christopher
DEAR CHRISTOPHER, I AM SAD THAT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE HAS FORCED YOU TO FOCUS ON YOUR GRANDOMOTHER AND THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DENIED A JOYFUL CHILDHOOD. YOU ARE RIGHT....IT IS DIFFICULT TO STAND BY AND WATCH THIS,ESPECIALLY WITH THE PAIN. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS YOU CAN DO. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE. YOU CAN CALL HER DR OR GET AN ADULT TO HELP YOU. REQUEST A HOME HEALTH NURSE TO COME AND TEND TO YOUR GRANDMOTHERS WOUNDS ON A TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK BASIS. THERE ARE MANY SPECIAL TREATMENTS FOR THIS SITUATION. MEDICARE WILL FOOT THE BILL. SOMETIMES IT TAKES IV ANTIBIOTICS AND THOSE CAN BE TAKEN AT HOME NOW. THE HOME HEALTH NURSE WILL COME TO THE HOME AND DELIVER THE ANTIBIOTICS OR TEACH OU HOW TO DO THIS. A LOT OF TIMES THE PERSON IS VERY OVERWEIGHT AND BY VIRTUE OF THEIR JOURNEY IN LIFE THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF THEIR BODIES IN A GOOD WAY. THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOUR GRANDMA BAD...SHE HAS PROBABLY HAD A TOUGH LIFE WITNESS TO THE FACT THAT SHE IS RAISING YOU AND THAT YOU CANNOT BE WITH YOUR PARENTS. HOW YOU FIND A HOME HEALTH NURSE IS TO CALL THE DR AND REQUEST THE SERVICE. YOU CAN LOOK IN THE YELLOW PAGES UNDER NURSING, AND THEN HOME HEALTH. YOU CAN CALL A HOSPITAL THAT IS CLOSE TO YOU AND ASK TO TALK WITH A SOCIAL WORKER. IT MUST BE FRIGHTENING FOR YOU TO THINK OF LOOSING YOUR GRANDMA. THERE IS HELP OUT THERE AND YOU ARE RIGHT, SOMETIMES DR'S ARE TIRED, AND DO NOT LISTEN AS WELL AS THEY CAN OR EXPLAIN AS WELL AS YOU NEED TO HAVE THEM EXPLAIN. YOU CAN CALL THE DR AND REQUEST THAT A HOME HEALTH NURSE COME TO THE HOUSE. IT IS HARD WHEN THERE IS NOONE TO LISTEN. HOPE THIS WORKS FOR YOU. ANN D