Comments on: Alone Alone All All Alone: Tough times for some elderly http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/ Real Medicine, Plain Talk Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Lin Cote http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-27 Lin Cote Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:20:21 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-27 Awesome and you use humor to make your point! I hope this is being collected for a book. I am going to send this to our son who graduates med school on June 2. Awesome and you use humor to make your point! I hope this is being collected for a book.

I am going to send this to our son who graduates med school on June 2.

]]> By: Neil http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-28 Neil Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:50:48 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-28 This is one of your best columns yet. The conversation between the doctor and the "child" at the end was a hoot. It reminds me of some of my own relatives! This is one of your best columns yet. The conversation between the doctor and the “child” at the end was a hoot. It reminds me of some of my own relatives!

]]> By: Brigitte Powell http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-30 Brigitte Powell Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:16:29 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-30 As a Nursing Home Administrator I was confronted with many situations like the one you quote. The other one is guilt. Many children try to "dump" that guilt onto Nursinghomes by demanding the impossible and refusing to accept that their guilt is getting in the way of working in tandem with the Nursinghome in order to provide the best care for their family member. One other point. Very few men step up to the plate when it comes to the care of their parents. Men tend to pass that "chore" on to their female family members (wives, sisters, sisters inlaws, daughter inlaws etc). Even tho the minority of our elderly are in Nursinghomes, if I were powerful to make a change: I would give families of an elderly person needing care, the opportunity to accept a realistically set payment to take care of that elderly person at home. I bet a lot of caring families would take that route. :-) As a Nursing Home Administrator I was confronted with many situations like the one you quote. The other one is guilt. Many children try to “dump” that guilt onto Nursinghomes by demanding the impossible and refusing to accept that their guilt is getting in the way of working in tandem with the Nursinghome in order to provide the best care for their family member. One other point. Very few men step up to the plate when it comes to the care of their parents. Men tend to pass that “chore” on to their female family members (wives, sisters, sisters inlaws, daughter inlaws etc).
Even tho the minority of our elderly are in Nursinghomes, if I were powerful to make a change:
I would give families of an elderly person needing care, the opportunity to accept a realistically set payment to take care of that elderly person at home. I bet a lot of caring families would take that route. :-)

]]> By: ELVIS http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-31 ELVIS Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:42:20 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-31 WHAT!!!! No MADONNA? WHAT!!!!
No MADONNA?

]]> By: Tracey Saxon http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-33 Tracey Saxon Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:35:59 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-33 YOU ROCK!! I love the site! You are such a great doctor - that is why I send my friends and family to you! Let me know if you ever need a "guest writer"! See you soon! T YOU ROCK!! I love the site! You are such a great doctor - that is why I send my friends and family to you!

Let me know if you ever need a “guest writer”!

See you soon!

T

]]> By: Ed http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-34 Ed Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:08:39 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-34 I love it!(your web site)If you need help with "Rent A Child",I got 3 of them. I love it!(your web site)If you need help with “Rent A Child”,I got 3 of them.

]]> By: Lisa McAbee http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-36 Lisa McAbee Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:31:14 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-36 Love the site. I miss Charlottesville. Chicago is treating me well, but, it's not home. Hope to be back some day. Can't find a Dr. up here with a 1/4 of your talent and expertise. Take Care, Lisa McAbee Love the site. I miss Charlottesville. Chicago is treating me well, but, it’s not home. Hope to be back some day. Can’t find a Dr. up here with a 1/4 of your talent and expertise. Take Care,
Lisa McAbee

]]> By: may Kingman http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-37 may Kingman Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:33:26 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-37 dear john, I like your website very much. This article about elderly parents speaks for its self. Thank you. My children are pleased that you have cxorresponded with them. good Luck with your website. May dear john,
I like your website very much. This article about elderly parents speaks for its self.
Thank you. My children are pleased that you have cxorresponded with them.
good Luck with your website.
May

]]> By: MG Flood http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-38 MG Flood Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:53:25 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-38 I really like the new looks of your page.One day I will get a computer, but now I am low-tech. See you soon..... I really like the new looks of your page.One day I will get a computer, but now I am low-tech. See you soon…..

]]> By: Sheila White http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-39 Sheila White Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:04:02 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-39 I love the website. You did a great job. Cheers!! I love the website. You did a great job.

Cheers!!

]]> By: Kathy Hall http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-40 Kathy Hall Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:33:51 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-40 Love it. Love it.

]]> By: Brian Cote http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-41 Brian Cote Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:45:44 +0000 http://www.drjohnhong.com/blog/2007/126/#comment-41 Just visited your new web site, Dr. John... really liked and enjoyed it....40??? you don't look a day over........??? Brian Just visited your new web site, Dr. John…
really liked and enjoyed it….40??? you don’t look a day over……..???
Brian

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