Marsha in Texas wrote: > While we are on this subject I will add this, I have a friend in his > mid 40's who has been a quadriplegic since a climbing accident. > He lives on his own w/a few hours each day of attendant services. > His 'bowel program', paid for by the state, is deemed adequate at > three times a week. Only 3xWK does not seem right to me. To you? The key words here are "paid for by the state"....his system has probably adapted to the 3 times a week. My DH is a paraplegic (since '74) and his system is accustomed to a daily bowel program. He doesn't have an attendant since his injury level is mid chest. The occasional times when he needs assistance, I take care of it. -- Betty Ann mailto:[log in to unmask] "In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats." English Proverb