FYI about Sheldon
On Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 6:54:37 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
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> On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:10:28 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
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> >One of the maintenance men at work had a stroke many years ago. "I gotta get
> >home, I gotta get back to work." He had/has great insurance but his refusal to
> >remain in the hospital and then go for physical therapy has left him a terrible cripple.
> >That's not to say the therapy would have corrected his immediate disability but there's
> >nothing that can be done for him now.
> >
> He needs to ask his doctor if he can have therapy. It isn't my
> understanding of Medicare that he can't.
>
This stroke was about 15-20 years ago, the damage has been done, and
nothing can help him now.
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> I get authorized by my doctor at least once a year for some sort of
> therapy for one ouchie or or another. I forget how many weeks
> Medicare will go for, probably a couple times a year. No cost to me.
> Janet US
>
The doctors and nurses begged him to stay and receive therapy
but he refused. Company insurance would have paid for that.
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