Wednesday May 12, 2010

Hi,

Friday came and went, so much going on and no down time, I am going to have to set a time each day to sit and update as I know from the emails so many of you look each day as to what is happening with Chris.

We have managed to keep him moving and his breathing is clear he is doing great getting out to the pool three times a week, Physio is happening this week and will build up to five days a week with lots of new ideas coming forward we have had to alter the equipment and look at having to buy some as Fraser Health had none and is taking forever to acquire it or just waiting for us to buy it?

First off, Fraser Health had no therapy as promised or planned nor was any equipment in place when we got back to BC, a very quick exit with no thought involved as to how they are going to make the Minister of Health’s comments come true, that was Mr Falcon telling everyone we have places like Ponoka here in BC.

Turns out they were just empty promises to get us home and stop therapy, they were not even prepared to follow all the recommendations from HJC as to what Chris required, they were going to wing it and see how little support they could get away with until the questions kept arising and I guess realizing that not talking to and taking advise from the very place we send all our injured would look pretty stupid, with a little prodding they finally talked to the therapists and have now said they will follow Ponoka's recommendations.

This could mean though that just like working hard in Ponoka and making unbelievable progress they decide to make it all stop without so much as an explanation or reason, still no reason to this very day. We continue to send more people to Ponoka because we do not know how to treat or apply the therapies that are necessary. Talking to a lot of people that do not know up from down and make a lot of comments or promises I just got tired and decided taking what was given instead of what was promised was not going to happen to Chris. We have found some great therapists and are starting to set up our own rehab that follows the blue prints sent from Ponoka.

The promises of transferring seamlessly from Ponoka back closer to home with rehab the same as in Ponoka was an empty promise to quell and stifle the questions and curiosity that is created every time Fraser Health or the Health Ministry has something to say. I also didn’t tell you that coming home to the same treatment that we had in the programs in Ponoka was a dream that turned into a nightmare and to add insult to injury they now require Chris to pay for daily care. Wow in a car accident in your home province as a victim then they charge you to live, while withholding all of the insurance money you are entitled to and knowing they have taken away your ability to work. Thought we did not live in a third world country guess our priorities need to be addressed next election.

I still do not understand why we have people who do not understand rehab, in the positions that will hire or apply the required therapy, all the in house therapy they have is inadequate and years behind the times. Fortunately private therapist with an abundance of knowledge do exist you just have to look long and hard. Time to get a thinning of the many many managers and directiors of nothing and use that money towards
the much needed and ignored therapies.

If you want to read the last newspaper update I think it was the Red Deer Advocate middle of last week.
The link is as follows: 

http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/provincial/Sons_therapy_plan_in_disarray_92869054.html 


The Ponoka paper as well as out local papers I am hoping will finish and print in the next week or so and we are going to do an update with Global TV as to where we ended up and what is in store for Chris. I will post times and places as they come available.

Kevin