I’m a c-4 quadriplegic who has lived
on my own for 13 years. My homecare agency attendants do my bp every morning
(suppository).
Mike~
-----Original Message-----
From: Houston Leek
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Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004
10:57 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; quadlist
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bowel
program/living alone
I think someones lied 2 U. I and I can’t began 2 count the
others I know that have a nurse from an agency 2 do bp. So you need 2 check
with another healthcare provider.
On 9/21/04 5:00 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
hi everyone
i've been wanting to move out of my
moms house and go to college for over a year now but because of my pain in my
hips/back i can't see myself keeping up with a normal school schedule. plus
i was told by my health care provider that i probably wouldn't be able to get
bowel care because the nurse that does it would be liable if something happened
to me during bp. right now my mom is doing it. i don't understand
how a person who doesn't have a family member to do their bp and is living on
their own, gets the bp done. am i being lied to by my healthcare
provider. i would get my mom to keep doing it after i move out but she'll
be living an hour away. thats too much gas to burn every two days.
those who live on their own- i need advice on how
i should prepare to live on my own.
luke
