Queer hospice social worker, here to learn from you. Witness to how love is happy and sad. Endless supply of diapers in my🚙. #hpm + #hapc + #btsm content
Jun 8, 2019 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
I spent this past year working with kiddos who needed some extra help breathing 🌬. Trachs & vents are incredible interventions for those who want them, and also have hidden medical costs at 🏠.
[Thread on one hidden medical cost for #pulm families, and how to try and help] /1
During my time with families, I learned about the increase in electricity bills when they get discharged. 💡
Families reported monthly power bills ⬆️ by $400-500 once they got home. This might be after a week, 3 months, or 2 years of living in the hospital. /2
