tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567148070676790205.post4760269837331629522..comments2023-09-19T11:10:02.302-05:00Comments on Quilts and Dogs: If You will Have to Care For Your Parents...A Public Service AnnouncementGlen QuiltSwissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663112676927847239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567148070676790205.post-71139391635995616332012-08-26T08:47:45.482-05:002012-08-26T08:47:45.482-05:00So sorry you had to go thru that, hard enought to ...So sorry you had to go thru that, hard enought to see your mother incapacitated, then to make things worse having to deal with bearucratic BS. My parents are both 80 and I see them slowing down, so will no doubt be in your shoes at some point. Why does this country treat the elderly so poorly when they should have our utmost respect, although unfortunately a lot of it is because low life bottom feeders use the system to rip off money so they have to make the honest people jump thru hoops. That's all I have to say on that - now off to look at the quilty posts :-)))))))landscapeladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171710172237668286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567148070676790205.post-63765925644237520082012-08-25T13:49:56.558-05:002012-08-25T13:49:56.558-05:00Very, very hard and oh so very sad. We take care o...Very, very hard and oh so very sad. We take care of our mom, (87 in one week) by ourselves, in her home on an island in Alaska. There are three nursing homes with super long waiting lists on other islands or in nearby Juneau but besides being 'get in one very long line and wait up to ten years' they cost $20,000 a month. Yes, a month. That is private enterprise, not the government. <br /><br />She is blind, diabetic, bedridden, and paralyzed by advanced Alzheimer's. We carry her, change her, feed her, test her insulin levels, and give her shots and pills....all day long. <br /><br />That is what medicare reductions have done to make her not 'eligible for hospice.' This is her 7th year and 3rd completely bedridden. She can still say 'hi' and smile. That is why she doesn't qualify for hospice. I was told that, literally by the hospice provide. Getting hospice would have meant that two times a week, someone else would helped us bathe her, and change her. And we can't even have that. Know this sad story oh too well. We take turns living with her, and caring for her all day long, and we are all exhausted. <br /><br />I'm glad you found a resolution to at least an immediate problem, I only wish we had one little thing a bit easier for us. It's too hard and yes, we worry about ourselves.<br /><br />Without more money for medicare, not less..our families are doomed. We have 13 aunts, uncles, and parents who died with Alzheimer's or a related dementia. And 3 more related by marriage. It is a growing epidemic, a labor of unconditional love, and a nightmare...all at once.<br /><br />And fortunately it doesn't end there. We have additional family members in major health crises, as well. It's all really, hard. My heart hears you and understands in so many ways!!! ((Big hug))Michele Bilyeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567148070676790205.post-33290430880585775632012-08-25T00:30:51.795-05:002012-08-25T00:30:51.795-05:00It's tough I know. I took care of both my par...It's tough I know. I took care of both my parents who had Alzheimer's. I feel for you, it's really hard and our government doesn't make it any easier for any of us, in fact, they seem to want to make us suffer because our parents are old. Sad, very sad. I'm sorry that you are going through this. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267295109172612804noreply@blogger.com