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Sharing the Word
Marilyn Butler, Supervisor
HomeCall Home Health
Stillwater, OK
Dear Ms. Butler:
I am very delighted to send my letter of high commendation to your organization
for the excellent help afforded to my mother and me during the past several
weeks. At 98 years of age, my mother was overwhelmed by pneumonia and the death
of her 100-year old sister in early September. The strong antibiotics
administered to fight the pneumonia were too much for her frail system and the
bizarre side-effects really took her down.
When she decided to die, and stopped eating, drinking and taking meds, I was in
great need of some professional help. Our doctor highly recommended HomeCall
Home Health and thus began the ministry of five of your BEST people! June,
Jennifer and Olivia were the attending RNs and gave Mother gentle, personable
but professional medical help. They gave me much-needed advice of things to get
at the store to bring active relief and comfort for the patient. They also gave
me (and my husband) good old common sense advice as to how to handle Mother’s
erratic behavior! I think it was Jennifer who even volunteered to give my
husband and me our flu shots because we had missed the appointed day at the
local Senior Center due to our round-the-clock care of my mother. June even kept
in touch with me by phone to see how things were going and if I needed anything
more. In other words, your nurses went above and beyond to make this rough
period more tolerable for our family.
Linda Anderson was a regular angel-in-attendance, encouraging my mother (and
me!) to stay with her carefully chosen exercises that would strengthen atrophied
muscles. I am totally convinced that Linda’s guiding hands, her sincere
conversations, and her faithful visits made all the difference in my mother’s
physical recovery. Mother has been able to resume her mobility around the house
and has even gone out with us to eat a couple of times. Getting back to her
beloved church-going is next on her mobility plan!
I must also tell you that Sherry, dear Sherry, is a warm and wonderful aide. She
quickly befriended my mother and made bath-time and hair-washing time the
highlights of my mother’s day! Sherry always came well-equipped and did not rush
through anything. She was gentle and caring and thorough.
Ms. Butler, I feel that Mother and I have made five wonderful new friends in the
women provided by HomeCall Home Health and we are forever grateful for their
availability and gracious ministry. Thank you for choosing such excellent people
to serve our community. May God continue to bless your work and workers!
Sincerely,
A patient’s family member
*Used by permission. Patient’s personal information has been removed in order to
protect the patient and her family’s privacy.
Last updated: 1-12-2010
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