Seems to me there are several ways around this,
not the least of which is to see what heppens when you go without these
'compounds.' You haven't died yet, I assume, so how do you know for =
sure?

There's more truth than you know in that statement. When we take in an =
admission, the resident is often on a drug regime that would intimidate =
most people. We have had admissions with people on from 20-30 drugs. =
State nursing home law mandates that we start weaning. It's amazing =
what happens. We usually get the person down to 5-6 necessaries and =
voila! their health improves. The spirits rise...and those that were =
slated to be admitted and pass away have been known to live another year =
or two. Part of that problem, and part of the problem why there are =
medical accidents, is that people go to more than one doctor and use =
more than one pharmacy. The right hand does not know what the left is =
doing and the people begin to medicate themselves to death. When they =
arrive at a nursing facility, everything is placed under the =
jurisdiction of the medical director and one pharmacy...they begin the =
process. If it's cardiac drugs Vito's on, much can be done to eliminate =
there necessity by diet and exercise. He is probably a diabetic, =
though, and is referring to his insulin. He mustn't tamper with that =
one. At least not until they figure out how to do a pancreatic =
transplant or find a way to make stem cells regenerate pancreatic =
tissue. (i can say that now that I have been informed that you can get =
stem cells in your own body and don't need the assistance of an unborn =
baby).

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