CAREGIVER HONORED MAN'S DEVOTION TO WIFE NOTED.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - For three years since his wife's double lung transplant lung transplant Surgery Transplant of a lung allograft into a Pt with failing lungs; 90 US centers perform LT; 35 centers perform ≥ 10/yr Mean wait time 18 months Indications COPD–eg, emphysema due to α1 , Jim Richardson Jim Richardson (b. Belleville, Kansas, US, 1947) is an American photojournalist working primarily for the National Geographic Society as well as a social documentary photographer recognized for his explorations of small-town life. has been at her side. Richardson helps his wife, Joy, with bathing, dressing and preparing her food, and learned to perform many duties that nurses are trained to do - suctioning her tracheostomy to clear the airway. ``I just don't like this type of fuss,'' Richardson said Monday as he received the sixth Tribute to Local Caregivers award. ``We never really feel we deserve this kind of stuff. We just do what has to be done.'' The caregivers' award is sponsored by Burns Pharmacy, with help from other local businesses, and is the brainchild of Donna Hanson, a registered nurse, who felt that people who unselfishly care for loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl deserve recognition. ``There are a lot of people out there in the same situation, that need to be recognized,'' Burns Pharmacy owner Dave Hines said. ``We've got other groups involved with it now. It's a worthwhile program.'' Jim Richardson, manager of A-1 Rentals in Palmdale is a full-time caregiver to his wife of 31 years. Joy Richardson was diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Definition Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disorder characterized by increased pressure in the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood from the lower chamber on the right side of the heart (right five years ago. On Oct. 11, 1997, she received a bilateral lung transplant to replace both lungs that were no longer receiving oxygen. Since her transplant, she has been in and out of UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. many times due to complications. Throughout all this, Jim has been by his wife's side to take care of her needs with only occasional help from family and friends. It has only been in the past month that Jim finally requested the help of a home care agency because Joy can no longer be left alone for any length of time. One of the friends who has been helping is Hanson, a friend of the Richardsons for 25 years. ``When I started this program, little did I know it would turn out I would be honoring someone so close,'' said Hanson. ``Unfortunately, things like this do happen.'' Hanson presented Jim with a plaque and a ``Bill of Rights for Caregivers.'' The Richardsons also received gift baskets from local businesses containing tickets to a JetHawks baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League , the Palmdale Playhouse, the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. and the Cinemark 22 Theaters, a CD from Sheila's Hallmark, a food basket  This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers.Please [improve the article] or discuss this issue on the talk page. from Albertsons, dinner for two from Gino's Restaurant and Hometown Buffet, T-shirts, flowers and bath products. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (color) Jim Richardson, here with his wife, Joy, was recognized Monday with the sixth Tribute to Local Caregivers award.BarbaraZielsdorff shows Phyllis Anderson gifts for health care patients. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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