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Two nurses were here yesterday--one comes by twice a week, the other was her supervisor. From hospice, they provide palliative care for my mother, who has Alzheimers and is confined to her bed, unable to speak words anymore.
I'd read of the Komen reversal (thanks, DU!) and when the nurses were readying to leave, I excitedly told them the news.
The regular nurse (Nurse 1) has all kinds of liberal stickers on the bumper of her older Toyota. The other (Nurse 2) drives something newer and costlier and always blocks the driveway and mailbox when she comes. Both are professional and listen to me when I have concerns about my mother's health and comfort.
Nurse 1 smiled at the news and made positive conversation. We agreed that for some women, PP may provide the only doctor they see for some amount of time. "Gotta go where the women are, regardless of politics" I said.
Nurse 2 immediately got a look of anger in her eyes, hurriedly gathered her stuff, and left without another word.
I just can't understand that kind of mindset from someone who ostensibly supports health. I hope the liberal stickers on Nurse 1's car don't get her fired.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)would pay only 2 visits a week. My mother-in-law needed to be bathe. My health isn't the best and I also had my granddaughter to take care of at the same time. You take the help when you can get it. Unless you can afford a nurse to come at your own expense. I sure couldn't. We made the best of it. I was greatful for the help. Maybe that is how she feels with the nurse 2.
Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)to have lovely home nursing care last year when I was first diagnosed and they came 2 a week for about 6 weeks.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)Quantess
(27,630 posts)She was very friendly, seemed skilled, but she made occasional RW comments and...she had a "W" sticker on her SUV (grrrr...)
But we were just nice to her back. I tried not to let her see my rage bubbling inside me whenever I thought about this woman being a G.W. Bush fan.
But really, politics (especially regressive politics) need to stay out of health care.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)off and tell her this is my home and keep your politics to yourself. If the nurse could then I would call her boss and tell them to send someonelse.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)which led to her talking about her son in Iraq, which led to her talking about other political opinons, unfortunately.
My parents were adamantly opposed to the war in Iraq, but there was no polite way to say that to someone whose son is fighting there, of course.
The lady was very friendly but she assumed seniors are all conservative. My mom said "I wish she would shut up" when she left.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)They would never think of voting any other way. All three retired as senior enlisted. All veterans. My mother, mother-in-law were strong democrats. All were old. My husband is 57 and I am 64 and we both are diehard democrats. None of us would ever consider voting against our financial interestes.
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)That's illegal.
If she had initiated a political discussion with you, then you would have a right to make a complaint.
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)They sent out a misleading press release, that's all, and they bank on people not really looking at it.
Here's a link to one of the threads on their deceptiveness:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002262697
If Nurse #2 was angry because she thought PP was refunded, then, yeah. She should be doing something else. But she might have been angry for some other reason, like the fact that Komen was lying its @ss off and had not committed to refunding PP.