Senior Citizens

2007-10-29 21:53:04 · 14 answers · asked by Chaplain John 4

2007-10-29 19:06:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, my Mother inlaw's birthday was celebrated 2 weeks ago. And it was her 70th.
We all had a great time, as it was a joy to be w/her and she just loved the party and all.
Well the following wk. while she spent the weekend watching grandchildren, during this time my SIL asked her to write down her [MIL] doctors,their phone #'s, and what she would like done if she becomes incapacitated, and where all her important papers are. And when my SIL emailed us, said she'd "give us copies".
Hmmm, hey-well I personally understand the logic and concern on this topic, however in my opinion [just my opinion now], in my eyes it seemed rather inappropriate to aske sort of questions like this SO soon after her birthday {?!}

Well, what is YOUR opinion, I'm truely very curious.

But also at the end of her email she said "we should make out a living will/do it, and give it to all of our parents".
I felt like she overstepped her boundries when it came to that part specifically, as I'm not even

2007-10-29 16:57:44 · 17 answers · asked by Auntie Marie SueB 3

This is really me under the make-up. It was my final in one of my make-up classes. Wanna great big KISS?

2007-10-29 16:34:34 · 33 answers · asked by Granny 6

Hospital Cost Cutting Measures
To: All Hospital Staff
From: Adminstration/Groundskeeping
Date: March 23, 2000
Re: New Cost Cutting Measures
Effective April 1 this hospital will no longer provide security. Each charge nurse will be issued a .38 caliber revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition. An additional 12 rounds will be stored in the pharmacy. In addition to routine nursing duties, Charge Nurses will rotate the patrolling of the hospital grounds. A bicycle and helmet will be provided for patrolling the park areas. In light of the similarity of monitoring equipment, ICU will now take over the security surveillance duties. The unit secretary will be responsible for watching cardiac and security monitors as well as continuing previous secretarial duties.

Food service will be discontinued. Patients wishing to be fed will need to let their families know to bring something, or may make arrangements with Subway, Domino's, etc., before meal time. Coin-operated phones will be available in the patient rooms for this purpose as well as for other calls the patient may wish to make.

Housekeeping and physical therapy are being combined. Mops will be issued to those patients who are ambulatory, thus providing range-of-motion exercise as well as a clean environment. Families of ambulatory patients may also sign up to clean the rooms of non-ambulatory patients for special discounts for their final bill. Time cards will be provided.

As you can see in the "FROM" line above, administration is assuming grounds keeping duties. If an adminstrator cannot be reached by calling his/her office it is suggested that you walk outside and listen for the sound of a lawn mower, weed whacker, etc.

Engineering is being eliminated. The hospital has subscribed to the TIME_LIFE "How to..." series of maintainence books. These books can be checked out from administration, and a toolbox will be standard equipment on all nursing units. We will be receiving the series at the rate of one volume every other month. We already have the volume on Basic Wiring, but if a non-electrical problem occurs, please try to handle it as best you can until the appropriate volume arrives.

Cutbacks in the phlebotomy staff will be accommodated by only performing blood-related lab tests on patients who are already bleeding.

Physicians will be informed that they may order no more than two x-rays per patient stay. This is due to the turnaround time required by Revco's photolab. Two prints will be provided for the price of one, and physicians are being advised to clip coupons from the Sunday paper if they want extra sets. Revco's will honor competitor's coupons for one-hour processing in emergency situations, so if you come across any coupons, please clip them and send them to the ER.

In light of the extremely hot summer temperature the electric company has been asked to install individual meters in each patient room, office, etc., so that the electrical consumption can be monitored and appropriately billed. Fans will be available for sale or lease in the hospital gift shop.

