#home dialysis services

[onecalldoctor123]

One Call Doctor provides best Dialysis services at home in Dubai, UAE. For more details visit our website : https://theonecalldoctor.com/services/dialysis-at-home-in-dubai/

[trivitahealthcare]

Trivita home healthcare

https://www.trivitahealthcare.com

[sayruq]

The Israeli military has destroyed nearly 200,000 housing units, either completely or partially, since the start of its latest assault on the Gaza Strip following Hamas's surprise attack on October 7. Mohammad Ziyara, the Palestinian minister of public works and housing, said on Thursday the bombardment has "erased entire families from the civil registry,", as well as "neighbourhoods and residential communities". "[It] also destroyed facilities, including hospitals, places of worship, bakeries, water filling stations, markets, schools, and educational and service institutions,” Ziyara added in a statement. Home to some 2.3 million people, the Gaza Strip covers a tiny area of 365sq km (141sq miles). According to the UN's humanitarian office, at least 45 percent of all housing units in the enclave have been damaged or destroyed in the Israeli attacks. Among the areas hit the hardest have been Beit Hanoon, Beit Lahiya, Shujaiya, the neighbourhoods around the Shati refugee camp, and Abasan al-Kabira in Khan Younis. An estimated 1.4 million people in Gaza have been internally displaced due to the relentless bombardment, with some 629,000 sheltering in 150 UN-designated emergency shelters. Meanwhile, Israel's total blockade on fuel entering the enclave is seriously affecting critical functions in all hospitals, risking the lives of at least 130 premature babies in incubators, 1,000 kidney dialysis patients who have had to reduce their treatment sessions, and front-line ambulance workers who cannot access the sick when the fuel runs out. Since 2007, when Hamas came to power, Israel has maintained strict control over Gaza’s airspace and territorial waters and restricted the movement of goods and people in and out of the enclave

If you click on the article, you'll be able to see the before and after pictures of Gaza. The sheer devastation is mind boggling

[serviodialysis]

Home Dialysis in North india

Home Dialysis in North india in which patients are trained to perform their own dialysis at home, rather than going to a hospital or dialysis center. This type of therapy can be done using either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, and it is becoming increasingly popular in North India as it allows patients greater flexibility and independence. Hemodialysis is a process in which a machine is used to filter waste and extra fluid from the blood. This type of home dialysis requires a patient to have access to a machine, a Home Dialysis in North india s well as training on how to use it. Hemodialysis can be done three times a week, with each session lasting about four hours.

Home Dialysis, on the other hand, uses the patient's own peritoneal cavity as a natural filter to remove waste and extra fluid from the blood. This type of home dialysis does not require a machine and can be done daily. However, it does require the patient to undergo surgery to have a permanent catheter inserted into their peritoneal cavity. Home dialysis has several advantages over in-center dialysis. It allows patients greater flexibility in their daily lives, as they can perform their dialysis at home, at a time that suits them best. It also reduces the risk of infection, as patients are not exposed to other patients in a dialysis center. Additionally, it can improve the overall quality of life for patients, as they can spend more time with their families and engage in activities they enjoy.

 Home Dialysis hospital in North india is not suitable for everyone. Patients with certain medical conditions, such as severe heart or lung disease, may not be able to perform their own dialysis at home. Additionally, home dialysis requires a significant commitment from patients, as they must be willing to learn how to perform the procedure and be responsible for their own care. In North India, there are several hospitals and dialysis centers that offer home dialysis. Patients can also receive training and support from healthcare professionals to help them perform their own dialysis at home. If you are looking Allied Services in North india visit here: https://serviodialysis.com/

[sirfrogsworth]

I saw this on Reddit and it reminded me of how hard it is to transport my dad to all his appointments.

I have to push him in a wheelchair for any long distance and because of stuff like this, I have had to figure out how to pop wheelies, back down curbs, and go through doors backwards because the auto-open feature is broken. You would not believe how often the auto-open button is not functioning at doctor's offices, hospitals, and other medical establishments.

This thing.

I don't know why they break so often, but someone needs to do something about it.

One of my biggest pet peeves is people blocking the wheelchair crosswalk in front of my dad's dialysis center.

This drives me nuts.

Especially because a lot of the time it is a family member dropping off someone in a wheelchair for dialysis. You'd think they'd know better.

Because I am able to walk and push my dad I always park in the disabled spot and push him across the crosswalk. People transporting patients or family members with electric wheelchairs or more serious debilitations will choose to park directly in front of the building so they don't have to transport them as far. I park in the parking lot so I don't take up space in front of the building for these more serious patients. I'm trying to do my part to make this process easier for everyone.

Unfortunately these folks will often block the crosswalk. All they have to do is pull a bit in front of the crosswalk and they can still transport the wheelchair with ease. Usually medical transport services will do this correctly, but most family members don't give a shit. They just want to get grandma out of the car as fast as possible.

