New Challenges

This is a messed up system. Even though mom is on disability, she may never be approved for medicaid because she lives with us. Wow. Do the right thing, take care of your loved ones, and no health insurance. That's awesome..makes so much sense. *insert sarcasm here* So we will probably have to wait until Jan of 2012 when she is eligible for medicare to have coverage for her (you have to be on disability for 24 months before you can get on medicare). If there is still a medicare because the Affordable Heath Care Act takes a LOT of money from Medicare starting in 2014 I think to cover the "costs" associated with it. IDK its seriously messed up folks. I know that the entitlement programs are over used, and not working the best, and I know health care is all messed up and needs overhaul, but I'm still not sure what the right answer is.

I talked to the local university hospital system social worker, and she is helping me navigate the university assistance program, so we can at least get in with an internist (can't see a gerontologist who specializes in dementia b/c she isn't old enough yet) and a neurologist. The assistance program covers hospital stays and some diagnostics, but not all the doctor visits.

Dementia is real, and no respecter of person or age, yet the systems in place for us have a rather large gap for people who don't meet the specifications to get help.

On the bright side though, a lady from church bless her, brought four bags of clothing for mom. I had asked some of mom's sunday school class to see if they had some clothes mom might could wear since she had lost a lot of weight over the summer. When the church called me and said there was four bags, I was very excited. However, when we got to church it wasn't just four bags...it was four enormous, huge over stuffed black lawn bags. WOW! I don't think mom has ever had this many clothes! It will take me all day Saturday to go through it and see what all is there. Amazing. She should be very well dressed now ;)

My new found giving up of worry is a great place to be. I love it. I love the fact that by not worrying, so many more good things have happened and will happen. God has this. He'll see us through. :) I was reading a devotional the other day that pointed out that worry is the opposite of faith. OUCH. Yeah, I think thats probably right. Had I read that a month ago, I would have brushed if off with the "yeah maybe, but not MY WORRY - my worry is different" But its not. Worry is the opposite of faith. Period. Its harsh, I know, or it seems harsh. But I understand that now.