In addition to the current recycling program, a bin for the collection of unused fruit and bread will soon be provided on each floor. Families, patients and the few remaining employees are encouraged to contribute discarded produce. The resulting moldy compost will be utilized by the pharmacy for nocosomial production of antibiotics. The antibiotics will also be available for purchase through the hospital pharmacy and will, coincidentally, soon be the only antibiotics listed in the HMO's formulary

2007-10-29 16:03:14 · 15 answers · asked by ? 5

My parents are both retired (68 & 66) and they are asking if there are any places where they can get a discounts, for example: phone companies, electricity bills and water bills. I searched all over and can't find anything, maybe because I don't know what to look under. I have checked the benefits for senior citizens website and it didn't help me much. Would someone please let me know if there is a number or give some advice on how to get ALL the benefits they deserve, since they are over 65. They live in New York.

Thanks in advance!!

2007-10-29 16:00:18 · 15 answers · asked by su l 1

2007-10-29 15:57:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

to play the dark haired guys role in Alias Smith and Jones real name was? Not the second guy, but the first guy? The one who killed himself?

2007-10-29 15:48:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

and you had to choose your parents from celebrities...(I think I asked this one before) who would you choose to be your mother and who would you choose to be your father?

Just a game, say you HAD to choose, they don't need to fit together as a married couple, that's a whole 'nuther question.

My mother: Angelica Houston
Father: Stephen King

2007-10-29 14:48:32 · 31 answers · asked by Wickwire 5

Name a few pets you had in the past too.

Dogs from the past: Chicky, KoKeeTa, King
Cats from the past: Wolfie, Skubby, Guy (son named him that).

Has this been asked here yet? It's been asked a million times everywhere else.

2007-10-29 14:33:57 · 51 answers · asked by Wickwire 5

or amos n andy

2007-10-29 14:24:08 · 20 answers · asked by gggggg 6

Don't hurt yourself.
All bleeding stops.
Don't lose your cool.
Everybody has to die sometime.
You can't hurt a dead man.
Never yell at the nurses (refer to Rule #1.)
Don't get excited about blood loss-unless it's your own.
Don't hit patients or doctors-unless necessary.
SEX isn't everything, but it's a hell-of-a-long-way ahead of anything that's second.
The patient will be all right if he is okay.
The pain will go away when it stops hurting.
Do what's right.
All fevers will eventually come back to normal on the way to room temperature.
There's always time sometime.
Common things are common.
A strawberry by any other name would be a heart with acne.
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
If nothing has gone wrong, you've obviously don't understand the situation.
He who turns to run away must first sign out AMA.
If you can keep your head among all this confusion, you obviously don't understand the situation.
Uncommon manifestations of common diseases are more common than are uncommon diseases.
Death is a severe stage of shock, or shock is a pause in the act of dying.
It doesn't matter what you do as long as it's right.
WHY am I here?
It sure feels good when it quits a "hurtin."
It looks more like it does now than it did.
In medicine, always remember never to say always and never.
In case of emergency call Dr. Wonderful or Earl.
All bleeding is gross.
If you can't see it, it's probably not there.
Don't vomit on the doctor!
Remember, "Toast always falls jelly-side down."
P.I.D. doesn't stand for "pink in dere."
If a patient has a catheter ---he needs it.
We've got to find those "two dudes" and stop them.
Everyone gets treated exactly the same in here ---until he pisses you off.
The pit is a mixture of can do, can't do, and why the hell not!
To be right is only half the battle; to convince the patient is more difficult.
Always do whatever you do best.
Remember, the problem is always better than the X-ray looks.
I was better, but I got over it."
Anonymous, found circulating at San

2007-10-29 13:52:20 · 16 answers · asked by ? 5

This was listed under commercials from the 50's and 60's.
Anyone one remember? Please tell what the Mr. Machine Is/was?

2007-10-29 13:06:40 · 7 answers · asked by kayboff 7

My landlord just sent out a new lease, on it regarding Megans Law, that they will NOT be responsible for doing background checks, it is up to the tenant to pick up a copy of sex offenders if they want to continue to live here. We have lots of kids here, there are two childmolesters in this park, both are charged with having sex with a child under 14. I have lived here 5 years and some people have lived here 20 years.

