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The 5 questions and their answers I asked in my interviews are as follows; 1). How did the professionals such as the Dr.’s, nurses, PT, OT, etc. treat and/or interact with your father/client? My first woman told me that her father was a Korean war vet and that the majority of his Dr.’s were at the VA in MN. She was not impressed because many times they all seemed as if it was a burden for them to have to see him. She also observed young men and women there in waiting rooms who were treated with respect and they seemed to get right in to their appointment whereas her dad would sometimes wait 1 to 3 hours only to be told that they would have to reschedule. It was very sad. My second woman I interviewed told me that rarely would she ever see Dr.’s …show more content…

The daughter told me all of this; not only does my father and mother live with me, but I have also been raising my 2 granddaughters since their births. They are 4 and 20 months now. I myself have Addison’s Disease, which is caused by STRESS! I am on several medicines and the most important is Hydrocortisone. Without this 1 medicine I will begin to die within 48 hours and by the end of a week there would be my funeral! I was trying to make extra money by giving swimming and music lessons. I was once a band and choir director in a local school district for 23 years, but had to retire due to my disease. I also lost my home because of my brothers illegal real estate deals and then my parents had to also move since they were on my property. So, I was trying to care for everyone AND move 3 homes 4 times in 5 months until we finally found our new home to buy. So, my health has suffered greatly even though I try to do things like walking with my wife, going for a short 4 wheeler ride, playing with grandkids. I am trying to destress but it just will not

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