But the worst offenders are customers and delivery drivers going to the Chinese place directly next to the dialysis center. These are all able-bodied people. Customers can't be bothered to park in a parking space 50 feet away so they park in front of the crosswalk and leave their car while they order food.

And then there are the motherhecking delivery drivers.

Are you seeing this shit?

He angled the truck so his ramp would reach the sidewalk. Absolutely no space to fit a wheelchair.

AHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRGGGG. Are you kidding meeee?

I had to back my dad down a curb and wheel him around the front of the truck and then wheelie him over another curb to get to the parking area.

This dude was blocking the way for at least 30 minutes. My dad wasn't finished when I got there so I had to wait for him. Almost every patient at the dialysis center is in a wheelchair. He saw me pushing my dad all around the parking lot and just kept making his deliveries.

I nearly confronted the delivery driver, but my dad was feeling really weak from dialysis and he desperately needed to get home so he could lie down. But if I see this again, I am definitely going to say something. Anxiety be damned. I was so mad.

I guess I just want people to know stuff like this happens constantly. We need to spread the word that inconsiderate stuff like this is unacceptable.

And sometimes the worst culprits can be the family members of the disabled people. We are in this together and we need to support each other.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Greedflation, but for prisoners

I'm touring my new, nationally bestselling novel The Bezzle! Catch me TOMORROW (Apr 21) in TORINO, then Marin County (Apr 27), Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!

Today in "Capitalists Hate Capitalism" news: The Appeal has published the first-ever survey of national prison commissary prices, revealing just how badly the prison profiteer system gouges American's all-time, world-record-beating prison population:

https://theappeal.org/locked-in-priced-out-how-much-prison-commissary-prices/

Like every aspect of the prison contracting system, prison commissaries – the stores where prisoners are able to buy food, sundries, toiletries and other items – are dominated by private equity funds that have bought out all the smaller players. Private equity deals always involve gigantic amounts of debt (typically, the first thing PE companies do after acquiring a company is to borrow heavily against it and then pay themselves a hefty dividend).

The need to service this debt drives PE companies to cut quality, squeeze suppliers, and raise prices. That's why PE loves to buy up the kinds of businesses you must spend your money at: dialysis clinics, long-term care facilities, funeral homes, and prison services.

Prisoners, after all, are a literal captive market. Unlike capitalist ventures, which involve the risk that a customer will take their business elsewhere, prison commissary providers have the most airtight of monopolies over prisoners' shopping.

Not that prisoners have a lot of money to spend. The 13th Amendment specifically allows for the enslavement of convicted criminals, and so even though many prisoners are subject to forced labor, they aren't necessarily paid for it:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/02/captive-customers/#guillotine-watch

Six states ban paying prisoners anything. North Carolina caps prisoners' pay at one dollar per day. Nationally, prisoners earn $0.52/hour, while producing $11b/year in goods and services:

https://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2024/0324bowman.html

So there's a double cruelty to prison commissary price-gouging. Prisoners earn far less than any other kind of worker, and they pay vastly inflated prices for the necessities of life. There's also a triple cruelty: prisoners' families – deprived of an incarcerated breadwinner's earnings – are called upon to make up the difference for jacked up commissary prices out of their own strained finances.

So what does prison profiteering look like, in dollars and sense? Here's the first-of-its-kind database tracking the costs of food, hygiene items and religious items in 46 states:

https://theappeal.org/commissary-database/

Prisoners rely heavily on commissaries for food. Prisons serve spoiled, inedible food, and often there isn't enough to go around – prisoners who rely on the food provided by their institutions literally starve. This is worst in prisons where private equity funds have taken over the cafeteria, which is inevitable accompanied by swingeing cuts to food quality and portions:

https://theappeal.org/prison-food-virginia-fluvanna-correctional-center/

So you have one private equity fund starving prisoners, and another that's gouging them on food. Or sometimes it's the same company. Keefe Group, owned by HIG Capital, provides commissaries to prisons whose cafeterias are managed by other HIG Capital portfolio companies like Trinity Services Group. HIG also owns the prison health-care company Wellpath – so if they give you food poisoning, they get paid twice.

Wellpath delivers "grossly inadequate healthcare":

https://theappeal.org/massachusetts-prisons-wellpath-dentures-teeth/

And Trinity serves "meager portions of inedible food":

https://theappeal.org/clayton-county-jail-sheriff-election/

When prison commissaries gouge on food, no part of the inventory is spared, even the cheapest items. In Florida, a packet of ramen costs $1.06, 300% more inside the prison than it does at the Target down the street:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24444312-fl_doc_combined_commissary_lists#document/p6/a2444049

America's prisoners aren't just hungry, they're also hot. The climate emergency is sending temperatures in America's largely un-air-conditioned prisons soaring to dangerous levels. Commissaries capitalize on this, too: an 8" fan costs $40 in Delaware's Sussex Correctional Institution. In Georgia, that fan goes for $32 (but prisoners are not paid for their labor in Georgia pens). And in scorching Texas, the commissary raised the price of water by 50% last summer:

https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-07-20/texas-charges-prisoners-50-more-for-water-for-as-heat-wave-continues

Toiletries are also sold at prices that would make an airport gift-shop blush. Need denture adhesive? That's $12.28 in an Idaho pen, triple the retail price. 15% of America's prisoners are over 55. The Keefe Group – sister company to the "grossly inadequate" healthcare company Wellpath – operates that commissary. In Oregon, the commissary charges a 200% markup on hearing-aid batteries. Vermont charges a 500% markup on reading glasses. Imagine spending decades in prison: toothless, blind, and deaf.

