The hidden struggles of medically complex homebound patients

There is a place some patients end up living when they have complex medical illness. It sits somewhere between stable and emergency, and people like me spend a lot of time there. I live with serious medical conditions that keep me mostly homebound and often bedbound. My days revolve around things many people thankfully never have to think about: feeding tubes, medications, blood pressure swings, heart rate problems, and trying …

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The hidden struggles of medically complex homebound patients