It is. The hospital people would claim that
they provide more relevant services than the
Ritz, but I'd bet that spending 100000 bucks
at the Ritz would likely provide as much health
benefit as doing the same at a medical facility.
Could be... but insurance wouldn't pick up any of it at the Ritz... at
least not as things are set up now... ;)
If the health benefits to being pampered were
properly studied, maybe the situation would
change - more likely getting the hospitals to
treat patients better than getting the insurers
to pay for the Ritz, but you get what you can.
Hospitals have been good at missing the point.
Simple cleanliness is neglected, or at least
was pretty recently. During my first Mass.
General inmateship I found dust bunnies under
my bed that stayed during my four days. That
was in the psych/neurology ward (I was in to
recover from my brain surgery), but that's no
excuse - some of the people might have been
in for nonsurgical things, but you would have
hoped that they kept things reasonably clean
for a patient with a gaping hole in his skull.
Neglect rather than malice, probably.
I doubt it would be malice... especially as you'd just arrived on the floor.... ;)
Heh. By the time they saw me, I was hardly out
of it at all.
But it takes a little time before they really assess that... in the
meantime, there's protocol... (G)
The protocols should give the patient some
leeway and probably the caregivers, too.
He trained at the Cincinnati Conservatory (at
one time one of the top in the world, with
Eugene Ysaye as the director, but that was Ago)
- but as a bass player. I think he took lessons
in the other string instruments so as to qualify
to teach them at the elementary level, but
that's not much.
I guess that could explain a bit... :)
I suppose. Anyhow it's a pretty instrument
(double purfling, as I said) and old, to a
young guy (made in the 1930s in Germany I
believe, a bad time for everything except
pretty instruments).
Joint and muscle issues haven't been that big
a problem for me so far, knock on wood.
Yup... hope that they don't get you too.... ;)
I have weak knees, literally, but now that
I'm below my normal weight that's not a big
problem; anyhow, it was not a pain issue but
the inability of the things to carry me.
Yeah, that's most of the issue here, too... not so much pain as
inability...
I tried some substantial stair climbing
yesterday - pretty tough compared to the
sloped driveway, because not gradual.
So, I mentioned that to Richard, and he did some searching...
found some
sites that he had me write down so that we could mention it to the doctor(s).... apparently one needs a prescription to get it, but is covered by Medicare...
Seems safer.
It does. And a way to better know what is happening... I think he's planning to request a script for it next doctor visit... or at least get the conversation started.... :)
Failing that, Wal-Mart has its own off-brand
versions for pretty cheap. They may or may not
be any good.
Really. I suppose it's worth checking out, though...
You could check or have someone check
the reviews. Of course, I do wonder about
someone having to check his anticoagulant
levels by plunging a sharp object into
himself every day.
Chocolate Dipped Fiddleheads
categories: candy, vegetable
yield: 1 batch
fiddlehead stalks
parchment or wax paper
dark chocolate candy melts
Steaming the fiddleheads for 10 minutes. Dry
each stalk. Chocolate will not apply to wet
or moist surfaces.
Place candy melts in a microwave safe bowl.
Use small amounts, 1/3 of the bag to start.
Set microwave at 40% setting. Microwave the
first time for 30 sec. Stir melts and heat
them again for 15 seconds at a time,
stirring and mushing the chocolate pieces
until they are melted. Finished consistency
should be like cooked pudding. If the c
hocolate gets hard during melting process,
it's been overheated. You can add a tiny
bit of canola or vegetable oil to the
chocolate and stir in. Then heat 15 sec
and stir again. This will bring back
workable consistency. (It tastes fine as
long as you keep to the ratio: 2 ts oil per
14 oz of candy melts.)
Holding onto the stalks by the cut end, dip
them into the melted chocolate until all
sides are covered and place on waxed paper
on baking sheet. Do this quickly as the
chocolate cools pretty quickly. It takes a
little practice and quick work to get a
smooth shiny finish.
When finished, place the tray in refrigerator
for 10 to 15 min. After they are chilled, s
urface should be shiny. Trim the exposed ends
of the stalks with kitchen shears. Keep
chilled until ready to eat. This recipe also
works great with shortbread cookies, pretzels,
cherries and plastic spoons for coffee.
Serve to your violin teacher with brownies on
the side.
A Fiddleheads.ca original recipe submitted by
V. Jeffries, Bellevue, WA
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