Then there's the religious items. Bibles and Christmas cards are surprisingly reasonable, but a Qaran will run you $26 in Vermont, where a Bible is a mere $4.55. Kufi caps – which cost $3 or less in the free world – go for $12 in Indiana prisons. A Virginia prisoner needs to work for 8 hours to earn enough to buy a commissary Ramadan card (you can buy a Christmas card after three hours' labor).

Prison price-gougers are finally facing a comeuppance. California's new BASIC Act caps prison commissary markups at 35% (California commissaries used to charge 63-200% markups):

https://theappeal.org/price-gouging-in-california-prisons-newsom-signature/

Last year, Nevada banned any markup on hygiene items:

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023/Bill/10425/Overview

And prison tech monopolist Securus has been driven to the brink of bankruptcy, thanks to the activism of Worth Rises and its coalition partners:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/08/money-talks/

When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. Prisons show us how businesses would treat us if they could get away with it.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/20/captive-market/#locked-in

[taviamoth]

🚨 Palestinian Ministry of Health:

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The aggression on Rafah means genocide.

Gaza is experiencing an unprecedented health disaster.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Gaza is witnessing a global unprecedented health disaster due to the ongoing aggression by the "israeli" occupation for seven months.

The Ministry urged the international community and international health and humanitarian organizations to intensify pressure on the occupation authorities to stop the aggression and save the lives of millions of citizens who have fled their homes escaping from death and deliberate "israeli" targeting.

The Ministry of Health warned of a genocide that could occur if the occupation forces carry out their aggressive threats to invade the Rafah governorate, where more than 1.2 million citizens have taken refuge to escape the bombing. Only three hospitals are partially functioning there, witnessing a lack of public health, water, food, and preventive health measures.

The Ministry emphasized in its statement that the "israeli" occupation forces deliberately target treatment centers, medical staff, and patients daily. The "israeli" war machine targeted 155 health institutions, leading to the disabling of 32 hospitals and 53 health centers and the destruction of 130 ambulances, which constitutes the entire health system that was providing treatment services to our people.

As a result of the aggression, 496 health workers were martyred, 309 staff were detained, and more than 1,500 were injured. The aggression also destroyed main treatment centers that were receiving cases from other hospitals and governorates.

The Ministry added, "The aggression of the 'israeli' occupation has led to the collapse of the health system in the Strip, depriving patients and the injured of necessary treatment, and leading to many deaths due to the lack of equipment, medicine, medical supplies, food, the low number of staff, the spread of diseases, and preventing them from receiving treatment outside the Strip."

With the worsening health crisis in the Strip, 31 citizens have died due to malnutrition and dehydration, most of them children, while several cases of death were recorded among kidney dialysis patients. Cancer and kidney patients and pregnant women are suffering from catastrophic health conditions.

The statement added, "The occupancy rate of beds reached about 250% in some hospitals that remained partially operational, and health staff are currently suffering from the large burden due to the large number of patients and injured."

With the "israeli" aggression entering its seventh continuous month, the number of martyrs in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 34,650, with about 78,000 injured, while the number of missing exceeds 10,000.

[make-me-imagine]

Personal Life Update - Possible Long Term Hiatus

So for anyone who cares about this sort of thing, I thought I would make a post. A few weeks back, both of my parents got sick. We thought with the same thing, possibly covid at the time.

While it was confirmed that my mother did in fact get Covid, she also contracted pneumonia. She has copd so this made it quite difficult for her. So she went to to the hospital.

My dad turned out to have something much worse. He developed diverticulitis (pockets in the intestine), fairly common, but, he got severely inflamed and got an infection. He got very sick, very fast. He had been receiving treatment for Liver Cancer previously, but those treatments were only making him worse.

For the last few weeks me and my brother have been making two-hour trips every other day, to visit both of them.

My dad was getting dialysis treatments because his kidneys were in rough shape, but was having a hard time in the hospital. He was not being treated well, and wanted to come home, so he did.

Today me and my brother brought our dad home so he could be comfortable somewhere he feels safe. He will no longer be receiving dialysis or cancer treatments. He will be set up with a hospice service from home hopefully tomorrow.

I do not know when my mother will return home, or what care she will need from this point on either. She has recovered from covid and pneumonia, but must be on a cpap machine at night at this point or she declines in her health/breathing.

