Transportation ideas for Dolores

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Hi Dolores,

I know you are getting alot of ideas to help with your transportation worries.

One thing I didn't see mentioned is calling the " Office of Aging " in your

county. I thought at one time you mentioned that you have some kind of

contact with them. I know where I live they provide transportation to

doctors appointments. They stay with you and wait.

Also in some states maybe all of them they also offer a program called "

Independence Waiver Program " It helps people who are disabled, elderly,

need nursing help, etc. It is based on your yearly income. They will come

to your home, evaluate you and your needs and then they will decide if you

qualify for the program. The program offers alot like: cleaning of the

home, vacuuming, doing dishes, cleaning bathrooms, wash, take you to your

doctors appts., fix up your home if it needs things like new windows, a new

walk in shower for those who can't get in or out of a bath tub, ramps for

your scooter or wheelchair so you can get in and out of your home and help

with making your home handicap accessible. This is a great program. I am

sure you would qualify. It sure sounds like you could use this program. I

would think that the " Office of Aging " or your Medicare Office would have

their phone number if you can't find it in the Government (Blue Pages)

Section of your phone book.

Please give them a try. It is also available to people who want to stay in

there own homes and don't want to go to a nursing home or a rehabilitation

home.

I know someone who needed a wheelchair and couldn't afford one and they

paid for one for the guy. And another friend of ours got one of those " lift

chairs " that lifts the person up into a standing position.

So please check this program out. It will be well worth your time and energy.

Hope this helps

Hugs,

Ann-Marie

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Hi Dolores,

The " Independence Waiver Program " has nothing to do with the Health Dept.

or anyone that you already have coming to your home to care for you. They

are a separate Program all together. The reason I mentioned the " Office of

Aging " was only for you to see if they had a phone number for the

Independence Waiver Program in case you couldn't find it in the phone book.

No, I didn't hear or read about the young man who died b/c of car surfing.

Children play and do stupid things and because of it one is dead and one

will be in jail (most likely).How old where they? I am sorry to hear that

your Cardiologists son was killed while car surfing.

And sorry about your leaky heart valves, do they know how bad they are?

What is the plan they have for you?

Yes, the London bombings are barbaric and horrendous. My heart goes out to

all of those that were touched by this terrorist attack. So many people

killed, injured, families torn apart, loved ones and friends gone or

injured. It is so un-necessary. I, too have prayed for everyone in England

even those who weren't directly touched by the attack. We have friends in

London, and thankfully they weren't on the mass transportation today.

Ann-Marie

At 09:36 PM 7/7/2005, you wrote:

>makes my bed while I take a bath. She is from the ee County Health

>Dept and they said they aren;t able to be of any assistance to me. I left

>messages for my new case manager at Dept of Aging to see if they have any

>suggestions. I have finally found the slant pillow things that Dr. Feagan

>wants me to have to put under my mattress so I will be elevated when I

>sleep and one for my feet since they swell so bad. Did you hear about the

>young man from Topeka that was killed in Sheboygan, Wisconsin " car

>surfing " . That was my cardiologist's son so they have been back and for

>on the phone to me today getting me set up with another cardiologist at

>the heart center as they founf that I have two heart valves that are

>leaking. If it isn't one thing it's four more, but I'm not going to let

>it get me down. I have to call Cigna tomorrow to see if I get a med

>necess form if they will pay a portion of the $84.85 on the bed

>elevators (?). Wasn't that horrible about the bombings in London. I

>asked my church to please put a prayer request on our prayer chain for thr

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