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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
Dad keeps asking to come home. there is plenty of room to put up a hospital bed and make him comfortable. sure, Mom cannot care for him herself. she no longer drives, this means regardless of what happens, if Dad is in a facility, someone has to be here to drive her around. that same someone can be here to help her with Dad. she refuses to understand how hospice works and the amount of people that are available to come in and DO come in every day to assist with care. that you are never a "prisoner" in your home. I've been trying to tell her that she needs to meet with her broker, I've already gotten her accountant in to meet with her, and determine a cut off time as to when paying that extra money needs to stop.
not to mention that Dad would be happier and much more comfortable at home. once they are on hospice care, no heroic measures are made. no IVs, no resusitation, just comfort. once again I am the bad guy because I ask the hard questions and make people think. and get treated like shit for my efforts.
*end rant*
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What a vile situation to be in (((hugs))) - I hope the pastor can make her see sense.
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Originally Posted by kennyc
So maybe I'm misunderstanding. I thought he was in a hospice facility already, but maybe I missed something. Sounds like what you are advocating is at-home hospice care, right?
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I had to read it twice - in the UK hospice generally refers to an institution rather than care at home. The ones I've had experience of do sterling work, too.
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Originally Posted by recluse
From one black sheep to another:
In your heart and mind, you know the right answer.
That is the only option.
They just have to live with it.
I have been put in that position once too often.
Even if no one ever tells you "I'm sorry. You were right", if they never speak to you again, the price of the Pariah.
Better to know in your heart, you did the right thing.
A Bronze Star for your soul, KK.
No one admits you earned it or deserved it.
No one but you. And me.
*BIG HUG*
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What Recluse said - can't say it any better.
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
2 days to get 1 line of code working. Oh... Microsoft... your documentation on Silverlight is tres sucky!
Thank god for bloggers. Of course, there was alot of old info out there to.
EVERY BLOG should have a farking date on each article.
GOOGLE should rank stuff based on how old is it too. When I search for info newer info should be returned before some blog post from two years ago.
BOb
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Not fun - and I agree on the dates and rankings thing. I only want to read a 2006 fix for something if there is nothing more recent.
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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Alzheimer is a slow killer. A patient will not be able to walk in their last three years and be needy of constant supervision. Only a hospice has the necessary facilities to care for such patients.
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And if the yeti or I look like we're going to end up in that state, we plan on taking a one-way trip to Switzerland, unless the law changes in the UK.