Guest guest Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I live in Iowa and my mom lives in Arkansas. Mom is 72 and lives by herself. Last week she fell and a neighbor found her 2 days later. She went to the hospital by ambulance. She had a bruise and her electrolytes were out of whack so they gave her iv fluids and potassium and said she cannot go home by herself. They wanted to put her in a nursing home so I am going to get her. It is going to be tough. I did not know it but she is almost totally blind. She is going to live with my brother but may need to stay with us because my dad who is 75 is already living with my brother. Dad is a total care and needs assistance to the bathroom , he has to be fed and he is wheelchair bound also. Mother also has diabetes which is controlled with medication not insulin. I am really worried about it. my family is going around and around about where they want her to live. I want to get her an apartment by my house and my cousin wants her to live on the eastside which is about 20 miles away from my house. My brother wants her to stay with him and my other cousin wants her to move in with him on the south side. Mom only gets 721 a month to live on and I hear that there is a 5 year waiting list for low rent housing. That is what my cousin side. I am going to school full time to be a special education teacher and I am working 50 hours a week at home in my daycare business.I am going to fly from Des Moines, Iowa Friday and will arrive in in Little Rock Friday night. I am then going to rent a car and drive to Hot Springs to get mom and drive her back. My cousin and brother are also going with me and they are going to rent a truck to get her stuff and bring it back and put it in storage. Mom has a house there but the city has been wanting to condemn it. A year and a half ago I put a new roof on the house, bought some new windows for it and got mom all new appliances and a lawn mower. I am afraid we are going to loose the house because mom tried to sell it a couple years ago which was right before I put the roof on and no one wanted to buy it. It is going to be an abandoned house basically. I feel terrible about everything. I especially feel bad for my mom. It is just terrible. In a message dated 4/28/2009 10:54:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jbmistletoe@... writes: > > Hi Jeanie. I am going to take care of my mom now. I hope I am up to taking > care of everyone. I have Josh and his diabetes, My mom is blind. I am > really going to have my hands full. I am only going to school part time next > term. Charlotte > > > In a message dated 4/27/2009 4:08:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > jbmistletoe@ jbmistleto > Charlotte, Was there another part of this message? I didn't get it? Thanks. **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220631276x1201390200/aol?redi\ r=http:%2F%2Fad.double click.net%2Fclk%3B214101948%3B35952020%3Bv) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 there is a senior service place that has been calling me but I need to assess my mom to see what she needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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