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by rapturemls
Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help needed for my Mom
Replies: 19
Views: 2476

Re: Help needed for my Mom

Thank you everyone, for all your ideas and helpful thoughts. I appreciate your help. I will tell my Dad everything and hope he can get to the bottom of this. One of the big issues is also that they won't cast her leg. She has a double fracture of both her tibia and fibula and they say they don't cas...
by rapturemls
Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help needed for my Mom
Replies: 19
Views: 2476

Re: Help needed for my Mom

CPAP machines can potentially spread Covid. It's because of the potential for her own exhaled breathe going out into the room air through the mask vent holes. Let's face it...minimal risk but a risk nonetheless especially if she shares a room with another resident. Has your mom been tested to see i...
by rapturemls
Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help needed for my Mom
Replies: 19
Views: 2476

Re: Help needed for my Mom

Thank you "Chunky Frog". She appreciates your prayers.
by rapturemls
Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help needed for my Mom
Replies: 19
Views: 2476

Re: Help needed for my Mom

Yes, she was tested for Covid-19 before she was released to the rehab facility. She is in a double room, but she is alone. Sleeping upright is not an option for her as she has fractures in her spine. She also can not sleep on her side because of fibromyalgia. I just hope she makes it out of there al...
by rapturemls
Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help needed for my Mom
Replies: 19
Views: 2476

Re: Help needed for my Mom

Thank you for your response. I guess all I can do is hope she heals quickly and gets back home.
by rapturemls
Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help needed for my Mom
Replies: 19
Views: 2476

Help needed for my Mom

Hello, My Mom is currently in a Rehab facility for a broken leg. They will not allow her to have her Cpap machine. They say as per the CDC it is not allowed because of Covid-19. I have never heard of such a thing. She is 86 years old and has hear failure. I don't know who to contact or what to say t...