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been gone for 10 years now and myself (SusanBrown) and my family have had the privilege of taking care
of Terry.
He had been at HRC since he was 8 years old and he was 59 when he passed. My letter would have been
very different had Terry still been with us but I write one of respect and appreciation for the staff of HRC.
Terry had needed alot of tests and every time he was to go to one he had one or two staff with him at all
times, staff that knew how to calm him and what he needed. If Terry had to be moved I know it would have
been so hard on him he has only know HRC as
his home. He would come home over night and couldn't wait to get back to his only real home HRC.
When Terry was diagnosed with Cancer and there was no cure the Staff at HRC were as upset as the family
was. They were his family and that is how he was treated. We wanted him kept in his bedroom for as long
as we could and he was there till he passed. Everyday there was someone in his room and at night he had
one on one staff. He knew they were there and he died with dignity. He was never left at the hospital alone
and he had the staff he new best because they wanted to be there with him.
When he was brought back to HRC from the hospital to die the ambulance drivers couldn't believe the
reception he received on his arrival they commented that they have dropped others off at group homes
and the staff were not qualified and they were at the hospital all alone. I would have been appalled if Terry
had been left alone and the hospital staff did not even understand him. Terry needed 24 hr care and he got
it. I know a move would have killed him.
We as a family know the care he received and the love he got was want he needed and you say that's what
you want to give the residents. So why take them out of there homes away from there families, friends,
doctors, dentists and activities. Tell me WHY? Can you give them what they need? Can you guarantee they
will have the right medical care? Can you give them the social atmosphere they have? Can you give them
there friends they have known for so many years? Can you keep them near there families? I ask you WHY?
If you have any answers to these question please reply. If not you know what to do leave them in there
homes at HRC.
On behalf of Terry's family at HRC
Susan Brown (Terry's cousin)