L.A. County Coroner Investigating West's Death

61. Despite what anyone thinks about Kanye personally to make ignorant, mean spirited comments about his mother that died a few days ago just to get a laugh or attention is just pathetic. I understand that a lot of folks that come on these sites are young people that don't take much of anything in life serious, but age has nothing to do with stupidity and just plain ignorance. Most of you could only wish to have a mother that was as supportive, educated, and dedicated to her son as Kanye's mother. Dr. West was a wonderful, intelligent, woman who died way to young.

Posted at 9:32AM on Nov 13th 2007 by areyoukidding me

62. Kanye is a superstar so of course if he loses his mother it is going to be world news!!!! The wonderful thing about it is that Donda was an educated, accomplished woman, outside of being the mother of a superstar. I have not one problem, with them stating what she accomplished in her life. Why would that offend anyone? Half of you could only wish, pray, hope to have and be the kind of mom that Donda was to Kanye. I can't even get mad at most of the ignorant comments because I know the kind of people that make such comments and spew such hatred do it because of what they lack . Posting ignorance on blog sites is probably the only way most of you get heard or noticed. So folks let's try to ignore those that say things that we know and they know are crazy. My prayers and thoughts are with Kanye and his family because this is just horrible.......

Posted at 9:32AM on Nov 13th 2007 by areyoukidding me

63. And the moral of the story is

Posted at 6:20AM on Nov 13th 2007 by sweets

64. @Aids loving whore

Of course she's not the only mother to run a foundation and die and Of course she's on the news because she's Kanye's mother and he's a famous celeb...duh that doesn't take alot to figure out. And you're questioning my intelligence? Does it make her death any less important because of that? Let me just answer that for you...NO. Just as if any parent of a celeb dies they will be making headlines ...really was that to hard to comprehend. And could you please do us a favor and go pick up a book, better yet make it a BIBLE, cause you need Jesus is the worst way.

Posted at 4:34PM on Nov 12th 2007 by College Grad

65. You know, you people who are ranting about how "vain" she was to "sacrifice her life for her looks" are also the ones who don't mind calling her "ugly" and many other rude, crude and insensitive things (not to mention inaccurate).

So people are damned if they do, and damned if they don't.

I don't hear you saying the same things about non-black celebs who risk their lives undergoing the knife for what you call "vanity". So it's obviously not about that. All the other posts with actresses who have undergone many procedures are missing anything near to what you're saying about Kanye's mother. I've read NOTHING calling them vain OR disease spreading whores (can you say PAMELA ANDERSON????).

Obviously you feel threatened by successful blacks to have to resort to this kind of blatant racism. Kinda says more about you than them, doesn't it??

Posted at 4:45PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Bland Ambition

66. I have no idea who this West guy is. Never ever heard of him. Why is everyone acting like he's world famous like Frank Sinatra ?

Posted at 7:05PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Sally

67. What a horrible tragedy. Kanye, you and your family have my deepest sympathy.

Posted at 7:25PM on Nov 12th 2007 by kassandra

68. LISTEN UP CALIFORNIANS!

1. The Medical Board of California should be held accountable for their Drug/Alcohol Diversion Program.
In every external audit of this Program over the last 27 years (there have been FIVE, and the Program has flunked all FIVE), independent auditors have found that the program does NOT do its job -- it does NOT adequately monitor physicians it knows to be addicted to drugs and alcohol. It does NOT adequately drug-test them. It does NOT have clear requirements for worksite monitors. And every single audit of this Program has found that the Medical Board has NEVER properly overseen or set standards for this Program. We patients cannot protect ourselves from participants in this Program, because we don't know who is in the Program – these doctors participate in secrecy. Even though the Medical Board voted to abolish the program in July 2007, the doctor’s who were currently in the program—remain.

2. The Medical Board of California does not require doctors to tell patients about the existence of the Medical Board and its enforcement role. There is no law that requires doctors to post a sign in their waiting room, or put a disclosure on their discharge instructions, or in any other way tell patients about the existence of the Medical Board. Why is it that our auto repair guy has to post a sign in his shop telling us about the Bureau of Automotive Repair, yet doctors are not required to tell US about the Medical Board?

