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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 339078" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Oh, Janet, that HAD to be tough! </p><p></p><p>Because my husband was found to be disabled for his work, he was given Social Security Disability, and that means that Medicare will kick in for him three years early. I'm grateful for that because, as self-employeed individuals, we've always had to pay for our own health care insurance which runs about $1,000 a month. </p><p></p><p>My husband doesn't need any sort of nursing care...at least not yet...he just completely scattered in his thinking sometimes and will lose his focus. If we have any sort of service people coming in to clean carpets, do repairs, etc., God only knows what he'd have them doing if I weren't here to supervise. He used to take care of the cars, yards, and our home, and actually built a family room from the foundation up. Now, it takes him an hour to gather his thoughts enough to grab and paintbrush and can of paint to touch something up. And, OMG! The mess...it's not worth it. He has no sense of money (or numbers in general) at all, and the last time he paid the pizza delivery guy, he gave him a $100 bill for a $10 pizza. The guy thought he'd died and gone to heaven, I'm sure. If I put a pork loin ($15) on a grocery list, he'll come home with a beef loin (fillet) with a $65 price tag. </p><p></p><p>He doesn't so much need care, per se, but he absolutely needs supervision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 339078, member: 1835"] Oh, Janet, that HAD to be tough! Because my husband was found to be disabled for his work, he was given Social Security Disability, and that means that Medicare will kick in for him three years early. I'm grateful for that because, as self-employeed individuals, we've always had to pay for our own health care insurance which runs about $1,000 a month. My husband doesn't need any sort of nursing care...at least not yet...he just completely scattered in his thinking sometimes and will lose his focus. If we have any sort of service people coming in to clean carpets, do repairs, etc., God only knows what he'd have them doing if I weren't here to supervise. He used to take care of the cars, yards, and our home, and actually built a family room from the foundation up. Now, it takes him an hour to gather his thoughts enough to grab and paintbrush and can of paint to touch something up. And, OMG! The mess...it's not worth it. He has no sense of money (or numbers in general) at all, and the last time he paid the pizza delivery guy, he gave him a $100 bill for a $10 pizza. The guy thought he'd died and gone to heaven, I'm sure. If I put a pork loin ($15) on a grocery list, he'll come home with a beef loin (fillet) with a $65 price tag. He doesn't so much need care, per se, but he absolutely needs supervision. [/QUOTE]
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