Somehow I missed the obit for Lori. Thanks Shirley for pointing it out to me. I didn’t know she had a second sister and a brother. I’m a retired caregiver and now keep the grandkids part time when my daughters work PRN. One set near Baton Rouge and one near Little Rock. I know this sounds weird but before anyone else ends up in such a fix just maybe I could come bridge a gap for a few days if that would make a difference. I plugged into the List years ago when seeking quad care info and learned so much here. I too wonder about Bobbie and Larry and some others.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2021, at 1:12 PM, Nichole Rohling <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Dana for answering. Such a sad situation. > > Nicki > C5/6 > > From: Dana Wray [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 5, 2021 8:37 PM > To: Gail Holmes > Cc: Jeffrey Gaede; Michael Galvin; <[email protected]>; Eric Olson; > Nichole Rohling; Julie > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Lori Michaelson > > Lori and I emailed and talked on the phone. She had written me in June and I > saw the email after I got out of the hospital and then I had to go back to > the hospital for exploratory surgery. I wrote her but didn't hear back from > her. I should've tried calling her, because in her letter she didn't know > where she was going and she was trying to find a home for her beautiful dog. > She had medical issues from the nurse that was improper and not > sterile,sringmylia that cause pain, like Julie said being uprooted from her > sisters home. I don't think they understood or liked her having caregivers > coming in and out of the house. It's what a lot of us face when we don't have > enough care. She receives Social Security from her husband and her own but it > wasn't enough to pay caregivers, her apartment and living expenses. She > wasn't able to get any help from the state. She loved her scrapbooking and > her dog that she walked every day. She had a great caregiver and after she > left she got a new one, but they were leaving. We were trying to find out > everywhere we could post an ad. It is often so difficult to find specially if > you have limited funds. This is what happens to a lot of quadriplegics and > why they get sores and die. I wish they would do a study on this but with the > current administration, I don't think they would do anything to help > situations like this. I don't know what kind of care is available in the > state of Arizona. I don't know if there's anybody else on the quad list that > lives in Arizona She had a wonderful niece that would spend time with her, > but she lived out-of-state, maybe Texas. I'd have to look up in my old > letters about specifics. I loved her and enjoyed talking on the phone and > emailing her. I will truly miss her. I lived in a nursing home for three > years and it is a long story. All home facilities don't know how to take care > of quadriplegics and don't have the staff. It's like a death sentence to go > to a nursing home after living independently all your life and having a dog > that you dearly loved. I pray that she died in her sleep and didn't have to > suffer. I don't know that we will find out what the cause of death was. We > have lost quite a few persons that I miss. it seems. I'm not familiar with > you Julie. I'm on Facebook. I've always enjoyed the quad list and learning > about other persons facing the same problems and learning from them. Dana, 47 > years post, C4-5, tracheostomy, ileoconduit. Those of the hospital for 10 > days for two kidney infections, sepsis and ammonia in June. Several weeks > after that I had exploratory surgery to find the kidney stones. My urologist > couldn't find kidney stones. . I have tubes hooked up to my kidneys that are > turned off right now. My kidneys were not draining properly. Has anyone else > ever had this problem. I'm assuming I will have to go back to the kidney > doctor. My urologist could only use the camera in the ileoconduit and ureters > not the kidneys. Three weeks ago I ran out of the suction catheters. The > company they switched me to would not answer the phone. Thanks to Jim Lubin, > he gave me the name of the company he uses, and I hope they will be shipping > to me soon, before I run out of the ones I had to buy privately. I contacted > for five different companies and none of them answered me. I don't have very > many left. > > We can write on Lori's Facebook page. Lori will be missed, she was such a > good communicator about her life. Let's make a list of those we have lost on > the quad list. We can remember them again. > > On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 1:13 AM Gail Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: > If I recall correctly a few years ago Lori was uprooted from the northeast > where she lived w her sister and brother-in- law after the unexpected death > of her husband who was her caregiver. > > I believe she said her parents were deceased and she had no choice but to go > it alone and decided on Phoenix area for the climate I think. > > I know she had medical complications with her bladder that she said was from > a nurse’s poor handling of the inflated bulb of her then foley catheter. > > This resulted in trauma to her urethra that caused problems and > hospitalizations and ultimately she got a Suprapubic catheter I believe. > > Please someone correct me if I’m getting it wrong and fill in what details > I’m missing. > > The last I remember was she was in urgent need of a live in caregiver > replacement. > > I’m so sorry to hear of her passing and also wonder what happened and what > became of her beloved dog. > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 4, 2021, at 5:28 PM, Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wow! Thank you! > > On Saturday, September 4, 2021, 03:00:52 PM PDT, Julie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/22137694/lori-sue-michaelson > > > > > > From: Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 4, 2021 3:46 PM > To: 'Michael Galvin' <[email protected]>; [email protected]; 'Eric > Olson' <[email protected]>; Nichole Rohling <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Lori Michaelson > > > > Not only what happened to her but can someone give me some background on > Lori. I've been on and off Quad-list for 15-20 years, I definitely remember > her name but not much else. Can someone provide some background please. > > > > On Saturday, September 4, 2021, 12:29:36 PM PDT, Nichole Rohling > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Michael > > > > Do you have any idea what happened to her? > > > > Nicki > > > > From: Eric Olson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, September 4, 2021 1:23 PM > To: Nichole Rohling > Cc: Danny Hearn; Quad-list Post > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Lori Michaelson > > > > Wow I was just going to email her about her live in also. Do you know what > happened? > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 12:53 PM Nichole Rohling <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I was just talking about her this week. I hate to hear this. > > > > Nicki > > > > From: Danny Hearn [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 8:04 PM > To: [email protected]; Michael Galvin > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Lori Michaelson > > > > Wow, Sad to hear this about Lori......I have been wondering about her lately, > I know she was concerned about needing a new care-giver and worried about her > Dog if she had to go into a living type center. Thanks for letting us know. > Dan H. *** > > On Friday, September 3, 2021, 07:53:31 PM CDT, Michael Galvin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have not seen it on the quad list, and I'm not sure if people already know, > but Lori Michaelson passed away a few weeks ago. > > > > She will be missed. > > > > PQ
