Second shelter opening for those with medical needs Sep 3, 2008
n Those with the following medical issues: diabetes, Foley catheter maintenance, medication maintenance, blood pressure monitoring, severe arthritis, naso-gastric or gastrostomy tubes (home maintenance), ostomy, Alzheimers Disease, stable stroke, stable cardiac, stable cancer, stable oxygen and nebulizer therapy (such as asthma), dressings (must have nursing care plan and supplies) and hospice, if there are no complex issues. n Those with disabilities not listed above, including those who are... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Never normal Sep 2, 2008
We still have daily reminders of how poorly Ben has been - he is partially fed through a gastrostomy feeding tube in his stomach, for example - but they are also reminders of how far we have come. There is no doubt that we have had a difficult time, but there is also no doubt that Ben is one of the lucky ones - he has a future. (BBC News -- Health)
More of this story Aug 2, 2008
Patients become paralyzed and often require ventilation and surgery to provide a new opening in the stomach (gastrostomy). Loss of respiratory function is ultimately the cause of death. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
STATE: Schwarzenegger orders cuts amid fiscal crisis Aug 1, 2008
I feed the disabled by spoon and gastrostomy tube. I have dedicated my career to taking care of people who require the basics of life to survive. (North County Times)
What You Can Expect With Gastric By... Jul 30, 2008
The last step in the gastric bypass surgery is to insert a gastrostomy tube in the patient s body. This is put in place to allow the stomach juices to escape from the stomach if it cannot easily drain into the small intestine. (Suite101.com)
Fox in the Box May 21, 2008
Owners Sally Bowen (chef) and Clare Hetzel (psychologist, mediator, author) wanted a commercial kitchen to work up plans for their other business, consulting to aged care providers about sensual and sexual health and the way gastrostomy (feeding via tubes) can diminish an old person's desire to live. They also wanted to offer those with food intolerance a real choice and, what's more, create an artistic lair. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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When Kimbrough was admitted to the nursing home, she had to have a gastrostomy tube placed in her stomach to help with her nutritional needs. Wheeler alleges that about four months later nursing personnel noticed that the tube was missing and no longer "protruding" from her abdomen. (Helena Daily World, AR)
Fundraiser set for Caleb Colyott Nov 8, 2007
A gastrostomy tube was also put in his stomach for food and medicine. He underwent two cycles of chemotherapy and 33 conformal radiation treatments to his brain, after which he was in remission. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Cystic fibrosis doesn't slow optimistic Rockledge dancer and active parent Oct 21, 2007
"It was the dance that offered her respite from days filled with nebulizers to help deliver antibiotics to her lungs, an electric therapy vest to break up mucus in the lungs, a back massager to relieve aches from so much coughing, special high caloric and high protein feedings through her "gastrostomy tube" leading directly to her stomach and 48 to 60 pills daily."In studio when you go there, you don't have to fight it," she said. "Dance has always been my inner strength. I love the music. (Florida Today)
Murphy's Way: Adopt At-Risk Kids Sep 25, 2007
" Children with Down syndrome often have health problems. "We took in a lot of medically fragile children and, so, there were colostomies and gastrostomy tubes," Jeanette Murphy says, "and we've been through at least 14 heart surgeries. " Some health problems have been fatal. During the years, the Murphys have lost five children, and the fact that they were physically fragile when adopted didn't make the loss less painful. "It knocks the wind out of you," Jeanette Murphy says. "Jonathan had... (CBS News)
• Mystery Clings To Boy Stuck In Slow Growth Pattern Sep 24, 2007
Whenever there is a need for extra calories, which can be up to twice a day, his mom or dad will "plug him in," sending in the supplement through the gastrostomy tube, or "G-tube," implanted directly into Joshua's stomach. When Joshua lifts his shirt, the sight of the apparatus going right through skin and the stomach wall can be unnerving, Eric acknowledged. (Q13.com, WA)
Judge orders feeding tube for inmate on hunger strike Aug 31, 2007
Greene County Judge George J. Pulver Jr. ruled that a gastrostomy feeding tube could be surgically implanted into the stomach of an inmate against his wishes. Pulver also ruled that medical personnel at the maximum security prison can use chemical sedatives and physical restraints if necessary to implant and maintain the feeding tube. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
A Fight To Be Heard Aug 29, 2007
In November 1997, doctors told Harmon that if he wished to survive, he'd need a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube a plastic hose that feeds nourishment directly into the stomach. He'd never eat solid food again not even the soft, potato-based spaghetti his mom's Italian relatives made from scratch. (City Pages)
Physicians' attitudes about artificial feeding in older patients with severe cognitive impairment in Japan: a qualitative study Aug 17, 2007
The objective of this study was to identify and analyze factors related to the decision to provide ANH through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in older Japanese adults with severe cognitive impairment. Methods. (BioMed Central)
Family adjusts to life with cerebal palsy Aug 16, 2007
Because she has trouble eating, Alana had a gastrostomy tube surgically put into her stomach through which she receives food four times a day. When Alana was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, her grandparents stepped in to take care of her. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
