The Rewards and Heartache of Home Care Nursing - Blogithttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/theblkkat/Doing home care is a very rewarding experience. Nursing anywhere is rewarding. The death of a patient is always sad, but the one on one experience of home care takes losing a patient to another level. In this blog I will share the lives of three of the most extraordinary people I had the privilege to know and love.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00Michael's Farewellhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/theblkkat/844551My friend Michael died November 11 th. 2004. When I met him he was a patient, when he died, we were friends. Michael was one of the most extraordinary people I’ve ever known. I will never stop missing him. This is the last thing I ever wrote about Michael, but despite the title, I will never tell...Michael's Immobility Pt.1http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/theblkkat/844392Can You Really Walk a Mile in The Shoes of a Quadriplegic? “_* _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ** _* _ _ * * ***_ * *_* _*_* _ _ _ _ *_ _* _ _* * ***.” “Nothing ever changes.” “Twelve years is too long. I’m tired of nurses. I’m tired of my family. I’m tired of wishing I were dead.” I couldn’t escape Michael’s...Michael's Immobility Pt. 2http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/theblkkat/844391“**_ * _ _ _ _ **_ _!” “Get out!” Michael wants to kick everyone out of his bedroom, out of the living room, out of his life. His requests or demands are in Morse code, tapped out on a computer because Michael cannot speak. But just because he has no voice, it shouldn’t mean his words have to...All about Michaelhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/theblkkat/844012You Don't Have To Be Mobile To Move Someone I have a friend named Michael, he's a quadriplegic, and he leads a remarkable life. Though mute, and blind in one eye, Michael taps out short stories, directs photo shoots and prints out the pictures. There are dozens of abbreviations in his head for...From patient to friendhttp://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/theblkkat/843993When I met Michael, he was 22 years old. He had a C-4 spinal injury. This meant he had no feeling or movement below his shoulders. When I read his case file, it said Michael refused care 85% of the time. I never witnessed his refusal of care 85% of the time. Michael accepted my care, and after a...