Surgeon Dies After Being Defrauded by Yoga Studio Operators | Mark Sawusch Case Analysis 

yeah iv learned most people suck

People out there taking advantage of anyone who's vulnerable. Bi-Polar, depressed, Elderly, intellectual disabilities, people who recently lost a loved one, Dementia patients etc.

What a horrible illness Mark had. My heart breaks for him. But I dont see how his being on a vegan diet contributed to his problems. The couple had more temptation than they could handle with the situation. I think just about anyone under that circumstance would have become greedy and entitled, even family members. Afterall, he invited them into his life. What ordinary person could honestly say they wouldnt have taken advantage of his money if in that situation? Did his mom and sister help him by not posting bond? Isnt the remainder of his estate enough for them?

@@debralee1401 your gut is your 2nd brain. The microbiome of the gut being balanced is really important for mental health. A vegan diet has to many carbs and deficiencies from not having red meat. Dr. Eric Berg has done some videos on it. Just read the comments.

I hate it too that there are con artists out there waiting to take advantage of people who are mentally ill. I had a great aunt who reminded me of Bette Davis and I think she had psyche issues but she was still in the realm of functional. One day she went out and bought three pedigreed puppies. She bought an Irish Setter, a Cocker Spaniel, and a St. Bernard which was completely irrational. She wanted me to take money from her and said she didn't know what to do with it all, but I refused to take any. Other family members refused too, but then she started to give it away to taxi cab drivers and there was a young couple who befriended her, (similar to the surgeon) and she gave it away to them too. In other words, family members were too ethical to take it, but complete strangers were not.

but it was his error in judgement in entrusting in people he hardly knew, as in complete strangers. where was his family in all of this ?!

​​@@Gizziiusaif you knew anything about debilitating mental illness, you'd know it affects one's decision making abilities. it's why some people need to be in institutions or have someone living at home. I thought this was painfully obvious, especially considering the story, but apparently not. 😐 as for his family, they didn't care or didn't know. but the video doesn't specify

@@Sputterbugz Its true that the story didnt go into further detail about the victim. Usually people in his position has a solid family and/or close friends. maybe he became a semi-hermit of sorts?

Come on guys did'nt he had family that failed him ?????

Not uncommon for family and friends of someone with serious mental illness to eventually hit their limit, compassion fatigue, or just give up on the person.

Bravo?

Without a doubt💯👍

Really enjoy how humorous & amusing you can be . . . With such a straight face💯 Enjoy your case analysis immensely👏

She-she Foo-foo food is MASSIVELY OVER-PRICED!!!

I went 3 weeks without consuming meat protein. I was lethargic, apathetic and tired. Muscle weakness was profound.

Correct! I'm living proof of that! You never, ever think that you can be exploited or manipulated. You can't imagine that someone can, basically through brain- washing, using verbal abuse and mental abuse, use coercive devious mind tricks and scare tactics with veiled threats and constant daily demeaning, ugly insults to lower your already low self esteem to NO self esteem. You never think someone will use your family member against you and tear your relationship apart. Note: My family member was a vulnerable adult. We both were in a very vulnerable & fragile state of mind and had experienced a list of serious traumatic events, with life changes that we were not equipped to handle. I'm elderly (62) and disabled with health problems that will shorten my life expectancy. My question is: How do you prey upon the weak? The elderly? What type of person takes advantage of trusting, honest, compassionate, people? In the past 5 years, I witnessed, hopelessly, and unable to help, the complete and utter destruction of families. Mainly the elderly. Or a single individual that is in a situation that leaves them mentally damaged and easily manipulated. What kind of human does that? That's not a human, it's something evil with no soul. No redemption. No remorse. Empty. A waste of space. Garbage. I didn't believe in monsters. Now I do.

This dude sounded like he wasn't well for quite a while and causing issues for people around him. He should have been receiving actual help somewhere and none of this would have happened.

I agree

The law is not quite equipped to deal with these parasites. I have witnessed my own father lose all his wealth to my own family members and young women exploiting him. As much as I tried to tell him to stop giving his money away he continued to do so until now I have to financially support him when his pension can’t pay his bills. After years of trying I realised the only way it would stop happening is when his money ran out, and honestly I’m glad it’s all gone, good riddance, money attracts scum.