I have no idea how much longer I have with my father. Could be days, could be a year. The same goes with my mother, though she is not well, she is better off than my father in some ways.

I have been taking care of my mother every day for the last 5 years. And now I'll need to help my dad as well for as long as he needs.

I may release content on days that are better and I feel like writing, maybe for stress relief. But I cannot promise that I will be able to post anything. I will be around, but just might not be writing for a while longer.

To anyone who sends their love, prayers, or kind messages, I thank you in advance. Please do not be offended if I do not reply right away or at all.

xx

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

The Mystery of the Atlanta Blood House 

On the evening of September 8, 1987, 77-year-old Minnie Winston was taking a shower in her Atlanta home. When she stepped out, she saw bloodstains on the bathroom floor.

Alarmed, Minnie quickly ran to her 79-year-old husband, William, who was sleeping in their bedroom. Together, they investigated the blood — mostly small droplets. They wondered whether an animal, possibly a rodent, had been wounded in the house.

William left the bathroom to look around the house. Soon it became clear that they were not dealing with a wounded rodent. William found blood seeping from almost everywhere in the house. It was on the walls in most rooms and in narrow, inaccessible crawl spaces in the basement. It was oozing from the floors and seeping from under kitchen appliances and the television.

The Winstons called the police.

When the police arrived, they first checked for any signs of a break-in. They didn’t find any. They asked whether the Winstons had had any recent visitors. They hadn't.

Homicide Detective Steve Cartwright later said that in his ten years of service he had never seen anything like this. He said it was “an extremely strange situation.” And added, “I’m guessing it was an animal. Hope that’s all it was.”

The Winstons didn’t have any pets. No rodents were found in the house.

And subsequent lab results confirmed the blood came from a human.

Soon, the police closed the case in frustration, with no leads, and no explanation. They were content there was no homicide. And the only thing they were able to confirm was that the blood, typo O, did not belong to either Winnie or William (whose blood was type A).

The case became a sensation in 1987, and the Winston home became a hotspot for reporters and amateur investigators.

After the heat died down, a hobbyist writer, Curt Rowlett, conducted his own investigation. Minnie agreed to an interview but Rowlett quickly hit a brick wall. Minnie was adamant that the substance was actually “rust and mud mixed with water.”

Rowlett believes that Minnie did not want to re-live the publicity of the case but also, she was in denial about the truth. She allegedly said that if the substance had been blood, “she would not be willing to stay in the house anymore.”

But the fact is that the Georgia State Crime Laboratory confirmed the substance was human blood.

Theories of haunting, spirits, and poltergeists abound in this case. The Winstons were asked repeatedly whether they had experienced any supernatural phenomena in their home before. They said no. This was the first incident of this type in the 22 years they had been living in this house.

Another theory is that the blood was a cruel prank by someone within the Winston family. According to some accounts, there were tensions between the elderly couple and their adult children. Both William, a kidney dialysis patient, and his daughter, who worked at a hospital, allegedly had access to human blood.

A theory by the police was that either the Winstons hoaxed the incident in order to elicit attention from their children, or their daughter did it in order to have her parents legally declared as mentally incapacitated for her own financial gain.

Neither one of these theories was proven, and the case was closed without having arrived at an explanation.

It remains a mystery.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries-movedd]

The Mystery of the Atlanta Blood House 

On the evening of September 8, 1987, 77-year-old Minnie Winston was taking a shower in her Atlanta home. When she stepped out, she saw bloodstains on the bathroom floor.

Alarmed, Minnie quickly ran to her 79-year-old husband, William, who was sleeping in their bedroom. Together, they investigated the blood — mostly small droplets. They wondered whether an animal, possibly a rodent, had been wounded in the house.

William left the bathroom to look around the house. Soon it became clear that they were not dealing with a wounded rodent. William found blood seeping from almost everywhere in the house. It was on the walls in most rooms and in narrow, inaccessible crawl spaces in the basement. It was oozing from the floors and seeping from under kitchen appliances and the television.

The Winstons called the police.

When the police arrived, they first checked for any signs of a break-in. They didn’t find any. They asked whether the Winstons had had any recent visitors. They hadn’t.

Homicide Detective Steve Cartwright later said that in his ten years of service he had never seen anything like this. He said it was “an extremely strange situation.” And added, “I’m guessing it was an animal. Hope that’s all it was.”

The Winstons didn’t have any pets. No rodents were found in the house.

And subsequent lab results confirmed the blood came from a human.

Soon, the police closed the case in frustration, with no leads, and no explanation. They were content there was no homicide. And the only thing they were able to confirm was that the blood, typo O, did not belong to either Winnie or William (whose blood was type A).

The case became a sensation in 1987, and the Winston home became a hotspot for reporters and amateur investigators.

After the heat died down, a hobbyist writer, Curt Rowlett, conducted his own investigation. Minnie agreed to an interview but Rowlett quickly hit a brick wall. Minnie was adamant that the substance was actually “rust and mud mixed with water.”

