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A good solution for you and the dogs.

Carolla - it could be difficult adjusting to retirement if hubby doesn't want to share what seem to have become 'his' tasks. Arranging the cooking of supper was quite easy - we agreed to alternate days and reserved Saturday for eating out, ordering in or having something quick and easy. Whoever is making supper 'owns' the kitchen rights for that day.

We slowly graduated to 'hubby does his own laundry and I do mine and the household stuff'. We haven't yet come to a mutually agreeable arrangement for the rest of the work - grocery sopping, cleaning of bathrooms, floors, fridge etc. All in good time, I guess.
 
I received an e-mail from India asking me to skype with the Magill OT students there. They had some questions about the kids they were seeing. I felt honoured. (I was also pleased I could get the skype set up by myself on this end). It was a great 45 minute talk about the next steps in treatment. I do miss that place.
 
Skype and related services really have changed the game where communications is concerned. We used to struggle to find a long distance service with good rates to China. Now, we have a VOIP plan with an hour of free overseas calling a month and Wechat, a Chinese service that is basically Skype, FB, and Paypal all rolled into one.

Glad to hear that you are continuing your relationship with the students in India. Ongoing connections like that will probably teach them a lot.
 
@Mendala, off track but can you tell me. If I no longer need oxygen and there are 5 or 6 containers left

that I sent back full and unopened to the distributor. They told me they throw them all out or destroy tem. Is it true?

Bit of a waste, I would say.
 
crazyheart said:
@Mendala, off track but can you tell me. If I no longer need oxygen and there are 5 or 6 containers left

that I sent back full and unopened to the distributor. They told me they throw them all out or destroy tem. Is it true?

Bit of a waste, I would say.
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I would believe it.
For medical stuff, once you have it, it can't go to someone else.
I get a ton of needles and syringes that I don't use. I can donate for animal use, not for people.
 
crazyheart said:
@Mendala, off track but can you tell me. If I no longer need oxygen and there are 5 or 6 containers left

that I sent back full and unopened to the distributor. They told me they throw them all out or destroy tem. Is it true?

Bit of a waste, I would say.
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By containers, do you mean the metal cylinders? No. They might bleed the O2 out and clean and refill them but they aren't going to throw them out. Those things are bloody expensive. In fact, we own our cylinders, not the client, so our drivers pick everything up when they go off O2, or the estate returns them if they are deceased. Then we redeploy them to other clients or they go back to our gas distribution division (we manage our own gas and cylinder supply) to be tested and reused. Ditto regulators and oxygen conserving devices (the parts that attach on top of the cylinder to control the flow of O2).

Now, soft goods like cannulae, masks and tubing get tossed unless they are unopened (and even then I'm not sure).
 
I meant the oxygen itself! A canister can easily be checked out to make sure it's all ok. The oxygen, much more difficult.
I envision the canister rules would be more like things like wheelchairs, crutches, etc. Those can be rented out. A drug can't be returned to the pharmacy and then given to someone else.
 
ChemGal said:
I meant the oxygen itself! A canister can easily be checked out to make sure it's all ok. The oxygen, much more difficult.
I envision the canister rules would be more like things like wheelchairs, crutches, etc. Those can be rented out. A drug can't be returned to the pharmacy and then given to someone else.
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The cylinders are sealed and tagged by our gas division after they fill them so if the tag is intact, we could actually reuse them. If the tag is gone, then they have to be bled, cleaned, and refilled is my understanding.
 
Mendalla said:
The cylinders are sealed and tagged by our gas division after they fill them so if the tag is intact, we could actually reuse them. If the tag is gone, then they have to be bled, cleaned, and refilled is my understanding.
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Really? Safety seals don't matter with drugs or my related supplies. Wonder why the difference when they are both consumables.
 
ChemGal said:
Really? Safety seals don't matter with drugs or my related supplies. Wonder why the difference when they are both consumables.
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I may be wrong on that count but the cylinders are definitely reusable so worst case is we bleed out the O2 before testing and cleaning them for refill.
 
sorry, I wasn't more clear. The cylinders were not thrown out. The supplier said that they throw out the oxygen

even though they are sealed and unopened. I wondered if I would be reimbursed for the ones that

are sealed and unused. They said NO.
 
crazyheart said:
sorry, I wasn't more clear. The cylinders were not thrown out. The supplier said that they throw out the oxygen

even though they are sealed and unopened. I wondered if I would be reimbursed for the ones that

are sealed and unused. They said NO.
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So did you have to pay for your oxygen? Most people here get covered by the provincial home oxygen program and even the ones who are private with us pay a monthly rate, not per cylinder.
 
Sask Heath paid for 10 cylinders (small, med. or lge) per month. This sounds unfair

10 small,10 med. or 10 large or a combination thereof.

Because I used much more,

I have paid nearly 800.00 of my own money.
 
I do appreciate still being in touch with ASSA in India but the students are a new group The previous ones I supervised are now graduated and working and this was a new bunch.
 
Can't help with the oxygen question but I think it is just fine to chat about it in this room. Does Blue Cross or other insurance help with the cost?
 
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