Mama Marcia's 1st Post
I have been diagnosed with MS for almost 30 years. I worked until I retired on disability in 2006. My husband had been a medical when he was in the military and he took wonderful care of me. Sadly he died in 2015 and since I am paralyzed and in an electric wheelchair I had to go into assisted living. That's when I had to start fighting for my myself - for my care and against managers and aides who don't want to take care of someone they think is too much trouble. I've finally figured out that while assisted living facilities are happy to take your money - they really don't have the time, work ethic or compassion to take care of disabled people. Does anyone else out there have a similar situation.
@MamaMarcia , I'm sorry about your husband. That must have been and still is a great loss to you. I'm afraid the human race has not changed that much at all. We are all still having to fight for our right to have a life. Mankind will never learn..........
I'm sorry to hear about your husband, too. My stepfather was a medic. We lost him in 2017 for what we believe was complications of the Gulf War. I don't have anything helpful to offer, but we just don't provide care for our disabled and elderly like they do in many other countries. My friend is running into problems right now. Her husband is a 69-year-old vet, and she's 52. He's had 6 strokes over the last year and can no longer be at home alone, but there's not a single organization out there that can help them with home care unless they pay a minimum of $15/hr for an untrained aide. She's had to quit her job and now worries that they'll lose their house. How impossible would it be to switch to a different facility? I'm assuming you have no family to help?