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Help Rose and Sheba Stay Together

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Each Life Matters - Right to The Very End.  

People should not be torn from their homes and separated from their precious pets just at the time of their life when they need familiar surroundings and their loving companions the most.

Due to diminished eyesight and a recent cancer diagnosis Rose Saulenas is on the verge of having to go into a nursing home.
Besides being a very scary proposition in the best of times, with the virus it is terrifying, both for her and her children. It would also mean being permanently separated from her precious little dog Sheba.


Rose needs our help so she can stay in her own home, keeping her beloved little dog Sheba by her side.
She now needs money to help pay for caregivers so she and her little dog can stay at home together.
Sheba keeps Rose’s spirit up and brings her much joy. She is a great source of love and comfort and Rose couldn’t imagine being without her. 

Rose is not ill from the cancer at this time. She still maintains most all of her usual daily routine. However diminished eyesight makes it unsafe for her to be by herself. 

An animal lover since childhood, Rose Saulenas has taken in dogs and cats her entire adult life.
She has also dedicated her life to helping many friends and family members. Now we would like to help her in her time of need. 

Like so many of us, the COVID 19 virus has had an huge impact on her family.
They are all good people that are always helping others.

Rose is now on Hospice at home .  They will supply a caretaker for only 1 and 1/2 hours a day.  She has no need for Hospice medications at this time.  So we are hoping to help Rose live out the rest of her life at home with Sheba. 

A word about Hospice - For those who are unfamiliar with the service, 
anyone with a terminal diagnosis may be admitted to Hospice.
You do not have to be actively dying or in need of Hospice medications at that time.
They Do Not supply 24 hour, or even 8 hour a day helpers in the home.   For now, a nurse will check on Rose briefly once a week. Under the doctor's order, the nurse can recommend the start of morphine or other comfort medications if the patient's condition worsens, but it is ultimately the patient's choice.
Rose has no need for such measures at this time.

She is still up and about with Sheba as her constant companion.  Friends come and sit outside with masks on while Rose sits up on the porch and visits with them.  She still spends time each day comforting and reassuring friends and family members by phone. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Organizer

Annmarie Napolitano
Organizer
Saugus, MA

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