Rowlett believes that Minnie did not want to re-live the publicity of the case but also, she was in denial about the truth. She allegedly said that if the substance had been blood, “she would not be willing to stay in the house anymore.”

But the fact is that the Georgia State Crime Laboratory confirmed the substance was human blood.

Theories of haunting, spirits, and poltergeists abound in this case. The Winstons were asked repeatedly whether they had experienced any supernatural phenomena in their home before. They said no. This was the first incident of this type in the 22 years they had been living in this house.

Another theory is that the blood was a cruel prank by someone within the Winston family. According to some accounts, there were tensions between the elderly couple and their adult children. Both William, a kidney dialysis patient, and his daughter, who worked at a hospital, allegedly had access to human blood.

A theory by the police was that either the Winstons hoaxed the incident in order to elicit attention from their children, or their daughter did it in order to have her parents legally declared as mentally incapacitated for her own financial gain.

Neither one of these theories was proven, and the case was closed without having arrived at an explanation.

It remains a mystery.

[onecalldoctor123]

Dialysis at Home in Dubai: Best Services with One Call Doctor

In recent years, Dubai has emerged as a hub for innovative healthcare solutions, offering residents and visitors alike access to world-class medical services. Among these advancements, home-based dialysis has gained significant attention, providing a convenient and effective alternative for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Leading this transformation is One Call Doctor, a premier provider of home dialysis services in Dubai. This blog delves into the myriad benefits and offerings of One Call Doctor’s dialysis at home services, highlighting why they are the best choice for patients in the UAE.

Understanding Dialysis and Its Importance

Dialysis is a life-saving treatment for individuals whose kidneys are no longer able to function adequately on their own. It performs the essential task of removing waste products and excess fluid from the blood, which is typically the kidneys' job. There are two primary types of dialysis:

Hemodialysis: This involves using a machine to filter blood outside the body.

Peritoneal Dialysis: This uses the lining of the abdomen to filter blood inside the body.

For many patients, frequent trips to a dialysis center can be burdensome, time-consuming, and stressful. Home dialysis offers a solution to these challenges, allowing patients to receive the same high-quality care in the comfort of their own homes.

One Call Doctor: Pioneering Home Dialysis Services in Dubai

One Call Doctor is at the forefront of delivering exceptional home-based medical services in Dubai, with a special focus on home dialysis. Here’s why they stand out as the best in the field:

1. Comprehensive Care

One Call Doctor provides a holistic approach to home dialysis. Their services are not just about the dialysis procedure itself but encompass a wide range of support, including:

Personalized Treatment Plans: Tailored to meet the specific needs and preferences of each patient.

Nutritional Guidance: Dieticians provide advice to help manage kidney disease through proper nutrition.

Regular Health Monitoring: Continuous assessment of the patient’s health to adjust treatments as necessary.

2. Highly Qualified Medical Team

The backbone of One Call Doctor’s services is their team of highly trained and experienced healthcare professionals. This includes:

Nephrologists: Experts in kidney care who oversee the dialysis treatment.

Nurses: Specially trained in dialysis procedures and patient care.

Support Staff: Providing logistical and emotional support to patients and their families.

3. State-of-the-Art Equipment

One Call Doctor utilizes the latest technology and equipment for home dialysis, ensuring that patients receive the best possible care. Their advanced machines are designed for ease of use, safety, and effectiveness, reducing the risk of complications.

4. Convenience and Comfort

One Call Doctor understands the importance of comfort and convenience in managing chronic conditions. Their home dialysis services offer:

Flexible Scheduling: Allowing treatments to be scheduled at times that are most convenient for the patient.

Elimination of Travel: Reducing the physical and emotional strain of frequent trips to a dialysis center.

Enhanced Quality of Life: Enabling patients to maintain their daily routines and spend more time with family and friends.

5. Patient Education and Empowerment

Educating patients and their families is a key component of One Call Doctor’s approach. They provide extensive training on how to perform dialysis at home, manage equipment, and recognize potential issues. This empowerment leads to greater patient confidence and autonomy in their treatment.

6. Emergency Support

One Call Doctor ensures that patients have access to round-the-clock emergency support. In case of any issues or concerns, their medical team is just a phone call away, ready to provide immediate assistance.

Why Choose Home Dialysis with One Call Doctor?

Choosing One Call Doctor for home dialysis in Dubai comes with numerous benefits:

Improved Health Outcomes: Regular and consistent treatment can lead to better health results.

Enhanced Comfort: Receiving treatment at home reduces stress and promotes well-being.

Personalized Care: Customized treatment plans ensure that each patient’s unique needs are met.

Family Involvement: Family members can be actively involved in the care process, providing emotional support.

Many patients have experienced life-changing benefits from One Call Doctor’s home dialysis services.