3. The Medical Board of California should sponsor legislation requiring civil attorneys to inform malpractice victims how to file a complaint with the Medical Board. A Medical Complaint is filed by the patient, not an Attorney. This process has nothing to do with a lawsuit.

4. The Medical of California should sponsor legislation repealing or at least lengthening THEIR statute of limitations. Right now, their staff has to file charges against a doctor within 3 years of when staff finds out about a settlement, or within 7 years of the event that caused the problem. They cannot BOTH not tell us about the existence of the Medical Board and also BAR citizens from filing complaints when we finally find out about them!

5. The Medical Board of California should have a database for Complaints – have a data base where these cases are entered and given a case number, kicks out a warning when one physician has too many complaints, during a specified period of time. The Better Business Bureau keeps track of all complaints, why shouldn’t the Medical Board do the same.

6. The Medical Board of California should post every single malpractice settlement on their Website. Whether it’s for $2,000 or $200,000, and we don’t care if there are 3 or 4 or 10 settlements. They should post every single malpractice settlement on their Web site. Their job is to protect US, THE PATIENT, so give US the information and let US make the decision about who WE want to care for US. The board currently states that in malpractice settlements over $30,000, 4 or more in a 10-year period (beginning 1/1/03) if the physician practices in a high-risk specialty (obstetrics, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery and neurological surgery). 3 or more in a 10-year period (beginning 1/1/03) if the physician practices in a low-risk specialty (all other specialties).

7. The Medical Board of California should require doctors to have Medical Malpractice Insurance – make it mandatory for doctors to carry malpractice insurance (car dealers are required to be bonded, drivers are required to carry auto insurance as well as insurance for people who do not have insurance.)

8. The Medical Board of California should post every single criminal conviction against California doctors on their Website. The doctor who injured us has two DUI convictions --- neither of them have ever been posted on their Web site. Criminal convictions are public information. By concealing them from patients, the Medical Board appears to be protecting dangerous doctors.

9. The Medical Board of California should sponsor legislation creating a “Snitch Law” --- Physicians should be required to report to the Board other physicians who they know are abusing drugs or alcohol. Other professions have this requirement (for example, teachers and respiratory care practitioners)

10. The Medical Board of California should subject hospitals, medical facilities and individual physicians to steeper fines for not reporting a physicians in question.


THEY, the Medical Board does NOT post ALL relevant information about doctors on their website. THEY DON’T require doctors who are aware of substance-abusing doctors to file a report, THEY DON’T require anybody to tell US about THEIR existence, and then THEY punish US and other patients when THEY are not able to take action against dangerous doctors because WE didn’t know about THEM and nothing came to THEIR attention within some arbitrary time period that WE don’t even know about.

THEY could be doing a LOT more to protect patients, which is THEIR number one priority.

www.ItJustTakesOne.net and www.MedicalComplaint.Blogspot.com

Posted at 2:04AM on Nov 14th 2007 by T

69. Tina Minasian, once again, your forgot to mention that you LOST
your malpractice suit against your plastic surgeon. You forgot to
mention that you smoked against doctors orders, etc..... Infections
happen & are a risk with any surgery. You also forgot to mention how
you've spent 4+ years stalking and harrassing your plastic surgeon
and HIS family out of REVENGE. You are EVIL! Hiding your revenge
behind religion- you obviously know NOTHING about religion. You are
full of lies. What a pro you've become. You are money hungry and sue
happy. Go smoke another cigarette and leave my family alone! Instead
of spending your life trying to get revenge against others, why don't
you take care of your own family... Doctors don't give people cancer. When you have surgery, there will be a scar. When you have surgery and then gain a huge about of weight like you did, the scar can stretch. Doctors can't solver marital problems such as yours. What a very sad life you live!!!

Posted at 12:11PM on Nov 17th 2007 by To: #66 Tina Minasian