peppermint
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Joined: 10/18/2005 From: Montana Status: offline
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I admit I'm feeling more comfortable with Hospice. They only show up about once a week, check up on what's happening, and then leave. Other than the one visit we can go out, have a drink at the local watering hole, go shopping. In the past we've had home health care. With them you can only go out to see the doctor, go to church, or shop at the grocery store. Once you can get out and do fun things you no longer qualify for home health care. Plus Hospice has supplied us with all the extra equipment we need, hospital bed, wheel chair, bench chair for shower. Years ago we'd been told that Gary would no longer be able to take his rejection drugs if he started Hospice. That is completely untrue. The only restriction we have now is that we can't call an ambulance to take him to the hospital. Before doing that we'd have to call Hospice and he'd have to sign papers to leave the program. Otherwise medicare wouldn't pay for any hospital visits. So far Hospice has been a good experience. I'm pleased and more relaxed.
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We are stardust, we are golden, and we got to get ourselves back to the garden. Yes, I am crazy about feathered creatures. I have a dozen chickens, 3 ducks, 5 geese, and 2 parakeets. Revise that number. Just got 14 new chicks and 5 turkeys.
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