to take my son's temperature before giving him the shot as he had been ill. 

She never said anything to us in English, just gave them the shots. The only English she spoke to us was when we started to leave and were going out the wrong exit, she laughed and said, "Go this way." 

We went out into the hall and were completely ignored. After standing around for about five minutes holding the kids' paperwork, waiting to pay, we left. No one said anything. I have the children's record, including the originals the office should have kept. So they have no records of my children's shots. What if the kids had a reaction or became ill after the immunizations? I still have all the office documents. They would have had no way to help my kids. 

They put my kids in jeopardy. We were treated badly because we could not speak Spanish. I would not want any kids treated this way. This is what is happening because we don't have an official language. I hope you can use this information in some way.

B.K., Texas

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