2007-10-29 12:53:57 · 17 answers · asked by slk29406 6

went a short while without being reported but two today
whoever does not like jokes is back
do you think I should move on
give me your true opinion

2007-10-29 12:42:34 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mine was "Groving". If I went home for lunch and heard it on the radio when I headed back to work.............Well, first job and I was 18!

2007-10-29 12:17:00 · 26 answers · asked by Livelife 5

2007-10-29 11:15:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is going back a ways!

2007-10-29 10:55:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

An old woman went to visit her daughter and she found her naked, waiting for her husband. The mother asks the daughter: "What are you doing naked?" The daughter responds: "This is the dress of love." When the mother returns home, she strips naked and waits for her husband. When her husband arrives, he asks her: "What are you doing naked, woman?" She responds: "This is the dress of love." And he said to her, "Well, go iron it first."

2007-10-29 10:34:38 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5

Where can I begin? My father has medicare. He falls constantly at night time (between 11pm and 8am) attempting to use the restroom. He has mild dementia, and knows how to take off his alarm (it clips on and off). How do I go about finding an adult sitter for him in the evening or if it is covered by medicare. He is currently in a rehab / LTC facility.

2007-10-29 10:27:55 · 12 answers · asked by confucious 2

My fiance & I went shopping today & when I was trying on some shoes, he bought me a Jeopardy CD for my computer, & took it to the car & returned before I even knew what he was up to. When I got home, he handed the box to me. He knows how much I love Jeopardy, as I watch it nightly. He's so thoughtful. <3

2007-10-29 10:20:18 · 23 answers · asked by Shortstuff13 7

As a birthday present, my Son and Daughter-in-law have bought, and paid for a ticket for me to go on holiay with them and my 3 Grandchildren. They won,t tell me where as it is a surprise. What a surprise it was!
I haven't had a holiday for 11 years so I am completely out of touch with costs, as in treating.
I know it depends on where you go, Spain might be a good guess, but I have 38 weeks to save up. How much do you think I will need?

2007-10-29 09:46:22 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tommy was a 1975 musical film, based on The Who's 1969 "rock opera" concept album Tommy. It was directed by Ken Russell and featured a star-studded cast, including the band members themselves. Ann-Margret received a Golden Globe Award for her performance, and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Pete Townshend was also nominated for an Oscar for his work in scoring and adapting the music for the film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_(film)

2007-10-29 09:32:47 · 16 answers · asked by Granny 6

My husband goes to Never-neverland. Helloooo?... Is anybody in there? When I break his stare-spell, he tells me that he was just thinking. What could the lightbulb be making him think?

2007-10-29 09:26:59 · 26 answers · asked by Granny 6

A good costume, lots of treats, a good trick to play, scary music, dummy hanging from the tree, a party, kids? What makes Halloween fun for you? Making the perfect costume, cost didn't matter. That's what made it special for me!

I wish that I had my grandkids near so I could make their costumes and decorate my front porch real scary. It used to be my very favorite holiday, but now it's boiled down to a handfull of candy for a baby in a stroller, two teenages in black jackets, and a mother in her normal mother clothes talking in tounges that I don't speak! Help me get into your spirit!!!!

2007-10-29 09:23:23 · 12 answers · asked by Granny 6

When I was really young I used to love to go get new saddle shoes just so I could walk over to the x-ray machine and see my toes wiggle inside my new shoes! That's how they used to see if the shoe fit, so I could wear it!

2007-10-29 09:16:44 · 17 answers · asked by Granny 6

Whether you have kids or not...I think you will like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95Y8hNQiH8

2007-10-29 08:32:50 · 10 answers · asked by kayboff 7

2007-10-29 08:14:53 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

Nothing serious from me today! I'm ready to have some fun with this question. It's a beautiful sunny day and I'm in a very good mood.

My Answer: I'm a tough cookie disguised as a cream puff. The gray hair and smile fool a lot of people.

2007-10-29 06:52:33 · 26 answers · asked by Miz D 6

I like to read about "oldsters" like The LaLanne's who are full of energy and strength. Great motivation for me and my wife. We exercise DAILY.

2007-10-29 06:31:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous