Mitochondrial Chat

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:48:38 PM)
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Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:48:54 PM)
hi hoodie

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:48:55 PM)
Hi jenn

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:49:19 PM)
how are you today?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:49:52 PM)
Doing okay...loving the fall weather!

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:49:55 PM)
How about you?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:50:26 PM)
I love the fall too but i've been sick most of the week so i can't really enjoy it

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:50:49 PM)
oh no...I hope nothing serious :-(

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:50:57 PM)
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lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:10 PM)
Hi hood and Jenn

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:11 PM)
hi lf how are you tonight?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:12 PM)
hi lf...how are you tonight.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:24 PM)
jinx lol

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:25 PM)
jinx poke you owe me a coke jenn.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:33 PM)
lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:35 PM)
Good - how about you?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:36 PM)
i said it first

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:45 PM)
you type faster...

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:53 PM)
doing okay here...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:51:56 PM)
what a concept lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:52:07 PM)
How about you Jenn

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:52:22 PM)
okay my screen keeps freaking out

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:52:36 PM)
how is it freaking??? possessed?

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:52:40 PM)
How is the weather East of me?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:01 PM)
very cool...few clouds....lots of stars in the sky tonight...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:06 PM)
i have been terrible all week. really bad headache, ear ache, tooth ache, body aches, etc...no energy

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:09 PM)
going down in the 30's tonight.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:18 PM)
it was beautiful today

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:27 PM)
sounds like flu jenn...have you seen a doctor?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:34 PM)
my screen was going in and out

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:39 PM)
We had that a couple of nights ago, but 70 today. It won't stop raining

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:53:59 PM)
no they never do anything. i go to the gyn specialist and dentist tomorrow

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:54:07 PM)
i think we are to get that Wed.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:54:22 PM)
Yuck - my two least favorite places. lol

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:54:26 PM)
Do you pre-med for the dentist...???

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:54:45 PM)
lol lf...mine too...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:54:56 PM)
i can't wait. i'm going to try to talk the gyn into putting me on an experimental drug that is ding well

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:55:13 PM)
yes i do and i'm allergic to the meds but i have no choice

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:55:16 PM)
That is a question for my electrophysiologist (need to figure out a short version) and my neuro

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:55:22 PM)
for your cycles jenn?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:55:33 PM)
you are allergic to amoxicillin?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:55:48 PM)
no for the endometriosis

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:56:13 PM)
oh...I thought you were allergic to pre-med for dentist...

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:56:14 PM)
lol

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:56:25 PM)
yes and pcn, erythromiacin, tetrycycline and derivatives

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:56:42 PM)
yikes....

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:56:58 PM)
Sounds like my NY son - he has to take pred if he takes an antibiotic.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:57:09 PM)
I hope the endometriosis drug works like a charm for you.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:57:14 PM)
i take keflex but i'm allergic to it in high doses like the pre med

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:57:50 PM)
I also hopes the doc will go along with it and that it will work

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:58:17 PM)
me too. its being used for breast cancer right now but has shown promise for endo

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:58:37 PM)
i got my zofran hood

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 8:58:57 PM)
Is it helping Jenn?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:59:02 PM)
very cool...I love zofran but can only have when I'm in club med...I'd rather be home.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:59:14 PM)
just got it today

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 8:59:25 PM)
the zegerid was useless

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 8:59:36 PM)
like I said it was only prilosec...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:00:11 PM)
I have to find some solution to my almost constant loose stool. I'm sure my electrolytes don't have a finghtling chance to stay in balance like this.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:00:34 PM)
i took it at night and woke up a few hours later choking on stomach acid that i had aspirated. it was terrible. i couldn't breathe

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:00:57 PM)
That sounds scary Jenn

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:01:07 PM)
imodium doesn't work i assume?

