THAT is exactly what I want to do to her! Bobbie
Sent from my iPad On Apr 25, 2012, at 11:08 PM, "Danny Espinoza" <[email protected]> wrote: > Buy a smart stick and whack her upside the head with it > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:35 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Stage 4 pressure sore > > > > You can drag a dead horse to the trough, but ya still can't make them drink > the water............ > > I would never wish a pressure sore on anyone. An ounce of prevention is worth > more then a year in bed and all that is necessary to heal one. > > > > Best Wishes > > > > In a message dated 4/25/2012 9:26:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi All, > I have a neighbor upstairs, Dawn, who is C - 6,7 21 years post at 17 > She has never had a sore .… until now - a stage 4 Pete and I can not seam to > get her to take it seriously. It's located under her thigh where her seat > cushion meets her leg (obviously). Dawn told us about 6 months ago that she > had a red spot on her leg, but she didn't do anything about it the beginning > of March when she went to a wound center. They told her that she needed a > wound-vac, keep her leg elevated and to get a new cushion. I'll bet you > anything, they told her to stay in bed too … but she would never tell us > that. She also told us that the Doctor said "…by using the wound-vac that the > sore will heal within 1 1/2 months." > Her insurance wouldn't pay for the wound-vac or wheelchair clinic so she > could get a new cushion. By doing an appeal she now has the wound-vacn, after > a 4 week delay. To date she has not gotten a new cushion. We keep telling her > "… forget about insurance, go out and buy yourself a cushion." she can afford > it. BTW ~ her nutrition is hideous and she said her other thigh is now > getting red too. > I want to ask you guys, what can we do to convince her just how serious this > is? Isn't stage 4 to the bone? She actually had a neighbor across the hall > from her, quad C - 4,5 who lost his leg due to a pressure sore on his leg. > Bobbie > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > =
