For five years, we have been told to be quiet. Quiet about the loved ones we dropped off at hospital doors and never saw again. Quiet about the husbands, wives, mothers, and fathers who walked in alive and never walked back out. Quiet about the nurses and doctors who tried to speak up and lost their careers for it. In this episode, Jodi O'Malley, MSN, RN sits down with Leslie Batts — the widow of Paul "Tink" Batts, a healthy 45-year-old husband, father, and cowboy who entered an Oklahoma hospital on October 9, 2021, and never came home. Through 3,000 pages of medical records, Leslie pieced together what really happened behind the locked doors of the COVID ICU. This is one family's story. It is also tens of thousands of stories. 🚨 THE MOMENT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR Senator Ron Johnson, Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, has agreed to open the Congressional record on COVID-19 hospital protocols. Every statement submitted will be entered into the official record of the United States Senate — whether or not you are selected to testify in person.But there is a threshold. He needs 200+ statements to proceed.Senator Johnson does not have the staff or resources to process hundreds of personal statements. Leslie Batts has agreed to collect them on behalf of all of us. Families helping families. This is grassroots, and it is the only path currently open to us. 📄 HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR STATEMENT Format: One-page PDFLength: 600 words maximum (this is firm — congressional opening statements have a 5-minute time limit)Email to: lesliethompson0831@gmail.comSubject line: "FOR THE RECORD ONLY" (entered into the record) OR "TESTIFY" (willing to travel to Washington at your own expense if selected) ✍️ WHAT TO INCLUDE Families: Brief background of yourself, brief background of your loved one, chronology of illness and treatment — known facts only.Nurses & doctors: Brief background of your role and setting, the patient population you worked with, and what you personally witnessed that violated the standard of care, ethics, or caused harm instead of helping. ✅ Your story only — no speculation, no statistics, no political commentary ✅ Facts you can support and speak to confidently ✅ Avoid defamation ✅ Do NOT send supporting documents yet ✅ Be prepared to answer questions if contacted 💔 TO THE FAMILIES who dropped their loved ones at the doors and never saw them again — who were locked out, told "no visitors," denied video calls, told their loved one was "doing fine" right up until the moment they weren't — your story belongs in this record. 🩺 TO THE NURSES AND DOCTORS who cared for COVID patients for 18 months without a vaccine — who had every right to make your own medical decision about an experimental product, whether you believed you didn't need it, had safety concerns, were standing on bodily autonomy, or all of the above — and who watched the standard of care be violated at the bedside — your testimony tells the bigger story. Need help shortening your story to 600 words? Comment on this episode or reach out — Jodi will personally help you.📲 FOLLOW NURSESOUTLOUD Substack for the submission framework, AI prompt template, and updates as we work toward this hearing. 🙏 Please share this episode. Tag a family who lost someone. Tag a nurse or doctor who walked away. Tag anyone who needs to know their voice is finally welcome.Your story. Your truth. History matters. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT 💊 Cocoa Pharmacy — Connect with a licensed provider to discuss your situation and access prescription medications, including Ivermectin and alternative cancer protocols. Speak to Nurse Donna for free! Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you.👉 https://www.cocoapharmacy.com AFFILIATES 🩺 Functional Nurse Academy — Functional medicine training by nurses, for nurses. Advance your skills in holistic, evidence-based, root-cause healing. Tell them NursesOutLoud sent you for $100 off!👉 https://www.functionalnurseacademy.com
