Under the Dept. Of Social Services, they have a program called Home Health
Aide, I suggest you call them for help. The individual who uses this
service must be on a limited income. I further would suggest that you call
the hos. that your grandmother was in and ask to speak to person who handles
Social Services. This is all paid for by medicare (those over 65). The
Home Health Aide, will make sure she is eating properly, assist in bathing;
etc. Your friend, Lillian
-----Original Message-----
From: Yoder, Amanda <AmandaY@lee.k12.fl.us>
To: 'mol-cancer@lists.meds.com' <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Monday, February 09, 1998 10:15 AM
Subject: RE: [MOL] amanda...
>I want to thank each and every one of you for your kind and generous
>words of support. I went home and told my husband all about this group
>and we called grandma and told her that I had met some very nice people
>who would like to drop her a few lines to cheer her up. She cried and
>said that if it wasn't for the kindness of people she didn't even know,
>she didn't know how she'd get through this.
>
>She paniced last night and called us because the girl who comes to help
>her take her medicine was late and she was scared to death. I stayed on
>the phone with her until she got there, but it was an hour after she was
>due to take her mediine. She called her daughter -my husbands mother -
>who lives about 1 mile and 1/2 from her to see if she'd come and help
>her, she told her she was in the middle of something and she'd stop by
>in the morning. Thankfully the girl who is helping her finally showed
>up - it was circumstances beyond her control that prevented her from
>being on time. Does anyone have any suggestions how we can have her
>medication set up so that if this does happen again, she'll know what to
>do? Also her diet is deplorable, she's eating TV dinners, and last
>night she had Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy and butter soaked corn.
>Don't these kinds of food just exacerbate the effects from the Chemo?
>What foods can we suggest to her?
>
>Before I forget her name and address are as follows:
>
>Carol Saunders
>61108 CR 17, Lot 23
>Goshen, Indiana 46526
>
>She'd love getting cards from you all, and thank you again for your
>wonderfulness!!
>
>God Bless you all...
>Amanda
>
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