Conclusion

One Call Doctor is revolutionizing the way dialysis is delivered in Dubai, offering unmatched home dialysis services that prioritize patient comfort, convenience, and overall well-being. By choosing One Call Doctor, patients with chronic kidney disease can enjoy a higher quality of life and better health outcomes, all from the comfort of their own homes. If you or a loved one is in need of dialysis services, One Call Doctor is the best choice in Dubai. For more details visit our website : https://theonecalldoctor.com/services/dialysis-at-home-in-dubai/

[gillianthecat]

For those of you who, like me, live in the US and feel overwhelmed and angry and grief stricken and hopeless about the Israeli government's genocidal attacks on Palestinians, here is a small action you can take:

The American Friends Service Committee has a pre written email you can send you to your Senators and Representative.

You can modify and personalize the message to make it stronger if you want, or send one on your own, but I always struggle with what to say so this was very helpful for me.

The text of the AFSC's pre written message is:

I am writing to ask that you demand immediate humanitarian access for Gaza, respect of international humanitarian and human rights law, the establishment of safe zones for civilians in Gaza, and an end to Israel’s bombing of Gaza to protect lives.

In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, the Israeli government has ordered a total blockade of Gaza. Borders with Israel are sealed, and repeated Israeli bombing of the Rafah crossing into Egypt has resulted in the complete isolation of Gaza.

Gaza depends on Israel for much of its electricity supply, a dependence created by occupation and the Oslo Accords. The flow of that power has been stopped. Fuel imports to Gaza have been cut off. The one power plant in Gaza will soon run out of fuel, completely cutting the power supply in Gaza. Generators owned by individuals, medical centers, and other service providers will soon need fuel, as well. Without power, people requiring emergency medical care, children in the ICU, and others will die.

Internet service in Gaza has been disrupted, and cell phone service is limited. Without power, even those with service will soon be disconnected from the world.

Access to water and imports of food and medicine have also been blocked. Even where food is available, people cannot leave their homes to resupply because of the bombing. People are going hungry. Hospital beds are full, and medicines and medical consumables are running out. Ambulances are being bombarded. Diabetics, people with heart conditions, individuals requiring dialysis, and others may die for lack of access to medicine and care. A humanitarian crisis is unfolding—but it can be prevented if you take action.

Under international humanitarian law, blocking access to water, food, medicine, and other basic needs is a war crime. The Israeli blockade of Gaza cannot be justified and must end. Israel must honor the Geneva Conventions and grant humanitarian access immediately.

I urge you to make your voice heard and speak out against this growing crisis.

Within days of the attack in Israel, bombing in Gaza killed over 1,000 people—at least 260 of them children. Whole families have been killed as homes and apartment blocks were bombed. Hundreds of thousands more people were forcibly displaced. These numbers are continuing to rise and if the attacks continue, thousands more will likely be killed and there are no safe spaces in Gaza.

These deaths are in addition to the more than 1,200 Israelis killed in the attack on Israel and the 150 or more Israelis who were taken hostage. Those hostages should be immediately released.

Further military action and more deaths will not bring peace. I therefore urge you to support:

--Establishment of an immediate ceasefire.

--Setup of safe zones for civilians in Gaza.

--Guarantees of humanitarian access to Gaza.

--Action to address the root causes of this conflict including occupation, inequality, and apartheid.

[mid0o]

Chris Hedges: I am in the studio of Al Jazeera’s Arabic service watching a live feed from Gaza City. The Al Jazeera reporter in northern Gaza, because of the intense Israeli shelling, was forced to evacuate to southern Gaza. He left his camera behind. He trained it on Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest medical complex. It is night. Israeli tanks fire directly towards the hospital compound. Long horizontal red flashes. A deliberate attack on a hospital. A deliberate war crime. A deliberate massacre of the most helpless civilians, including the very sick and infants. Then the feed goes dead.

We sit in front of the monitors. We are silent. We know what this means. No power. No water. No internet. No medical supplies. Every infant in an incubator will die. Every dialysis patient will die. Everyone in the intensive care unit will die. Everyone who needs oxygen will die.  Everyone who needs emergency surgery will die. And what will happen to the 50,000 people who, driven from their homes by the relentless bombing, have taken refuge on the hospital grounds? We know the answer to that as well. Many of them, too, will die.

There are no words to express what we are witnessing. In the five weeks of horror this is one of the pinnacles of horror. The indifference of Europe is bad enough.  The active complicity by the United States is unfathomable. Nothing justifies this. Nothing. And Joe Biden will go down in history as an accomplice to genocide. May the ghosts of the thousands of children he has participated in murdering haunt him for the rest of his life.

Israel and the United States are sending a chilling message to the rest of the world. International and humanitarian law, including the Geneva Convention, are meaningless pieces of paper. They did not apply in Iraq. They do not apply in Gaza. We will pulverize your neighborhoods and cities with bombs and missiles. We will wantonly murder your women, children, elderly and sick. We will set up blockades to engineer starvation and the spread of infectious diseases. You, the “lesser breeds” of the earth, do not matter. To us you are vermin to be extinguished. We have everything. If you try and take any of it away from us, we will kill you. And we will never be held accountable.

