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Hank Rogers[_4_] Hank Rogers[_4_] is offline
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US Janet wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:10:28 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 4:44:12 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 11:46:29 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> He should be home on Wednesday. He's been in a physical rehab facility.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the update and so glad he's been taking physical therapy. So many people
>>>> think they'll be just fine without it or "once I'm home I'll mend quickly."
>>>>
>>> Generally, they think I CAN'T AFFORD THIS SHIT!
>>>

>> Sadly, that's true many times, others just want to get home.
>>
>> 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.
> 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
>


Popeye could get treated at the VA.

If he served over three years, he qualifies. I know, because I did.

But they won't allow him to **** all the nurses.