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:01:22 PM)
For a day or maybe two.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:01:27 PM)
try equalactin lf..it is OTC at most pharmacies...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:01:28 PM)
its terrible. it burns really badly

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:01:48 PM)
I'll look for it hood - thanks

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:02:11 PM)
it is chewable...doesnt taste too bad and will help to stiffen things up.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:02:18 PM)
have you tried that zelnorm that they keep advertising

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:02:43 PM)
yes...it did absolutely nothing for me...but it may help you.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:02:55 PM)
I'm going to ask my neuro about switching all my mag to orotate instead of half orotate and half oxide. It is suppose to have less of an effect on bowels.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:03:07 PM)
it too is very expensive...my doc actually got me a 3 month supply from the rep so we could see if it worked.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:03:28 PM)
what do you guys take for headaches and how do you know if they are migraines

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:03:32 PM)
Did it work for you?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:03:51 PM)
the zelnorm...no...didn't work for me.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:04:10 PM)
the zofran was $527.00

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:04:19 PM)
for 12 days

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:04:26 PM)
my headache is reduced but never totally relieved by fentanyl patches.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:04:34 PM)
I just tough them out if I get them, but they are less with the B2 and I also am taking Annaprox for the arthritis

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:04:53 PM)
never heard of fentanyl

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:04:59 PM)
Wow!!!!

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:05:07 PM)
also known a duragesic...

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:05:14 PM)
it is an addictive opiate...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:05:36 PM)
hood - is your mag in your TPN?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:05:40 PM)
It is used to twilight during many procedures.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:06:21 PM)
my meds totaled $1412.92 this month. thank god for part d

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:06:26 PM)
yep and potassium, calcium, sodium, other trace elements and all vitamins and mito cocktail components that I'm on.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:06:52 PM)
I think that is what they gave me for my EPS. I didn't get much. I scared them when I told them I only breath 2-3 times a minute when sadated.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:07:11 PM)
did you have problems with the mag when taken orally?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:07:23 PM)
at this point my guys all know they have to do the breathing for me...lol

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:07:52 PM)
I never took it orally, but it did go through my tube for a number of years...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:08:16 PM)
I wanted to use my bi-PAP, but they said that they would try the light sedation. I don't think I needed that. They did crank up my O2

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:08:19 PM)
jenn, one thing for sure...being sick isn't cheap!

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:08:34 PM)
That is for sure!

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:08:46 PM)
i see that. i was on so little for so long but that has changed

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:09:16 PM)
slow chat tonight

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:09:21 PM)
My Medicare started yesterday - I'm not ready for those fun and games.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:09:34 PM)
jenn, did you and Rod switch? or is he MIA???

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:09:37 PM)
i usually love medicare

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:09:54 PM)
i think we did although he never got back to my e-mail

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:09:59 PM)
I go batteries for Bella on Thur. I don't know what that will mean

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:10:05 PM)
oh my lf...what a tangled ball of fun you will have with that.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:10:41 PM)
what part d plan did you pick?

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:10:54 PM)
I also have my current work blue cross until April and then it will switch to retirement blue cross.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:11:06 PM)
okie...so you will close the room at 10:15 jenn? Do you have any questions about how to do it?

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:11:21 PM)
I have my plan D through my retirement insurance, so didn't have to pick.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:11:25 PM)
i wrote down the directions. seems easy

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:11:36 PM)
it really isn't bad at all...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:11:40 PM)
It was, the time I did it Jenn

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:12:20 PM)
My script costs will increase about 300% or more when I switch to retirement.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:12:22 PM)
although the first time I did it I thought i was going to close the wrong room because of my double vision...LOL

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:12:28 PM)
i keep having to scroll the screen. it isn;t automatic all the time

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:12:37 PM)
isn't that scary lf...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:12:47 PM)
Very !!!!!!

