Re: MS patient loses homemakers

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:55:38 -0600, KKT
<sendme.nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

where the patient was specifically told that she
couldn't have a gun, and had one.

Not so and my reading is that the agency violated their own
rules. Here is the story.
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Rifle kills home care

By The Canadian Press

A Nova Scotia woman with multiple sclerosis has lost her home
care after a single incident of her husband forgetting to store
his rifle in a gun cabinet.

Sheila Bonner, of Upper Sackvillesaid Monday that she realizes
her husband made an error, but notes it had never happened before
and the gun?s safety was on.

The registered gun was quickly returned to its case.

Bonner, who is unable to walk, told ATV television news that her
health shouldn?t be penalized because of her spouse?s hobby.

She?s been unable to get assistance in her home since the service
was cut off one month ago, and spent part of Monday in a Halifax
hospital.

Meanwhile, she says her catheter hasn?t been working properly and
she is in frequent discomfort.

The agency said its workers fear for their safety because of the
hunting rifles.

Bonner says it?s too harsh a reaction.

"I got along with all of them. We got along really good, but this
one woman that came that morning. She had never been here before
and she saw the gun."

"She just said ?you made a mistake. you can?t make a mistake, and
that?s it.?"

Northwood Home Care hasn?t been back since.

Spokesman John Verlinden said it doesn?t matter that the
homeowner?s guns are registered, or that the rifle?s trigger lock
was on.

"Any risk where a home support worker feels it is an unsafe
environment or there is some risk for them, that would trigger an
assessment," he said.

If the guns are removed, the homecare company would carry out a
fresh assessment, and consider starting up service again.
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