Nancy, I would suggest you check with your state laws. Each is different. The jurisdiction of the care home is probably under allopathic protocols, so to prevent 'conflict' with their pharmaceutical products, if they do not have a substance on their 'acceptable' list and certainly CS is not in 'protocols' there might be 'legal' trouble. Be careful.
Check out the details on the rules (could be different if a home is operated by a religious group, or the United Way, or Kinsmen, a private (expensive) nursing home, or a government run institution etc.) Each is different, and only you can determine that with local research. Perhaps ask for the 'charter' of the nursing home for charity purposes. It just might be difficult to do CS in that type of environment in a regular, structured effective manner that would be optimised by the body. What weight must be allocated to consider the effects of the meds that are being administered during the day, for night time, and to keep the 'patients' quiet to reduce the work load? Perhaps change to a doctor who has multiple certifications - allopathic, naturopathic or orthomolecular or into other alternatives also. Or move to a different home care situation. So many questions. And costs. Insurance? No insurance? Or seek out energy workers who can do 'pain management' by distance healing. With some forms of MS there is no pain. Does he believe in hands on healing? What is her age? What would she really want? To comment further would have one leap across to the MD world of 'requiring a licence to practice medicine', and that would be inadvisable for everyone without an MD. First identify the legal boundaries - that's how MD's work. These situations are 'difficult' because the staff is trained to 'watch-out' for the 'weird ones' who are into that which is though of as 'silly ideas and non regulated substances'. It's a different mindset, and our 'natural' posture attacks their training and their job security. Our 'stuff' could muck up the 'chemical balance' as prescribed by the attending physician - or a least they believe that and would fight that posture in court. Are you prepared for that? Some of those employees are good at saying yes, and then doing their own thing... This is not a game. Sneaking can cause turmoil inside, create additional stress and effect the health of the person. On the other end of the spectrum, kids are removed from their parents if chemo is not given for cancer... There are legal boundaries here. Get smart about legal rights before taking any action. Maybe the extra focus has to be on the gentleman who needs extra CS for stress, stability and and support. And that he gets his vitamins, and exercise. Maybe even home cooked meals, and a couple of buddies to have a pint of beer or cup of tea with... Maybe the little things would count bigger than the big things now. A daily/weekly time to walk and talk... Create a support group that takes shifts through the week to just 'hang out' for an hour each day with him... The more attention, love given to him, the more he can share with her, and ease her journey... Christine From: "nancymike" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:56:52 -0500 To: <[email protected]> Subject: CS>nursing home rights Resent-From: [email protected] Resent-Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:53:47 -0700 My friend has a wife in a nursinghome because her MS is so bad. He has tried to give er CS, but he is stopped at every turn. They watch him all the time because he has tried to sneak it to her. She is completely bed ridden so he cannot take her out. What are his rights? How can he get help to give her CS so she can be helped? Nancy
