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24yr old daughter on hospice homeless
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<blockquote data-quote="sam ilpa" data-source="post: 701406" data-attributes="member: 20954"><p>Thank you for your words and points to consider, Susiestar. I haven't talked to the doctor (who had treated her for the past 3yrs until just recently) who certified her terminally ill. I learned of the prognosis from the Hospice representative who obtained the certification. In the past, her incurable illnesses have been considered life threatening and debilitating but never terminal until last week. Hospice informed me of a 6 month timeline. </p><p>Today I do feel strongly about the decisions I've made to have the younger childrens health & safety as a priority & to not think about the choices/ opinions of the family member wanting to house her. I pray that I continue with that focus. This forum has strengthened me and I reread the community's posts to remind me of my responsibilities and what I have no power over. </p><p>She has private health insurance coverage and SSI Medicaid. Hospice was planning to help her apply for Medicare. The big question right now is what she is willing to do with her options. I've asked her via text, but she's not responding to my offers of help. In the meantime, I will find out about our options for inpatient services. She's not opioid naive, has gone months on high doses of fentanyl patches, oxymorphone, alcohol & marijuana. So yes, your comment about mixing the hospice medications with- other drugs crossed my mind. But I know I have no control over her misuse. As far as guardianship, I've thought of it once and will need to learn more about it. I can't think about her being out there right now because I will probably crumble. Very grateful for this redirection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sam ilpa, post: 701406, member: 20954"] Thank you for your words and points to consider, Susiestar. I haven't talked to the doctor (who had treated her for the past 3yrs until just recently) who certified her terminally ill. I learned of the prognosis from the Hospice representative who obtained the certification. In the past, her incurable illnesses have been considered life threatening and debilitating but never terminal until last week. Hospice informed me of a 6 month timeline. Today I do feel strongly about the decisions I've made to have the younger childrens health & safety as a priority & to not think about the choices/ opinions of the family member wanting to house her. I pray that I continue with that focus. This forum has strengthened me and I reread the community's posts to remind me of my responsibilities and what I have no power over. She has private health insurance coverage and SSI Medicaid. Hospice was planning to help her apply for Medicare. The big question right now is what she is willing to do with her options. I've asked her via text, but she's not responding to my offers of help. In the meantime, I will find out about our options for inpatient services. She's not opioid naive, has gone months on high doses of fentanyl patches, oxymorphone, alcohol & marijuana. So yes, your comment about mixing the hospice medications with- other drugs crossed my mind. But I know I have no control over her misuse. As far as guardianship, I've thought of it once and will need to learn more about it. I can't think about her being out there right now because I will probably crumble. Very grateful for this redirection. [/QUOTE]
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