We are not hated for our values. We are hated because we have no values. We are hated because rules only apply to others. Not to us. We are hated because we have arrogated to ourselves the right to carry out indiscriminate slaughter. We are hated because we are heartless and cruel. We are hated because we are hypocrites, talking about protecting civilians, the rule of law and humanitarianism while extinguishing the lives of hundreds of people in Gaza a day, including 160 children.

Israel reacted with indignation and moral outrage when it was accused of bombing the al-Ahli Arab Christian hospital in Gaza, which left hundreds of dead. The bombing, Israel claimed, came from an errant rocket fired by Palestine Islamic Jihad. There is nothing in the arsenal of Hamas or Islamic Jihad that could have replicated the massive explosive power of the missile that struck the hospital. Those of us who have covered Gaza have heard this Israel trope so many times it is risible. They always blame Hamas and the Palestinians for their war crimes, now attempting to argue that hospitals are Hamas command centers and therefore legitimate targets. They never provide evidence. The Israeli military and government lie like they breathe.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), which has staff working in Al-Shifa, issued a statement saying patients, doctors and nurses are "trapped in hospitals under fire." It called on the “Israeli government to cease this unrelenting assault on Gaza’s health system.”

“Over the past 24 hours, hospitals in Gaza have been under relentless bombardment. Al-Shifa hospital complex, the biggest health facility where MSF staff are still working, has been hit several times, including the maternity and outpatient departments, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries,” the statement read. “The hostilities around the hospital have not stopped. MSF teams and hundreds of patients are still inside Al-Shifa hospital. MSF urgently reiterates its calls to stop the attacks against hospitals, for an immediate ceasefire and for the protection of medical facilities, medical staff and patients.”

Three other hospitals in northern Gaza and Gaza City are encircled by Israeli forces and tanks, in what a doctor told Al Jazeera was a “day of war against hospitals.” The Indonesian Hospital has reportedly also lost power. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 20 of 36 hospitals in Gaza no longer function.

Israel and Washington’s cynicism is breathtaking. There are no differences in intent. Washington only wants it done quickly. Humanitarian corridors?  Pauses in the shelling?  These are vehicles to facilitate the total depopulation of northern Gaza. The handful of aid trucks allowed through the border at Rafah with Egypt? A public relations gimmick. There is only one goal – kill, kill, kill. The faster the better. All Biden officials talk about is what comes next once Israel has finished its decimation of Gaza. They know Israel’s slaughter will not end until Gazans are living in the open without shelter in the southern part of the strip and dying because of a lack of food, water and medical care.

Gaza before Israel’s ground incursion was one of the most densely populated spots on the planet. Imagine what will happen with 1.1 million Gazans from the north piled on top of over 1 million in the south. Imagine what will take place when infectious diseases such as cholera become an epidemic.  Imagine the ravages of starvation. The pressure will build to do something. And that something, Israel hopes, will be to push the Palestinians over the border into the Sinai in Egypt. Once there, they will never return. Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza will be complete.  Its ethnic cleansing of the West Bank will begin.

That is Israel’s demented dream. To achieve it, they will make Gaza uninhabitable.

Ask yourself, if you were a Palestinian in Gaza and had access to a weapon what would you do? If Israel killed your family, how would you react? Why would you care about international or humanitarian law when you know it only applies to the oppressed, not the oppressors? If terror is the only language Israel uses to communicate, the only language it apparently understands, wouldn’t you speak back with terror?

Israel’s orgy of death will not crush Hamas. Hamas is an idea. This idea is fed on the blood of martyrs. Israel is giving Hamas an abundant supply.

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My dad passed away a few hours after I left the hospital.

I really didn't want him to be alone when it happened. I figured we had at least another week before the toxins built up in his system. But he had congestive heart failure along with renal failure and I think he would have passed tonight whether he stopped dialysis or not. I'm so glad we didn't attempt that amputation. He would have gone through that and died a few days later regardless.

When I left he was in a very deep sleep. So at least I was there for his last moments of consciousness. The last thing he saw was a loved one. I still wish I had stayed tonight. They even asked me if I'd like to spend the night and I had this feeling like maybe I should. But my back was on fire and I was very sleepy. And I wanted to make sure I was able to meet his visitors in the morning. So I went home to get some rest.

I know people will comfort me and say it's okay, but my mom died all alone in the ICU. She couldn't even have visitors. And I just didn't want that for my dad. I wanted to be by his side holding his hand.

In any case, they called around 12:40 am. I barely held it together until I hung up the phone. I called my brother to let him know. Then I woke up Katrina to hear a comforting voice to calm me down. I wish she could have hugged me, but the power of her hugging spirit is so profound you can almost feel it through the phone.

