Eric Garner’s oldest daughter, Erica Garner, has been hospitalized since Christmas Eve. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
As doctors at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull prepare to wake Erica Garner from her coma, drama with the local police has unfolded. According to Garner’s Twitter account, one of her workers who had been visiting was rushed out of the activist’s room only to be allowed to return later on.
Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner who died at the hands of New York policeman in 2014, has been in a coma since Sunday, Dec. 24. The 27-year-old had suffered her second heart attack in four months before being hospitalized in critical condition.
By Tuesday, Dec. 26, the unnamed worker updating Garner’s followers about the writer’s condition had been calling on people to call Woodhull. The employee had expressed distrust over the NYPD’s explanation for pushing out Garner’s visitor. Officers claimed they couldn’t distinguish people who have permission to visit from those who do not, despite Garner’s employee having an official pass.
Here is an update on Erica … She is in Woodhull hospital. The police all of sudden rushed me not only out of her room where I was all night and have a pass to be they rushed me out of the icu with no explanation.
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 26, 2017
#NYPD cleared me out of the ICU leaving Erica BY HERSELF WITH NO EXPLANATION … We are at woodhull hospital. They are supposed to be bringing her out of her coma in less than an hour and the #NYPD cleared her support from the floor with no explanation.
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 26, 2017
I dont trust #NYPD … They are saying that they mixed up the list of people who had permission with the people who don't. Until they figure it out all visits are dead. Problem is, I have been up there all night WITH AN OFFICIAL PASS FROM THE HOSPITAL!
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 26, 2017
A call to the NYPD was referred to Woodhull while the hospital told Atlanta Black Star it would not be giving information to the public. Woodhull’s risk management department did not answer when called.
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By midmorning Tuesday, the visitor had been allowed to return to Garner’s bedside. An update on her condition was not disclosed.
They allowed me back into Ericas icu room… Thank you for all that called.
— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 26, 2017
Some celebrated the success of their calls.
🙌🏾When we fight…we win!
— Nefertari Nkenge (@NefertariNkenge) December 26, 2017
They thought they were gonna do some foul shit but we shut that down, swiftly pic.twitter.com/2xhnP6pHiI
— JoJo (@greatthejojo) December 26, 2017
— Shawn Gentry (@ShawnGentry0) December 26, 2017
Still, users were fired up over the initial disruption.
Several expressed suspicion over what medical personnel may have done to Garner during the guest’s absence.
!!!!!! DEFINITELY do this
— 𝓷 (@niyaaaahh) December 26, 2017
Please take photos of her, the room, the medicine, the time etc. I’m glad you guys are ok but this sounds very suspicious.
— Yasmin Yonis (@YasminYonis) December 26, 2017
Thank God. Please have her tested by the staff. The pigs may have done something.
— PolitiBear☠💵☠🌹 (@politiburr) December 26, 2017
