When Guardianship Turns into a Nightmare
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Kim Stryker, a Virginia resident, was a long-distance caregiver for her father, Steven Stryker, a Navy veteran residing in Florida. Steven had his share of health issues over the years including alcoholism, bipolar disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from his time in Vietnam. Steven’s health got worse in 2018. Because Kim lived so far away, a family friend, Linda Lanier, would often check in
on Steven, but was never officially named as Agent under Power of Attorney.
In August 2018, while Lanier was out of town, Kim said that her father was taken into custody under Florida’s Baker Act and forced into treatment at an AdventHealth Florida hospital in Orlando. Family members didn’t know why he was taken to AdventHealth instead
of a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic where he had received treatment in the past.
According to Kim, her father spent almost six weeks at AdventHealth — all while the family was kept in the dark about his condition and treatment. On August 8, 2018, AdventHealth filed a petition asking a judge to appoint an emergency guardian for Steven Stryker, and a court-appointed guardian by the name of Rebecca Fierle was named.
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