Congratulations , Ivan, on a great outcome of a long and painful
struggle---and thanks for letting us know.
Ivan wrote in part--
>Dear PIEN friends,
>
> On July 27, 2001, my long home-care ordeal
>turned a corner. Reversing a February recommendation,
>a hearings officer at the Maine Department of Human
>Services has now confirmed my original eligibility for
>13 hours of home care per day , plus 2 night time hours,
>each day, These 15 hours are the maximum hours
>that the current DHS rules allow any consumer to receive.
>The earlier recommendation was to cut me to 5 daytime
>hours of care instead of 13.
Camilla Flintermann, former CG for Peter 83/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
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and also at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm
"Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "
And visit the CARE webring at http://www.pdcaregiver.org
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