For my health insurance I have an "HMO" which I will describe as meaning (SARCASM ON) "Health Mangling Organization" (/SARCASM OFF)! From June/July 2011 thru July 2012, they managed to do a pretty good job of that. I've been diagnosed for about 15 years or more with a terminal illness, but have been surviving longer than expected, and apparently I'm a pretty tough old bird, not easy to kill! The "therapy" I was prescribed to treat the side effects of the illness had worse side effects of its own; add to that the bad side effects of the medication to moderate the side effects of the treatment to moderate the side effects of the illness!
That made me so ill as to be diagnosed Stage 3 terminal, and qualified me for Hospice services; the Home Healthcare Aides have been superlative in their positive attitudes which itself was a big support, and my basic health has slowly been re-covering (some of the damage may not be heal-able) to the extent that I'm expected to live a few years instead of a few months before I become "down for the count" so I'm being graduated from Hospice in about another week.
I'll miss the fine company, and these folks really like me as I've been one of the few of their patients who talk at all; many old folks are just "Waiting For God" (remember the telly show of a few years back? I'm just a little like "Tom;" pity I have no "Diana" next door!). I really have to admire the aides, it's a challenging vocation which requires "a lot of heart." They all say they will miss me as well, and promise to stop and say hello when they're in the neighborhood.
A new chapter in a day in the life ...
Regards, John
That made me so ill as to be diagnosed Stage 3 terminal, and qualified me for Hospice services; the Home Healthcare Aides have been superlative in their positive attitudes which itself was a big support, and my basic health has slowly been re-covering (some of the damage may not be heal-able) to the extent that I'm expected to live a few years instead of a few months before I become "down for the count" so I'm being graduated from Hospice in about another week.
I'll miss the fine company, and these folks really like me as I've been one of the few of their patients who talk at all; many old folks are just "Waiting For God" (remember the telly show of a few years back? I'm just a little like "Tom;" pity I have no "Diana" next door!). I really have to admire the aides, it's a challenging vocation which requires "a lot of heart." They all say they will miss me as well, and promise to stop and say hello when they're in the neighborhood.
A new chapter in a day in the life ...
Regards, John
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