Events finally landed Patrick in the emergency room where he collapsed from the fourth in a series of strokes.I have figured that if you are going to collapse, the emergency room is probably the best place to do it.
Patrick had been adamantly refusing hospitalization. He slipped through crack after crack in a medical support system that insisted his treatment be voluntary.
Patrick's brother had to hire a private ambulance to get Patrick to agree to go the hospital. Frank said,"trying to get Patrick medical treatment was like loading a rhinoceros on to a zoo truck."