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On Friday morning when I went on my walk, I noticed 4-5 boxes of Jon’s supplies on our porch. They were there, when I returned 30 minutes later.
Jim was unwell and had to go to bed. Jon was asleep, after he had 1 mg Ativan at 3 a.m., since he’d been awake for 36 hours and had only had 2 hours of sleep in 2 days. He ended up sleeping for 17 hours. I was busy caring for them and didn’t have a chance to bring in the boxes.
A couple of hours later, I heard a delivery at our front door. So, I peeked out to see what it was.
Jon’s boxes of supplies were gone!
Fed Ex had left a box of oranges (we order them on line for fresh juice). But Jon’s supplies were gone.
I called Fed Ex to ask whether the driver had inadvertently picked up Jon’s supplies. Still haven’t heard back.
I called the person in charge of sending our supplies to ask for the vendor and tracking numbers of the packages. I had to leave a message, because it’s a holiday, and people have the day off.
Finally, I realized that Jon’s supplies were most likely stolen. Friday is our usual trash pick up day, and people often drive up and down our streets looking for cast offs and recyclables. It’s possible that they were also looking for packages on porches, since it is the holiday season. Maybe they thought that Jon’s supplies were Christmas gifts or something useful for them. Perhaps they couldn’t read, or didn’t recognize the name “MedLine” on the boxes. Perhaps they need colostomy bags, suctioning supplies, and 100 ml bottles of saline for catheter irrigation and suctioning traches. But probably not.
However, Jon desperately needs all of those supplies right now, because he is out of them. His urine output is very slow, and he needs an irrigation of his cath. He’s congested from fluid retention and needs suctioning. But we have no sterile saline.
As long as he doesn’t have a bowel movement, he’s okay without those colostomy bags. But he needs a BM desperately, and we’re planning to give him more MOM tomorrow.
Stealing packages off of homeowners' porches is terrible, but stealing medical supplies from a man, who needs them to survive, is despicable.
I’m furious. And helpless.
The amount of deliveries we’ve had to our front door over 40 years is mind boggling. This has never happened before. It’s not just disheartening. It jeopardizes Jon’s health.
It sure has put a damper on the holiday spirit in our home.
Love & Light,
Rose
On Friday morning when I went on my walk, I noticed 4-5 boxes of Jon’s supplies on our porch. They were there, when I returned 30 minutes later.
Jim was unwell and had to go to bed. Jon was asleep, after he had 1 mg Ativan at 3 a.m., since he’d been awake for 36 hours and had only had 2 hours of sleep in 2 days. He ended up sleeping for 17 hours. I was busy caring for them and didn’t have a chance to bring in the boxes.
A couple of hours later, I heard a delivery at our front door. So, I peeked out to see what it was.
Jon’s boxes of supplies were gone!
Fed Ex had left a box of oranges (we order them on line for fresh juice). But Jon’s supplies were gone.
I called Fed Ex to ask whether the driver had inadvertently picked up Jon’s supplies. Still haven’t heard back.
I called the person in charge of sending our supplies to ask for the vendor and tracking numbers of the packages. I had to leave a message, because it’s a holiday, and people have the day off.
Finally, I realized that Jon’s supplies were most likely stolen. Friday is our usual trash pick up day, and people often drive up and down our streets looking for cast offs and recyclables. It’s possible that they were also looking for packages on porches, since it is the holiday season. Maybe they thought that Jon’s supplies were Christmas gifts or something useful for them. Perhaps they couldn’t read, or didn’t recognize the name “MedLine” on the boxes. Perhaps they need colostomy bags, suctioning supplies, and 100 ml bottles of saline for catheter irrigation and suctioning traches. But probably not.
However, Jon desperately needs all of those supplies right now, because he is out of them. His urine output is very slow, and he needs an irrigation of his cath. He’s congested from fluid retention and needs suctioning. But we have no sterile saline.
As long as he doesn’t have a bowel movement, he’s okay without those colostomy bags. But he needs a BM desperately, and we’re planning to give him more MOM tomorrow.
Stealing packages off of homeowners' porches is terrible, but stealing medical supplies from a man, who needs them to survive, is despicable.
I’m furious. And helpless.
The amount of deliveries we’ve had to our front door over 40 years is mind boggling. This has never happened before. It’s not just disheartening. It jeopardizes Jon’s health.
It sure has put a damper on the holiday spirit in our home.
Love & Light,
Rose
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