Re: Under - therapy question

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Hi !

In 2010 and in 2011, my Dad ended up in hospital for a week, then doctors both

times - different hospitals, different doctors - would not release him to home

without going to Inpatient Rehab - to learn how to stand up, how to walk, etc. -

He was doing all that just days before - both years.

Without Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and the aides helping him so much

- he would not have improved and learned how to stand up and walk. He

complained and my mother complained - it was so awful having these strangers

intruding on their lives, where " they got along fine " NOT !!

It helped - so much. Then they came to the house for 6 weeks. Then speech

therapy came and was great too. But every day, they wanted to fire them all.

Everyday it " was just terrible having these people around " . the folks are not

going to be happy about it - not for one second.

But my sister and I were very happy about it and with the results.

Now, when we want to hire someone (my mother fired them all 2 months ago) she

says " let me ask Dad " . Then " get along just fine " . Dad is very, very, very

sick right now - and the dementia and confusion and hallucinations are

prevalent.

Anyway, I think I got off track

But the bottom line is YES it is helpful. And will the patient like it NO

- they will not like it.

H, Massachusetts