October 7th, 2009
There wasn’t a dull moment when I worked as a nursing assistant in a nursing home. I dealt with patients with a variety of illnesses. Some of the patients made a bigger impression on me then others. One patient I took care of was a quadriplegic, which means she was paralyzed from the neck down, but she did have some movement in her arms. I think she made such a large impression because she never gave up on life. She was paralyzed in an accident where she fell down from a faulty step ladder. Even on the hardest days she still got up out of bed to create breath taking abstract art. I was impressed how she painted with a paint brush in her mouth. I really admired her determination to make a negative thing in her life into a positive.
After the accident, she had to hire a lawyer to represent her to get the bills paid. Really she didn’t want to hire a lawyer, but the insurance company gave her no choice. They wouldn’t answer her calls or pay the bills. The lawyer was able to communicate with the insurance company so she could get rehabbed at the hospital. A lawyer similar to FeldmanShepard, Philadelphia spinal injury lawyers represented her. They were able to get her payment for her bills without her having to deal with the insurance companies run around. Once her case was settled they paid her for pain and suffering, and nursing care for life. It was a huge relief after it was all settled and she could go on with her life. She was able to go home with 24 hour nursing care for life.
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