100%

It’s one of the reasons why a living will and advance directive are so important. You have some control before you’re in a situation like it.

Never give away power of attorney

How would one get Ketamine? That seems illegal. Didn't Michael Jackson use that for sleep? It is a veterinary drug for horses, correct? Anyway, very sad story. Thanks Dr. Grande.

@@kristincassidy907 Ketamine was approved by the FDA in 2019 to treat depression that hasn't been resolved for a patient who has taken many years of different medications. It has had a significant success rate. The only concerns about it arose from the treatments being offered to patients to be used at home instead of in a psychiatrist's office.

@@MsHburnett And no, Michael Jackson didn't use Ketamine for anything..he took the anesthetic Propofol at home-which has never been approved in any other setting than in an OR with an anesthesiologist.

I hope you have a good support system🙏

Do whatever you can to avoid having controlling people come into your life. These two were predatory. Mark let his guard down and they quickly snuck into his world once they saw he was rich.

You're doing everything you need to stay healthy. This poor man was very resistant to treatment.

​@@zannigan222 He sought treatment himself and he didn't avoid his medication until he saw how much it sucked for him. He tried, but they gave him something that inhibited him. Shouldn't be surprising that he wouldn't want to take it consistently, especially when his judgment was preventing him from seeing the bigger picture or being able to trust the people around him, or even from being able to trust the doctors and the medication itself.

@@iUnderstand yeah, I’ve tried those meds for off label use and they are awful except one was the only thing that works for sleep. Sad story:(

at least Mark had the good taste to throw out a can of Coke Zero.

Well he was providing no genuine companionship to anyone in the first place, that's why he ended alone. Perhaps he is not so innocent after all about his disgrace.

It didn't seem like his "family" had much to do with him.

@@onekerri1 Untill after he passed away of course, for the estate.

Romance scammers are like that, too!

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That one wasn't bad but,,".. at the mental health unit,, they found out Mark WASN'T God. They diagnosed him as grossly psychotic..",, the doc's humor is Vulcan dry lol ...

When I saw those round glasses, I thought of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.❤️🇨🇦

I agree, coke zero is terrible!😂

It’s cowardly!

And the vegan diet!!!

at least he died doing what he loved

Unfortunately, that's how many of these things end.😢

​@@pageribe2399 Unless the police shot him to death it probably was not the end of it.

That tracks.

Sorry but the pellet gun thing was kinda funny

i think we had the same neighbor, jk, but we all have that one neighbor thats bad shit nuts, the one i had was throwing televisions out windows, getting trashed and then trying to threaten to fight me while i was pregnant, i think she just hated other women and it came out when she was drunk because i did nothing to her except live downstairs, then her cousin moved in who was also a drunk playing country music super loud at 4 am but it was after she beat the crap out of the other problem neighbor, so when she came to apologize i told her no problem as long as you keep that moron upstairs under control i will not say a word to the landlord your cool w me, it also sounded like she was banging w a hammer on the walls lm ao, but as long as she wasnt screaming baloney about fighting me for no reason i preferred the country music and construction at 4 am, i finally said to the idiot she beat up that we alll know your not going to do anything if you wanna fight come down here right now or i never wanna hear anoter word ( id never risk my baby to fight her pregnant i just knew she was full of it) she shut up after that- i also put a feng shui mirror in the halllway that sends negative crap back to the person who is giving it out, seemed effective- she got evicted, one to many televisions almost it people walking by hahhahaa

Lsd was ok booze is by far the worst for most of us w bipolar

"Namaste" is how people greet each other in India. Like "hello".

Shrooms are also a no no for BPD.

@@nicolejackson9592 I take ketamine for my bipolar it's helped more than any medication. Shrooms are also promoted as a treatment similar to ketamine for us - especially medication resistant types. I've had shrooms many times and felt loads better the next Day. However this guy sounds like his bipolar favors mania mine is 90% depression

And weed for some as well.

I have a total man crush on him

I don’t like his mumbling…..but tune in occasionally…..begrudgingly….I’ll live tho

It's therapeutic... Makes me feel like I'm a dog and he keeps telling me I'm. Good boy. Tht combined with what he's actually saying makes a chefs kiss combo

​@@Jasonmakesvideo That is therapeutic to you? 😮 Bizarre.

