hospice?

[Guest guest]

Barbara and others who answered my LTC and hospice questions, thank

you. I don't have LTC ins. You not only have to be 'well' when applying,

even a history of something can knock one out, even if the problem has been

resolved. In the '80's I was a hospice volunteer, at that time they were

taking just cancer patients. Our hospital also had a home health dept that

took care of everything else, but it was all pretty restrictive then. I

think anymore if a person lingers they're re-certified.

Later the hospital inherited a couple of older homes (it was on the edge of

a historic district) and it couldn't tear them down. So bucoo bucks for

refurbishing later, we have a Hospice House and a Hope House side by side

for terminal patients. Since then several outfits are in town offering

hospice and in-home services. I don't need them yet, but want to know what

to look for down the road before the need gets critical. I was curious where

MSA fit into the picture.

Jean, I read the Afterburner, I think we get it after you do. I looked up

the web site, those questions are something else, I wonder what they mean by

'human' help, LOL, chimps won't do. Probably too old anyway, but it doesn't

hurt to search. They mention offering a non-standard or services-only

policy?? We'll see what they're about. (You had heat over us, but the

humidity was awful, we're between two rivers).

Marg, my B/P goes all over the place, I got a wrist B/P cuff and monitor it

all the time. My lows are worse after eating, I've finally adjusted to

eating less and lighter, and highs and lows can happen if I sit too long,

like reading or watching a ballgame, so I try to move around more.

Nice and much cooler today, lots of thunder and rain. A tugboat ran into our

railroad bridge Sunday then two barges broke loose and hit our main bridge

downstream that connects MO & KS. Luckily no serious damage, but they closed

the bridge for over 2 hrs, which meant anyone going to work would had had to

drive over an hour to Nebraska to cross or down to Kansas.

Dodie in MO