Re: Excellent wound care clinic

[Guest guest]

Hi Helene,

I was taken aback this morning when I read your email about your mother and

the bed sore. I worry about these all the time.

Glad to hear the treatment at Calvary was so good and also theat your mom

can stay at home to get treatment in the future.

You are in my thoughts and prayers !!

Judy

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> Hi All,

>

> We had to take my Mom to a wound care clinic yesterday to have a pressure

> sore (that she's had for months) taken care of. We currently have hospice

> services for my Mom through Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. They are

> amazing, and yesterday we found their wound care center to be equally as

> amazing. The head of the center, Dr. Alvarez, was incredibly kind,

> knowledgeable, and took care of things quickly, efficiently, and explained

> so much to us. He ordered several things, one of them being physical

> therapy for my Mom (to help with the contracted muscles) so that she might

> be more comfortable. The nurses there were wonderful, too. Our Calvary

> nurse (she comes to the house twice a week) made all the arrangements for

> transportation, listened to all our concerns. The clinic was ready and

> waiting for us when we arrived.

>

> I can't say enough good things about these people.... when one of the

> nurses asked the doctor when a return visit should be scheduled for, he

> told her that the nurse that visits should be able to take care of this at

> home, so Mom doesn't have to go through the potentially traumatic process

> of being taken there and back again. He respected her dignity, and ours,

> too.

>

> Well, it's back to the world of work for me today... Hope you are all

> well, and I continue to send up prayers and good thoughts for all in this

> group, who fight the good fight every day, to make our loved ones lives a

> little bit easier ..

>

> Helene in NY

> (Mom, 78, at home in the Bronx. LBD for about 12 years, and now in late

> stages)

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Helene,

I was taken aback this morning when I read your email about your mother and

the bed sore. I worry about these all the time.

Glad to hear the treatment at Calvary was so good and also theat your mom

can stay at home to get treatment in the future.

You are in my thoughts and prayers !!

Judy

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>

>

> Hi All,

>

> We had to take my Mom to a wound care clinic yesterday to have a pressure

> sore (that she's had for months) taken care of. We currently have hospice

> services for my Mom through Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. They are

> amazing, and yesterday we found their wound care center to be equally as

> amazing. The head of the center, Dr. Alvarez, was incredibly kind,

> knowledgeable, and took care of things quickly, efficiently, and explained

> so much to us. He ordered several things, one of them being physical

> therapy for my Mom (to help with the contracted muscles) so that she might

> be more comfortable. The nurses there were wonderful, too. Our Calvary

> nurse (she comes to the house twice a week) made all the arrangements for

> transportation, listened to all our concerns. The clinic was ready and

> waiting for us when we arrived.

>

> I can't say enough good things about these people.... when one of the

> nurses asked the doctor when a return visit should be scheduled for, he

> told her that the nurse that visits should be able to take care of this at

> home, so Mom doesn't have to go through the potentially traumatic process

> of being taken there and back again. He respected her dignity, and ours,

> too.

>

> Well, it's back to the world of work for me today... Hope you are all

> well, and I continue to send up prayers and good thoughts for all in this

> group, who fight the good fight every day, to make our loved ones lives a

> little bit easier ..

>

> Helene in NY

> (Mom, 78, at home in the Bronx. LBD for about 12 years, and now in late

> stages)

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Judy!

My Mom had one last year, too... but this one is hard to heal, especially since

eating has become more of an issue. The doctor explained why this happened -

the curvature of her back (at this point in time) and the fact that she doesn't

have a lot of fat covering the area, make it a 'hot spot.' He called it 'shear'

- from rubbing up against the back of the chair. We have tried to solve this

issue by making a cushion for her with a cut out at the area that has been

rubbing up against things, to prevent things from getting worse, and to prevent

more from happening in the future.

The place and the people who work there were nothing short of wonderful. The

positives that came out of this situation were that we will be getting more

support services to make Mom more comfortable...

Helene

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> > Hi All,

> >

> > We had to take my Mom to a wound care clinic yesterday to have a pressure

> > sore (that she's had for months) taken care of. We currently have hospice

> > services for my Mom through Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. They are

> > amazing, and yesterday we found their wound care center to be equally as

> > amazing. The head of the center, Dr. Alvarez, was incredibly kind,

> > knowledgeable, and took care of things quickly, efficiently, and explained

> > so much to us. He ordered several things, one of them being physical

> > therapy for my Mom (to help with the contracted muscles) so that she might

> > be more comfortable. The nurses there were wonderful, too. Our Calvary

> > nurse (she comes to the house twice a week) made all the arrangements for

> > transportation, listened to all our concerns. The clinic was ready and

> > waiting for us when we arrived.

> >

> > I can't say enough good things about these people.... when one of the

> > nurses asked the doctor when a return visit should be scheduled for, he

> > told her that the nurse that visits should be able to take care of this at

> > home, so Mom doesn't have to go through the potentially traumatic process

> > of being taken there and back again. He respected her dignity, and ours,

> > too.

> >

> > Well, it's back to the world of work for me today... Hope you are all

> > well, and I continue to send up prayers and good thoughts for all in this

> > group, who fight the good fight every day, to make our loved ones lives a

> > little bit easier ..

> >

> > Helene in NY

> > (Mom, 78, at home in the Bronx. LBD for about 12 years, and now in late

> > stages)

> >

> >

> >

>

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