@@johnnyearp52 Helps me sleep and relax

My guess is they were utterly exhausted with his antics. Some people can't be helped, because they don't want to be. You can maybe have them committed, but with a personality like Mark, that would probably just make everything worse in the long run. He would hold it against them forever and refuse to take his meds which means he's never going to improve.

Dr. Grande mentioned that his family refused to bail him out, hoping that him being in custody could help him get sorted. He also mentioned that these two con artists prevented his family from contacting him. Sounds like he DID have family trying to help him. Unfortunately, the mentality ill often refuse any attempts by family to help them - especially if they have delusions.

​@@aarondavis8943 a lot of people don't realise how exhausting people suffering from mental illness can be if they don't experience it themselves.

@@LittleLouieLagazza 👍👍👍

​@@LittleLouieLagazza Exactly my thought. They suddenly became interested when they realized their cut of the inheritance was threatened

As a vegan I do not find this funny

​@@wombatlittle1 But vegan diets can actually cause a few people to have mental problems. My mom was one of them. That said, veganism is fine for most people.

@@johnnyearp52 There are lots of different ways to eat a plant based diet. Well planned, balanced ones are healthy & backed by major medical organisations. Poorly planned & unbalanced ones aren't. Just like non-vegan diets. Presuming your Mum took B12, there's no missing essential nutrients in a balanced plant based diet that would lead to a decline in mental or physical health. I'm sorry she suffered with mental health problems though & hope she's doing better

@@hannahmitchell87 My mom had problems a long time ago. Before the internet existed. So I don't know what information she had.

@@johnnyearp52 I see. That must've made things harder to research. We're very lucky to have a universe of information at our fingertips nowadays!

Psych hospitals just stabilize people enough to get them out of the door.

​@@johnnyearp52 right, the patient has to want to keep up treatment in an outpatient facility but that's a choice not all folks end up making unfortunately

Interesting case. I work in psych and it seems like he was a very sick man. Long term commitment to a facility is limited now to criminal cases so he would always be in and out of psych facilities and jail. I think they took advantage, but it’s sad he didn’t have family or anyone to show him love and protection. It doesn’t sound like they were neglecting him or abusing him, I think they thought they were helping him. There is some research into ketamine and lsd type drugs for depressive disorders. Very sad case.

@@GabrielShakkoriGod if I had his money I would have gone to residential, or moved. I can’t get the services I need currently.

@@MR-cb7peDepressive disorders and depending on the drug, for PTSD…but I don’t remember reading anything about ketamine etc being used in bipolar.

Was he? I haven't seen any history of complaints. It seems like he wasn't able to function that much when he was psychotic.

He could have been high functioning at work, He did not acquire that kind of wealth by not being good at what he did and smart with his money until he started breaking down.

I was thinking the same thing 😮

Mania goes through phases so my understanding is that he wouldn’t be behaving normally for many hours or days, it wouldn’t just suddenly cause him to flip out and harm a patient. But yea.. he should have sold his business soon as he was diagnosed.. 😢

lololol!! Yeah....brilliant!! What a catch!!

Yes, no surprise there.

A perfect segue to a career as a window washer.

😂❤He looks a lot like Keanu Reeves!

He was but unfortunately his mania was of the psychotic type,, which really surprises me when some doctor was supposedly treating him with ketamine... Maybe he was getting treated with ketamine during the depressive cycle,, in Minnesota they'd never do that,, I don't think,, flower cannabis isn't even legal here yet.. edibles with 5 mg per "serving",, about $4 each,, are but illegal cannabis is ~$9 gram and that's about 120-200 mg... Just saying,, it's a pity that he met jerks who didn't really care if he got better or not...

😂😂😂❤

I mean.... you're not wrong 😂😂

I think of Cult sweat lodge!! New age nonsense and bullshit!!! They are both clearly Social paths & narcissist!!!!!! When do we drink the cool aid??? Pathetic!!!!

Don't judge unless you have been there...I am right now going through my own dad's self-destructive implode...alone. He's got no one except me, and I would gladly have such a couple to take him off of my hands.