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:12:52 PM)
hopefully i won't do that

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:13:10 PM)
it is jenn, but I have found that if the slider bar on the right is not all the way at the bottom it won't scroll on its own.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:13:45 PM)
Great hint hood - I'll try to remember it

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:13:49 PM)
my new nephew is doing well thank god

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:13:59 PM)
I am so glad

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:14:01 PM)
that is wonderful :-)

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:14:15 PM)
How long before he will be able to go home?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:14:18 PM)
they had to bring him back to the hospital because of jaundice but his lungs are btter

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:14:34 PM)
he went home but went back the next day to go under the lights

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:14:43 PM)
he wouldn't sleep at all either

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:00 PM)
colic...a sign of things to come...lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:09 PM)
That isn't unusual even with full term babies. I see them coming in all the time when at the hospital.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:10 PM)
chayce norton hewitt...what a name huh

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:29 PM)
omg....

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:36 PM)
that is a moniker...lol

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:43 PM)
i think it sounds like a financial institution lol

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:52 PM)
norton was my grandfathers name

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:56 PM)
what do you think his nickname or common name will be?

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:15:57 PM)
I have one nephew whose children are names Koral, Kheyarah and Kyton

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:16:01 PM)
i wanted max

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:16:09 PM)
oh my lf....

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:16:17 PM)
how about nordy...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:16:32 PM)
lol thats my uncles nickmame

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:16:39 PM)
lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:16:48 PM)
Kheyarah goes by Khey. She is a first grader and has to spell that plus LaVasseur

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:07 PM)
my sister's name is gretel so....

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:08 PM)
why...do parents do that to their children???

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:31 PM)
gretel schwartzott...how is that

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:44 PM)
That is why my son's name is spelled Shawn and not Sean

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:48 PM)
oh my......

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:54 PM)
That is a mouthful jenn

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:17:58 PM)
i have to laugh. my birth name was wither krug or may. nice and short

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:18:24 PM)
no doubt she is german lol

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:18:32 PM)
not at all...lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:19:01 PM)
I've always had a long first and last name. When divorced, someone asked me why I wasn't going to hyphenate the two last names - sure

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:19:07 PM)
i made sure emily had a normal first name

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:19:42 PM)
Kent isn't common, but you can't come up with anyway to say it other than correctly.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:19:50 PM)
good for you jenn...now remind emily of this so she names her children normally.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:19:51 PM)
i have a friend who hyphenated muhlbower-schwartfager for a while

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:20:14 PM)
ROFLOL jenn...why would she want to??? LOL

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:20:15 PM)
Yikes - signing lines aren't long enough

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:20:44 PM)
she liked her name lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:20:54 PM)
I think I would vote for something like Brown or Jones if I had been her.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:20:57 PM)
I guess she liked it a LOT...

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:21:14 PM)
I'll brb...don't go and leave me while I'm away.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:21:32 PM)
i would never change ny last name even if i married. i'm proud of my family

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:22:21 PM)
My last name was always a problem to spell and pronounce, so my current one is easier. I still have to spell Laureta.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:22:48 PM)
i like that spelling though

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:23:01 PM)
my name is too common

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:23:07 PM)
I do, but not when both first and last are difficult

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:23:16 PM)
true

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:23:37 PM)
mine is just long. doesn't fit on my drivers license

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:23:44 PM)
That is why I like "Kent" - easy, short but different. Luckily he like it.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:23:57 PM)
That is a problem I have as well jenn.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:24:32 PM)
Em gets teased alot between her name and she is a 1/4 lebanese

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:24:34 PM)
You also have some loopy letters that hang off the bottom of the paper on some forms. I have lots of those.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:25:01 PM)
they call her the arab nazi

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:25:15 PM)
LOL

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:25:33 PM)
Are you getting use to being back in NY?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:26:01 PM)
we laugh but its amazing how prejudiced people are. majorly caucasian here

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:26:23 PM)
yes i love it here. i'll change my mind soon though i'm sure lol

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:26:47 PM)
I love the community I live in. There are many, many racially mixed families going back several generations.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:27:26 PM)
i can't believe we are the only ones here tonight. where is everyone

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:27:50 PM)
riley was going to try to make it but she has a new jb and works nights

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:28:11 PM)
I don't know! We are having a govenor's debate tonight (hot contest), but I'm sure that's only in MI

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:28:26 PM)
Wasn't that school shooting in PA terrible

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:28:30 PM)
em's school is 99% caucasian

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:28:49 PM)
That must make it hard for her.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:28:56 PM)
back

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:29:11 PM)
i know. i have lived among the amish with girl scouts. they are gentle people

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:29:29 PM)
Any pictures I've seen of Em, she just looked like a teen to me.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:29:55 PM)
shes beautiful

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:30:09 PM)
sounds like Jake's school...only 1 other student who is not caucasian...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:30:14 PM)
I think so too!

