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Health Boards my elderly father's matters  
14:17 10-Oct-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 403]    By: Unnamed
how can I obtain authority over my elderly father's matters? ...
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Health Boards Frustrated  
08:59 1-Oct-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 468]    By: Unnamed
I am not new on the boards,but new posting and need some advice.My husband and I are the caregivers to my 83 year old Mother-in-law.I am very frustrated as my husband is very consumed with my Moth...
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GhettoMedic.com Clotting Agents  
21:07 26-Sep-07   [Replies: 15, Views: 183]    By: Unnamed
Didn't know if BLS or ALS was the place to put this one. Have any of you run into any of the Clotting Agents on the market these days, such as QuickClot or TraumaDEX? You know the ones that are...
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Health Boards New to this and need help  
19:49 22-Sep-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 348]    By: Unnamed
My mother in law suffers from a rapidly progressing neurologial illness that has yet to be diagnosed. She was living with other family members for the past 2 years and has gone from 130lbs to 88lb...
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Health Boards Am I expecting too much?  
13:50 22-Sep-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 450]    By: Unnamed
First of all, I want to commend all the full time caregivers out there who are dedicating their lives to taking care of others. Back in May I spent two weeks caring for my mother after heart surge...
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Health Boards Feel like I want to scream!  
02:02 19-Sep-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 1159]    By: Unnamed
I am 51 and an only child, who has been taking care of my parents for about the last 10 years. Dad passed away in 2001, so now I have Mom living with my husband and I. She is not capable of living...
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Health Boards No will to live?  
21:00 14-Sep-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 416]    By: Unnamed
My neighbors mother, who was 78, died in May. She just took a turn for the worse and never recovered and basically gave up and didn't want to go on. She wouldn't eat, drink, etc, and she finally...
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Health Boards Elderly Parent Hard of Hearing  
20:00 14-Sep-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 373]    By: Unnamed
Mom looked into hearing aides from an ad she saw in the newspaper. They cost $3200 for both. New technology. They're micro size and fit behind the ear with a" little clear tube leading ...
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Health Boards Dad held hostage for $50.00 paperwork fee  
10:50 7-Sep-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 353]    By: Unnamed
My dad was effectively held hostage, discharged from in-patient rehab but unable to be admitted to assisted living until I paid a $50.00 (yes, FIFTY dollars) paperwork fee for paperwork his office...
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Health Boards Dad held hostage for $50.00 paperwork fee  
10:41 7-Sep-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 265]    By: Unnamed
My dad was effectively held hostage, discharged from in-patient rehab but unable to be admitted to assisted living until I paid a $50.00 (yes, FIFTY dollars) paperwork fee for paperwork his office...
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Health Boards Mother is Dying :((  
20:22 6-Sep-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 691]    By: Unnamed
My 85 yr old mother is slowly dying with CHF( Congested Heart Failure) and Kidney Failure being her second diagnosis. She has been diagnosed with this for about 6 months and has now been in the ho...
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Health Boards mentally drained  
08:01 5-Sep-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 423]    By: Unnamed
I just found this meesage board and thank GOD!! I need some advise please. Eight months ago my B-I-L asked me if I would quit my job of 8 years $17/hr, full benefits ins, paid vacation and mo...
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GhettoMedic.com Origin of the Kendrick Extrication Device  
20:21 4-Sep-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 118]    By: Unnamed
Hope this goes along with the previos post however, at my fire department there are some differences of opinion as to the original first intended use of the KED. Let me start off by clarifying tha...
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Health Boards My Mom died on Sunday, Aug 26  
19:13 3-Sep-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 677]    By: Unnamed
I just wanted to let you all know that my Mom died on Aug 26. She had had a stroke at some point before that and lost use of her left hand. On Sat , Aug 25, she had a heart attack. Thank god we we...
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GhettoMedic.com KED immoblization device  
13:08 3-Sep-07   [Replies: 60, Views: 792]    By: Unnamed
I don't remember if we've discussed this before or not but oh well. I'm curious as to how many people use the KED or something like it or just go for a longboard when running a MVC. ...
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Health Boards whipped, worn out and worried  
18:48 27-Aug-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 1239]    By: Unnamed
I am new to this board and I hope my venting wont turn to many people off but I am at my wits end here~ In April this year my dad had a heart attack, his second one...after 12 days in the hosp...
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Health Boards liz---we lost our border collie last Monday ;-(  
19:50 22-Aug-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 316]    By: Unnamed
(I know this is a caregiver board, but being a fellow border collie owner, I wanted to tell you. It also leads to Mom, so it's appropriate too I guess.) Casey, our dog, had been on antibiotics...
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Health Boards My Mom is addicted to prescription meds, help.  
02:01 20-Aug-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 801]    By: Unnamed
My Mom still lives alone, is 72. She has carcinoid cancer in her lungs. This is not what you think of as lung cancer. Her Cat scans look like she has been hit with buckshot. It hadn't changed sinc...
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Health Boards New to this Board: Any advice welcome  
10:20 9-Aug-07   [Replies: 6, Views: 590]    By: Unnamed
Hi, I am 30 and my brother is 28. He lives with our parents who are his primary caregivers. My husband I live about 10 mins away from them. This is the first time that I have tried to tal...
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GhettoMedic.com Air Bag injurys  
00:38 8-Aug-07   [Replies: 21, Views: 363]    By: Unnamed
Ok folks Just a quick comment and question. I was traveling up one of our major byways in the area..and i happen to look over and see a male in his late fiftys/early 60''s driving his mecerdes...
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Health Boards Mom is moving in on Friday  
10:44 7-Aug-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 287]    By: Unnamed
My 86 yr. old mom is finally moving in with us in a couple of days. She is coming from a rehab care center where she is receiving physical therapy due to a fall in her home. She actually had a tia...
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Health Boards I need some advice  
07:30 3-Aug-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 343]    By: Unnamed
I dont even know where to start, my name is jen and im engaged to this wonderful guy, im 18 and hes 26! A couple of months ago he started being sick, so we went to the doctors practically every we...
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GhettoMedic.com Collar and Boarding Patients  
00:21 1-Aug-07   [Replies: 27, Views: 360]    By: Unnamed
Ok...Here's another I know what I would do, but what would you do. Would you c-collar a patient and than put them on the stretcher sitting up? Yes this is post trauma. Any kind of Truam...
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Health Boards Just need to vent ... Dr's offices....  
01:03 28-Jul-07   [Replies: 14, Views: 1102]    By: Unnamed
I am a caregiver for my DH, who has Cerebral PAlsy. Along with what for us is 'the normal stuff' we deal with every day becuase of his CP, he's had a pinched nerve in his right shoulder since e...
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Health Boards how do I tell parent, time for nursing home?  
17:33 18-Jul-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 604]    By: Unnamed
My father in law has lived with my wife and I for the last 6 years, as we have cared for him during his fight with liver disease. We are at the point now where it would be better, and safer for hi...
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