Lady Texan(1)

Ed1937

I didn't want you to miss the post from Jo C. to your thread on hospice evaluation. Be sure to read it. It is excellent, and should help you.

LadyTexan

Good morning Ed. I saw the post and am about to provide an update on the OP regarding hospice. 

On another note - I understand your frustration on the price of prescriptions. I am pissed too. My income is fixed. DH's disability went up $9. That $9 is not going to cover the price increases that we are encountering at the grocery store. For all practical purposes we are homebound. As a result, I am not as impacted by the rising fuel prices. But everything else is hurting us badly financially. I am both angry and frightened and depressed. 

This horrid disease wrecked us financially. We both exited the workforce during our prime earning years. I am fortunate to have a pension. I am grateful for that income. But holy cow we are financially strapped. Its more stress on top of more stress.....

• dealing with a terminal disease, 
• watching my loved one waste away, 
• the physical and emotional toll of caregiving, 
• being isolated because our support network has severely shrunk,
• fear of not having the financial resources for sustaining our home, food, utilities and prescriptions and 
• trying to convince a hospice agency that it is time. 

Thanks for looking out for me Mayor Ed.