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:30:15 PM)
she has perfect features

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:30:32 PM)
and BOY are they prejudiced around here.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:30:43 PM)
who is jake hood? i think i talked to him

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:31:12 PM)
Jake is my nephew...I live with my sister and have helped raise Jake since the day he was born.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:31:15 PM)
I'm glad I live where I do. Kent and his wife looked for a house in a racially and ethnically mixed neighborhood.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:31:45 PM)
thats cool

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:31:51 PM)
From the sounds of it hood, he almost yours

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:32:11 PM)
i wish i had more help here

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:32:12 PM)
yeah...nice part is he feels that way too...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:32:29 PM)
That is really special hood

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:32:51 PM)
what kind of help Jenn?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:32:59 PM)
being a single parent is no picknick as everyone in this room knows...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:33:21 PM)
i'm enjoying spending more time with my nieces and nephews. they are all young

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:33:22 PM)
I am blessed to have been able to help Ellen in the ways I have.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:34:04 PM)
I'm sure she sees how valuable you have been to both of them

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:34:06 PM)
just basic help around the house or running errrands. i had to go all over this afternoon even though i felt terrible

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:34:33 PM)
wouldn't you qualify for an independence waiver jenn?

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:34:40 PM)
Once Em is no longer demanding your time, things should lessen a bit.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:34:53 PM)
i love going out with hanna because she drives lol. that and we have lots of fun

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:35:06 PM)
Of course, this was my week of no appts and it turned into tomorrow without.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:35:06 PM)
what is that hood?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:35:17 PM)
thx lf...I think most of the time she does, but she is jealous sometimes too...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:35:43 PM)
I think Denise feels that way about my relationship with Christie

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:36:11 PM)
An independence waiver (if you meet the criteria) makes it possible for you to stay in your home and receive services of all kinds...homemaker, personal attendant, PT, OT, respite, etc...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:36:29 PM)
wow how do i get that?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:37:02 PM)
they said i was too young for housekeeping

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:37:10 PM)
My goal is to get my house all taken care of - painted, carpeted and organized, so when I need to, I can go in that direction.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:37:49 PM)
Let me see if I can find the link to NY's Independence Waivers... I had to qualify through United Cerebral Palsy...disease has to be chronic and effecting at minimum of 3 areas of daily living...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:37:55 PM)
That might be through one type of plan, but not another. You might not qualify for Senior Services like this old lady does.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:38:10 PM)
i really want in home iv hydration when i'm sick

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:38:12 PM)
exactly...it is not senior services at all...

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:39:03 PM)
just someone to do the laundry and clean the tub and floors would help alot

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:39:10 PM)
home IV hydration is a different issue...a doc needs to order...be prepared...IV hydration D-5/1/2 NSS with electrolytes is close to 4,000per month...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:39:10 PM)
I know my insurance will pay for part time in-home nursing if the doctor writes that it is needed.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:39:51 PM)
i think i'm borderline enough to not qualify yet

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:39:54 PM)
I know that my Senior Services cleaning gal to do floors and shower and change my bedding is a life saver.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:40:40 PM)
em isn't all that healthy either and it hurts her to do certain chores and i can't do htem at all

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:41:15 PM)
we look too healthy

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:41:26 PM)
That is why my house was falling apart when I had the work done on it. I didn't have the energy and my boys weren't healthy either.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:42:01 PM)
Kent has gotten a new job - another software company, this one a non-profit

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:42:04 PM)
In NYS...it is known as Community Based Services Waiver

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:42:16 PM)
you can tell how i feel by how clean my house is lol

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:42:27 PM)
Medicaid 1915 Waiver

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:42:49 PM)
He was unhappy, so he sent out one resume and had the job 10 days later.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:42:56 PM)
i get that through medicaid?

