I was in the medical field for over ten years as a medical/surgical assistant back in the eighties. I then developed some back issues from a few car accidents and could no longer stand for long periods of time. As a result, I had to take some desk jobs doing sales and mortgages. With the help of several chiropractors and massage therapists, walking and stretching, exercise, and of course, through the grace of the Good Lord above, I believe all 4 discs in my back have been healed. My dad passed away in the interim from complications of a hospital stay, so I decided to get back into the medical fiel d to provide good, quality care to those in need. I have been caring for a lady for the past three and one half years now, who was not expected to live for more than six months. She had a heart attack and then a stroke. She lost her swallow and the use of her right side. Consequently, she has been bed bound, unable to talk, incontinent and had to have a peg tube put in. She also had developed two large ulcers on her bottom. Her daughter brought her home due to the inadequate care she had received, and requested my help. Initially, she weighed about two hundred and fifty pounds, so this was quite a challenge. I devised a way to turn her by myself and not cause her or me any pain. About one year after she came home, they decided to remove her catheter. Now I had to devise a way to keep her clean and dry and prevent her bed sores from progressing. With the use of was ... more