I let her get back to sleep and I went back to the hospital at about 1 am. I had to enter through the ER and an armed security guard escorted me to the elevators. I went up to the 4th floor to the hospice suite (aka a regular hospital room with string lights). I met with my dad's night nurse--a lovely Haitian gentleman named Kennedy.

He escorted me into my father's room. He had prepared it to try and make me more comfortable. He made sure the room had enough light, but not overwhelmingly so. The room was spotless so I guess they must have cleaned it. They packed up my father's belongings and placed them in the corner. Kennedy had the TV set to some sort of relaxation channel. It had images of beaches, mellow music, and sounds of the ocean. Though it made it hard to hear him and I wish he had just left the TV off. Ocean sounds were not going to make seeing my dad any more pleasant. But I guess I appreciate the effort.

My dad was still in his hospital bed. They adjusted it to be perfectly flat and they covered him with the soft, fuzzy microfiber blanket I brought to help my dad be more comfortable. Hospital blankets were scratchy to his sensitive skin. His eyes were closed but his mouth was wide open. I'm wondering if they were unable to close it. My eyes kept playing tricks on me because I kept thinking I saw his chest rise and fall. Maybe my brain just wanted to believe he was just sleeping.

The nurse had me sign a document and gave me some privacy to say goodbye. Once he left I quickly turned off those damn ocean sounds. They were really distracting.

I don't really believe you can talk to the dead. So I just grabbed his belongings, pulled his fuzzy blanket off and left the room.

I guess next up is the service. I am going to try to write a eulogy tomorrow. Hopefully I can find the words to honor my dad's life.

Thank you all for helping support me through this. All of your messages and thoughts really did help make this more tolerable. And thank you for putting up with all of my bored hospital thoughts.

I guess I am going to try and get a few more hours of sleep before I start calling people in the morning. I'll have to let my dad's friends know they can't visit him.

Goodnight everyone.

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I don't usually post personal stuff. I tend to reblog funny or informative posts. I've kept most of my adult life close to my chest on here. Most of you probably know me as "Minnesota guy with a cat who loves TMBG and Turtles."

Well this last month had been a doozy of a humdinger on crap mountain. A month ago my Mom (68 years old) had a gallstone attack. The stone was blocking her bile duct and causing significant pain.

She went to the ER and they got her into surgery the next day. The doctor was wary of surgery, because my mom had cirrhosis of her liver. I'm pretty sure it was bilirubic cirrhosis, which damages the bile ducts of the liver.

After surgery she had a significant rise in amonia in her system. The liver was not doing it's job. They got her on meds to help her body expel the excess amonia and after a few days in the hospital she was getting better.

She still needed antibiotics and occupational therapy, so she was moved to Transitional Care at a nursing home. She was improving there for two weeks but last weekend she got sick and she was taken back to a local hospital.

They found her amonia level was high again and her liver was not working at all. Also her kidneys were not working and her blood pressure was very low. Doctors tried several medications to help raise her blood pressure. The meds worked but there was no way to safely get her kidneys working again. The Doctors suggested dialysis, but after my Mom's condition worsened, the doctors said that dialysis would be risky and potentially painful. It also would not increase her lifespan significantly or her quality of life.

My mom was not verbally responsive and had a DNR/DNI, so my sisters and I decided that she would not want to be risk the dialysis for a few more hours of time vs rest comfortably until she passed.

On her last day my Mom was aware and communicating due to meds that increased her blood pressure. Her brother, her cousin, several friends, my girlfriend, my sisters and their children came to say goodbye. She also met with a Catholic priest, who talked to her in private and performed the rites to make my Mom officially Catholic (my Dad was Catholic and I was born and raised Catholic). At her request.

After everyone that could make it visited my Mom, the nurse removed the medicine that was raising her blood pressure and turned off the alerts on the monitors. They said she might pass in a few hours, but my mom lasted until 845am the next morning. My girlfriend and I slept on a pull out couch. Not super comfy, but we got some sleep.

After my Mom was confirmed dead we met with a Chaplain who said several prayers over my mom. We said goodbye to her again and allowed the hospital staff to take care of her body.

My Mom was a registered organ donor, so I talked to a representative of the organ donation service. They asked me a lot of personal questions about my mom's medical, medicinal, and sexual history. They warned me about the personal nature of the questions, but I did not get upset. They were only trying to make sure she was not a drug addicted or might have Illnesses that would have prevented them from dontating her body parts to those in need. I found out some of her skin may go to help people with cleft palates or help women with breast cancer have reconstructive surgery. I am glad for the latter, since my Mom was a breast cancer survivor.

Last night was difficult. I miss her so much. I thought she had more time. She thought she had more time. She had so many plans and dreams. She wanted to write books and go to France and visit friends in the South every winter. She wanted to see her grandchildren graduate high school, and get married and have children of their own (if they wanted to do so). Some of these things I can fulfill in memory of her, but many of her stories, and her parents' stories are now lost. I am just thankful for the forty plus years we had together. I love you Mom.