Ethel Easter, a Black woman who resides in Houston, went recently under the knife because of intestinal issues. Prior to her procedure, Easter decided to place a small audio recording device in her hair to catch anything that her surgeons possibly could have said about her while she was rendered unconscious. Her reasoning for doing this was because of skepticism from the less-than-professional treatment she received during her consultations with her doctor, who demanded the following:

Who do you think you are? You’re gonna wait like everyone else.

Ms. Easter recalled the doctor telling her this in response to her sense of urgency and concern in regards to her wanting to prevent further damage to her internal organs. She was ordered to wait two months, as opposed to a much shorter time frame. What was to take place during her surgery was extremely cruel. The surgeons would make snide remarks about Easters physique, with one of them at one point even referring to her as “Precious” (the movie character portrayed by actress Gabby Sidibe).

For more on what was said about Ethel Easter during her surgery, watch the following video.

B. Clark