Agreed they seem to show more interest in his estate and money

You obviously have no idea what its like to be around mentally ill people, who refuse to take their meds. Also this couple managed to cut his mother out of his life. But I wouldnt judge any of his family; when adults make poor choices for themselves, theres not much anyone can do. Asking his sister and mother to somehow shepherd him isnt fair in my opinion.

@@gigi9301 I wish you strength, its a lonely and taxing place to be. Hang in there.

@@janemiettinen5176 Thank You for your kind words; it tugged at my heart strings to get such a nice message :))

Agreed. Most of them think they're God. Especially surgeons.

Bingo.😂

It's always God though isn't it, or that they have some secret knowledge or ability? I've never heard of someone having delusions of being a moderately successful plumber from Lima, Ohio.

@@robloggia or a super genius from Brookings, South Dakota.

Yep.

He snapped. Could be on the Autism Spectrum.

It is late to present with bipolar but it's not unheard of.

I don't think it's his first time due to the response from his family not wanting to bail him out

It is possible that a mild case of bipolar was manageable and may have even helped him in his career. He may have started taking too many substances over time which made him have a total psychotic break. There was another very famous eye surgeon who blew a fuse too and ended up losing his license after partying too much with ex-cons and prostitutes. Look up Carmen Puliafito if you are interested. He was the dean of USC medical school no less.

@@mgw9562Eh, maybe. Mood disorders are more common in autism but there are signs of that condition from birth that have nothing to do with mood.

I think we need specialized officers in the police departments

@@joystiicks5680yep!

There are not enough providers in the US, we’re burned out

We are attempting to get that to happen.

​@@joystiicks5680 In my city they have specialized officers. They are a big improvement over the regular police for dealing with the mentally ill.

Dang!

I’m a teacher also. I’m so sorry for you. You just never know. It hurts reputations and trust. 😢

What do you do besides that? Do you watch or participate together in an activity which is from your interests/hobbies/field

thieves third world countries

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So often victims of this disorder to not want to take their meds. The way one friend explained it to me was, why would you want to DULL a feel of happiness and ability to conquer the world? Another friend's mom made her journal when she was feeling 'up' so that she could see how OVER THE TOP it was and would continue to take her meds. I hate what this illness does to the BEST ppl. Horrible.

So true…and no matter how many psyche hospitals we build , the patient has to admit they have a problem and aid in their own recovery. The general public forgets the part about the patient stepping up. You really need a good psychiatrist to prescribe meds and then a good therapist. If those two were sought out, so many people would have more productive lives. That’s the primary problem.

Some people take medicine and it still does not work please keep this in mind it took years and I constantly took meds - he sounded manic and psychotic

Drugs are not a fix all. In reality therapy is the best bet.

How do you know? Medication does not work for everyone and many describe feeling no feelings at all while on mind altering meds. Mental illness varies from patient to patient and just because others take meds and can function, doesn’t mean that it works that way for all. I think we need more sympathy for people like this rather than throw medications at them and walk away. There are many more layers to Mental Illness.

Oh good, I just passed the 10’ mark…I better stop now so I can go to sleep….thanks for the heads up…

It is too bad there is not a better solution for mentally ill people who don't think that they need help.

That's the insidious nature of his mental illness, his behavior drove away his family because they didn't know what to do.

@@jimmyzhao2673it a downward spiral know wants to be sucked in to

@@jimmyzhao2673 yes and I can fully understand how this can happen as with mental illness they are very complicated indeed. Wish that there was a better safety net to help people, respectfully, and dignity. Without better help and safety net I'm afraid most will be exploited, lead a life of crime, homelessness and substance abuse. Has to be a better way.

Nothing will fill the void we feel on the inside except our relationship with our Lord, Allah (S.W.T.)! When we have guidance from Allah, we become truly happy. Nothing else in this world has come even close to the happiness I get from worshiping the One God, Allah (S.W.T.)! Ask your Creator to guide you to the truth and you will find guidance, and thus, true happiness!

@Tyler From what I've read & heard, mood spectrum disorder ('bi-polar'), can be a real side liner.

As a nurse...Many (but not all) surgeons appear to have issues esp with interpersonal relationships.