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:43:23 PM)
thats good

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:43:36 PM)
i want to go back to work. i miss my kids

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:43:45 PM)
He's excited. I hope it is a fit for him.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:44:34 PM)
do you miss work lf?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:44:57 PM)
I will have to do some more research....or you could. I would start with Centers for Independence or Coalition on Aging to see who is responsible for administering the program in your area.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:45:17 PM)
thanks hood. i will look into it

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:45:17 PM)
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Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:45:34 PM)
oops where did she go

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:45:37 PM)
hurry back lf...don't let the boot hurt.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:46:18 PM)
chat is having issues tonight. my screen hasn't behaved as normal

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:46:20 PM)
In my case I didn't get the waiver through medicaid, but Medicaid is a part of my waiver.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:46:46 PM)
how often doesn someone come in to your house

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:46:52 PM)
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hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:46:57 PM)
wb lf

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:46:58 PM)
wb lf

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:47:06 PM)
I have 40+ hours a week.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:47:18 PM)
my connection dropped

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:47:19 PM)
maybe we are twins hoodie we think alike lol

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:47:22 PM)
regular attendant 6 hours a day 5 days a week

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:47:36 PM)
and what do they do if you don't mind me asking

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:47:45 PM)
and we are in the process of hiring another attendant to come in the evenings for 2-3 hours 5 days a week.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:48:05 PM)
glad you made it back lf.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:48:43 PM)
I wasn't sure the chat would let me back it. I had problems like that before, but not this time.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:49:09 PM)
not crowded tonight

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:49:18 PM)
personal care, showering, range of motion, tube care, the evening one will help prepare and administer IV meds and switch tpn bags, laundry, cleaning and they cook for Jake even though I no longer eat.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:49:49 PM)
i don't need all that but a few hours a week would be great

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:49:52 PM)
Does that sound like a dream Jenn?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:50:02 PM)
they also drive to appointments, surgeries etc... and as for respite we go shopping, movies...mall etc..

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:50:31 PM)
It has made a HUGE difference in my life.

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:50:40 PM)
oh a driver would be wonderful. i often don't go out because i can't see well enough to drive or i have no added energy to drive

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:50:46 PM)
I sure could use some help with appts, especially now that my docs seem to be getting futher away instead of closer.

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:50:53 PM)
BUT it has also taken a long time to find the right attendant...

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:51:08 PM)
I had some bad experiences that I don't want to repeat!

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:51:08 PM)
And Rita's

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:51:33 PM)
Can't forget Rita's...they are closing for the Season...Oct 22nd.

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:51:45 PM)
Oh no!

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:51:46 PM)
i can imagine. one of my home nurses after my hospitalization was terrible

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:51:55 PM)
Needless to say we are going on the 22nd with cooler in hand to stock up for winter...LOL

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:52:09 PM)
what is ritas?

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:52:32 PM)
Oh...I have nursing too, but that is separate from the Indep waiver...although IW pays for nursing if they have to come out more than once a week...

lfitzger (Oct 2, 2006 9:52:46 PM)
I would hope so. I miss ice cream. Can't handle any lactose even with lacaid

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:52:51 PM)
Rita's is the best...Italian Ice and Gelati

Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:53:07 PM)
brb

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:53:41 PM)
My screen is frozen...

hoodlum (Oct 2, 2006 9:53:57 PM)
I will log out and back in again and see if it fixes itself.

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Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:55:35 PM)
my typing isn't getting to the chat screen

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Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:57:02 PM)
there wse go. i froze

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Jennifer-S (Oct 2, 2006 9:57:52 PM)
me too

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