I have an 27 year old special needs daughter born with Trismony 21 Down Syndrome at birth now has intracable seizures, ADHD. My daughter has been having a bad stye on her eye. I hate to say now a while as of today its starting seems to be getting better there is still a little swelling, I cannot drive. Yes I can call 911 but I cannot get us home I have no money to call a Lyft.
She has Medicaid for her health insurance.
Her doctor did call in some eye ointment for her but the drugstore we now deal with have told me they would be mailing it out along with other prescriptions. I have her medicines delivered have not came yet thank goodness I went to Walmart and got some ointment this drugstore gets on my last nerve I have just been stressed to no end because of not having no transportion or can depend on someone to take me when I am able I may still carry her because there is still a little swelling.
We were together, it was their idea.
I would not send daughter alone in a taxi, or with Uber or Lyft.
If you have been in touch with her doctor, the stye is improving, maybe you do not need the E.R.?
Were you also instructed how to use warm clean compresses on her eye?
Sterilizing the washcloth or throwing it away?
Changing her pillowcase daily? Scrubbing her fingernails, cutting them short.
Shampooing her hair daily?
Do you know how long it usually takes to heal?
Can you call the doctor back for advice?
I was told by one of our other neighbors how she spoke on how we did not give her any gas money I now hardly speak to her unless necessary.
Does your daughter live with you?
My career was in a hospital and they did supply taxi vouchers for needy patients to get home but you have to ask. Call first to make sure. Ask to speak to someone from the hospital's customer service department or security if it is after normal work hours.
Secondly my household has suffered through plenty of styes. We use a hot tea bag squeezed out for a warm compress. It will open the stye and allow healing. Use a new tea bag every time. Do this 3 times a day if you can. Not giving medical advice just an old home remedy that really works.
Call to local churches in your area for occasional help. It sounds like you could use it whether its an appointment or errands like grocery shopping. I found my parent's and aunt's sitters from the Jehovah Witness Temple and I believe Catholic Charities or the Mormon church could possibly help.
God bless you
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Use a 14k gold ring, as wide as you have, rub that on denim rapidly back and forth, this will heat the ring up, do this until you can't make it any warmer, then you run the ring on the closed eye lid at the eye lashes back and forth from corner to corner. do this a couple of times and you should start seeing results overnight. If it has been going on a while, you may need to do it a couple of times to clear the blockage. it feels so good and really does work.
In the future do this as soon as it starts and it will not develop into a problem.
If this is the case, proceed with your emergency room visit, and just get her there. Worry about getting home at that time, because you do not want to delay treatment for her. Can you go to the nearest Urgent Care, which may be closer and have less people?
After this, contact the National or local Association for people with Down's Syndrome, and ask for referral in the future. Even an online support group for special needs may have resources for rides, or a person willing to give a ride.
How is your daughter, this many days later?
Since the weather is turning colder, you will need a solid resource for winter rides. Did you say that you "carried" her?
The drugstore needs to stop lying about mailing out her prescriptions along with eye medicine her doctor prescribed that was the biggest problem I still have not got that medicine they get on my last nerve I am going to try and start using Walmart s pharmacy but only when I go there.