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Replies to "@reibur1951 So sorry that you get no help nor appreciation for all of your noble efforts."
That's okay I did not do it for them - I done it or their mother, father and doing it for their brother. We had not choice for the mother being in nursing home she had Left carotid surgery Nov. 4 2004 - came home and started to have TIA's we took to a local ER handed them the paper work from the dr/hospital with all the #'s on it they refused to contact was told that when she had one to wait 30 minutes to an hour for it to subside - she woke up on Sunday morning as a "Zombie" finally talked her to goign back into ER - they refused to transport her back to Indy Methodist & Her dr. kept her over night for 24 hour observe was going to send her home I went behind their back (this being the 3rd ER visit after the surgery) and called the dr. direct he got orders for the transport out of local hospital but not without a fight on their part finally 6 hours later they did - on way down the ambulance speed past us at 80+ (as that was what my speed-odometer read) in trying to keep up with them... early morning she was transferred to Neuo ICU and spent 2 weeks there - we slept in waiting room on floor or long sofa, or 2 chairs pushed together she came out full right side stroke and speech, thought and comprehension affected went from 150 down to less than 130 pounds none of the daughters came down or would bring son down - we would come home late on Thursday night - to pay bills, get food in house etc. and go back...
I promised both the father and mother I would see this through and I will hell or high water - its that his needs and wants need to be respected and not shipped off to a nursing home, half-way house or whatever where they are absolved of all responsibility and they could of ran off with everything - he was the one who helped care for the grandmother and them along with me they went on with their lives, work and families with out having to be responsible for their care.