http://mymotherslife.com Dedicated to the Only Woman I'll Love, My Mother. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mymotherslife.com/2010/11/doing-the-laundry/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/11/doing-the-laundry/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:11:49 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=450 Share|The simple things, become harder when you care for a Senior. Things like laundry no longer are a weekly chore, but can be daily, or even more. Uncaring home support adds to that burden, which also increases one's costs for caring. It is a daily struggle, that many don't take into account.

]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2010/11/doing-the-laundry/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2010/09/when-patients-dont-count-just-profits/ http://mymotherslife.com/2010/09/when-patients-dont-count-just-profits/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:30:12 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=340 Share|You send in experts to clear a minefield, you don't send in a herd of people until they explode enough mines, to have a path through. Yet that is how Beacon Community Service & VIHA handle our health care for the Elderly.

]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2010/09/when-patients-dont-count-just-profits/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2009/09/cost-of-caring/ http://mymotherslife.com/2009/09/cost-of-caring/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:58:45 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=141 Share|Tax Cuts to renovate your home, to buy new kitchen cupboards, to even maybe paint the house up, to add a new porch or patio but what about those who care for their older parents? Harpernomics is about giving tax cuts to those who can afford to spend the cash, but not about giving people living on the edge a break, even when it is to care for elderly parents. Things are a bit out of whack, when we care more for renovating our home, for adding to its value, while ignoring the need to inform people about health risks, or to give them break, in taking care of an old person.

]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2009/09/cost-of-caring/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2009/08/public-health-care-with-private-contracts/ http://mymotherslife.com/2009/08/public-health-care-with-private-contracts/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:33:47 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=117 Share|Government continues to farm out its obligations, claiming that in many cases, private companies, are better suited in providing those services, especially in the health industry. I wonder, would they feel that way, if it was their loved one under care of a private firm? What checks and balances are in place, when Government abdicates its obligation under our National Health Plan? Do they even care, or is it just about how much money they save?

]]> http://mymotherslife.com/2009/08/public-health-care-with-private-contracts/feed/ 0 http://mymotherslife.com/2009/07/bull-in-a-china-shop/ http://mymotherslife.com/2009/07/bull-in-a-china-shop/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:18:30 +0000 Only Son http://mymotherslife.com/?p=100 Share|Do you know what training, if any, the worker coming into your home has? If they are a RN from the Government, you know. If they are a Doctor you know, but what about the workers who come from private businesses? When many can't even speak English well, how do you know if they can understand the instructions given to them? How do you even know if they know how to hold a person upright, when they are frail and elderly?

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