Archive for July, 2009
I can’t recall who set this up, it was either under the NDP or the previous Social Credit governments, that split up health care, into regions. Could even have been the Campbell Liberals, but the fact is, it is a mistake.
There is an old saying, “too many cooks, spoil the broth” and that is the …
Sad really, that one has to resort to tricks, to insure that a loved one actually eats enough.
It is super hot here, for us, and it zaps a person. It also effects the appetite a great deal, and factor in that you aren’t feeling good. Well, it becomes a struggle to eat enough to keep …
I wonder, if when Governments grant licenses or contracts to Private Firms, for health care, if they realize the amount of BLIND TRUST they are asking from us. I mean we have Beacon Community Services providing home support for Mom, twice a day, every day of the week. Rarely do we ge the same worker, …
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One thing I have noticed, is that Mom’s eating habits have changed a great deal over time. Especially when she’s not feeling well, like now. And it becomes a battle really, to get her to eat enough, drink enough, in order to just sustain herself.
Now most suggest adding supplements, like as if she needs to …
Even though Mythbuster’s showed that a bull in a china shop actually is more careful than one would expect, it is an old saying, implying crashing and bumping and breaking of things. While a broken dinner plate is just that, it isn’t the case with people. Grab them too hard, push them too hard, and …
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Now comes the hard decisions, in what will likely only get harder, as time goes on. How does a person make such choices, and still sleep at night?
Our Doctor has suggested some oxygen therapy for Mom, at night. It will help her sleep, wake up refreshed, and not be so tired. Now that is a …
From one blue ribbon panel, to another, they all proclaim that our National Health Plan is good, but needs some care, to make it more efficient, more responsive to the needs of the people. They all agree that it is a better solution than a two tier system, which Gordon Campbell is moving towards, which …
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How often have we heard older people refer to “Back in the Good Old Days” ? Endless amount of times, I’d bet, and yet, maybe in some sense, they truly were good.
David and I went shopping for Mom yesterday, to Zellers. She needed a new housecoat and a couple of night gowns, so we figured, …
I am not sure if there are others, working for BC Med, but for our district, we have Beacon Home Services. They are the one’s who hire and send the appropriate staff to help, in the home, patients under care. You know, the type who give you a bath, when you can’t manage on your …
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