Marilyn Martone's Blog, page 14
November 26, 2011
Happy Birthday Michelle
Michelle is 35 today. She was 21 at the time of her accident and still wakes up every morning thanking God that she is alive and conscious and loved. Michelle keeps us all grounded in what is really important in life.
Happy Birthday my darling daughter.
November 7, 2011
October 29, 2011
October 25, 2011
Surgery for Dad
Tomorrow Michelle's dad is having neck surgery at NY Presbyterian Hospital. We hope this will alleviate some of his pain and improve his range of motion. Right now there are two in wheelchairs. Both just went off to PT. Keep us all in your prayers.
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October 18, 2011
A Quote From The Mayo Clinic
"Long ago I learned from my father to put old people to bed only for as short a time as was absolutely necessary, for they were like a foundered horse, if they got down it was difficult for them to get up, and their strength ebbed away very rapidly while in bed." – Dr. Charlie Mayo
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October 14, 2011
October 6, 2011
A Wise Man
"I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates." ~ Steve Jobs
October 3, 2011
Michelle and Drucie
Michelle had a wonderful visit from her sign language teacher at the University of Chicago. Thanks, Drucie.
September 15, 2011
Fighting the System
Just have to vent. Larry has been unable to do as well as he should in rehab because of a pain in his right leg. This past Monday I asked for pain relief and said he could not be discharged next Monday. Finally tomorrow they are doing an MRI on his lower back and depending on the results giving him an injection for the pain. They still told me they will discharge him on Monday to sub-acute. I refuse. If they can't correct the pain in an acute care hospital setting he doesn't stand a chance in sub-acute. I'm fighting, fighting, fighting.Evidently there were only per diem social workers this week and no one followed through with the insurance issues. If I could give a valuable piece of advice to anyone who has a loved one in the health care system it would be that you must be their advocate. Otherwise, they are simply processed by the system. If I wasn't yelling he would have automatically been shipped off to sub-acute with no pain relief and sitting in a chair in the corner.