6:05 very John Lennon / Yoko Ono style

Definitely a real illness. The wiring in the brain gets messed up. So sad!

He might have been difficult to be around. A person who doesn't have friends is a sign that he was probably not someone good to be around. He probably had Asperger's.. he handled med school easy but making friends was probably impossible for him. He wasn't opposed to drugs which is another indication that his logic pathways were not sound.

​@@krumplethemal8831 You don't know he had Asperger's. He could have used too many drugs and it triggered mental illness. Or something else totally. Who knows?

How do you know they didn’t? People in a state like this can be exhausting, abusive, bitter and just to the contrary about everything.

@@poollife777 Is that why you went crazy?

They selfishly stole from him knowing how poorly he was. The scumbags who did this to him should never be released. Utterly heartbreaking especially has he helped so many people prior to this disgusting behaviour, it sickens me. He was romanticised by these rogue no good scumbags. Pure greed.

Thank you Dr Grande.

Did you have the same sympathy for the dude choked to death?

​@@davruck1 I have more sympathy for him.

@@johnnyearp52 because you’re a racist. That don’t make you a bad person. Just own it

Well, not his whole life.

The exceptionally confusing part of all this is HOW this man was SO successful until his 50's.

I agree❣

The family DID care but thought that if Mark was in custody, he'd get the help he needed. Mark's family tried helping him for years! Don't paint them as uncaring when they are devastated over what happened 💔 It's also not THEIR fault for what happened.

It seems crazy but from the stories I've heard it usually comes from rationalization. "Sure we're spending SOME of his money anyone else would take him for tens of millions! We're doing him a favor really besides his family just want his money, they don't care about him anyway"

Not funny

​@@wombatlittle1 But possibly true.

Juvenile joke

Juvenile DIEt

But since he’s not poor and Black he didn’t get choked to death on a subway

@@davruck1 California doesn't even have a subway system.

@@ceilconstante640 you seem too slow to understand the reference

@@davruck1 your reply to my comment doesn't make any sense.

@@ceilconstante640 there was no sympathy when a homeless person in New York was choked to death. Mark has a history of violence and arrests. Why all the sympathy? Isn’t he a useless criminal?

That's scary! The views must be beautiful but not worth it if the building codes don't account for the sand and a number of people that don't seem to mind crowding.

You two look like you could be cousins! 😊

Malnourished brains (Esp. B12 deficientcy) high on mind-altering substances are a recipe for a multitude of dis-eases. Families should be goaded to learn about the illness and try to help, after all, they could have had a chance to end up with some money in the end. Friends only wanna party when you spend loads of money a n d provide all the goodies. Love helps to cure many ails, trust is earned; wealth invites many a scum disguised as help.

@@somethingelse4424 I just think it is very difficult to be the family of someone who is out of control and psychotic and paranoid. You try, but there is little you can do except step back and let things play out. Just my opinion.

Seems as if you also only see things from the perspective of greed. Mental health providers deserve to make a living from their services and training. We live on little and are not trying to harm or take advantage of others for our own gain (hopefully). This couple obviously was.

@@amindfulcounselor treatment with drugs is highly dubious. Socialized medicine is the way to go. Not for profit

It is very hard to coerce people to take medicine if they are against it. It rarely works.

So, you were there when he threatened his family when they tried to help him in the past? I don’t think so. Family has rights to stay clear of family members that might harm or kill them.

@@Maxumized families have responsibility for a loved one, regardlessly avoiding, ignoring, abandoning leaving YOUR mental ill family member out in the world to harm other people isn't a beautiful idea either, it's NOT ok for you to have a broken family member out there hurting and harming other's as long as it's not you right ;)

@@Maxumized Most mentally ill people don't kill people .

@@justhere4697 I know a lot of mentally ill people. Their families cannot control the mentally ill person. They can try to be supportive. They can call 911 on them if they are a danger to themselves or others (in the USA). That is about it. If you call 911 the mentally ill person might go to a mental hospital for a few days or a week. Or to jail. The mentally ill person often comes out angry at the family member who had them locked up. Family members often push medicine as well. If the mentally ill person doesn't think they are sick (which is common in severe cases) they will often be angry and refuse. How would you handle it?