A local woman missing- Mary Kubica

MEREDITH
11 YEARS BEFORE
May
The Tebows’ baby is covered in forceps marks and bruising when
she arrives. Within minutes of her birth, her tiny head begins to swell.
Within hours, she begins to seize. A cranial head ultrasound is
performed, where doctors discover an intracranial hemorrhage,
otherwise known as a brain bleed. The cause: excessive mechanical
force to her head, resulting from forceps misuse.
The baby’s condition improves by the time she’s allowed to go
home. But even when she does go home, there’s much uncertainty
about her future.
The days and weeks pass. The Tebows meet with an attorney.
They decide to sue Dr. Feingold for malpractice. Shelby calls and
asks if I think it’s a good idea.
“Jason says we’re doing it, whether I like it or not. He’s pissed. Dr.
Feingold screwed up.”
This isn’t for me to decide. “You have to do what’s right for your
family,” I tell her. She has a case. I was there. I saw with my own
eyes. I saw him do things to Shelby’s body without her consent,
things that carried a great deal of risk.
A malpractice suit can’t change anything that’s happened. Their
baby will likely have special needs. A settlement could help pay for
the baby’s care.
“If I can help in any way, I will. Whatever you and Jason need.”
The attorney looks through Shelby’s and the baby’s medical
records. He speaks with medical experts. He decides that the
Tebows have a case.
The next week Dr. Feingold receives the medical malpractice
complaint. The first thing he does is call me. “Those folks wouldn’t
know their ass from their elbow. Far be it for them to decide that I did
something wrong. You put the idea into their head.”