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Hello, my name is Lori Berg. I have two older siblings, Patricia and Bill, and we are asking for financial assistance to help our 90-year-old Army veteran dad, Jerome Sheerin, and our 85-year-old mother, Joan Sheerin.
My father was a sergeant in the U.S. Army and bravely fought during the Korean War. He suffers daily from depression and anxiety (which he is currently on medication for) and has severe hearing loss. My mother has been in declining health for quite some time. She is legally blind (caused by glaucoma and macular degeneration), suffers from hypertension, exhibits early stages of dementia, suffers constant pain in both her feet due to prediabetes and botched foot surgeries, and has a debilitating heart condition that was caused from getting rheumatic fever as a child. My parents have been married for 64 years and are devout, practicing Catholics who attended mass weekly prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
My parents recently moved into a care facility, because they could no longer take care of themselves due to a multitude of health conditions. On many occasions, my mom had to be rushed to the hospital because she forgot to take her blood pressure medication, which caused her to lose consciousness and be on the verge of having a major stroke. She has also fallen countless times (even with the aid of a cane and walker), since she has a hard time seeing and easily loses her equilibrium.
The paltry money they receive from Social Security all goes toward their room and board and meals with nothing left over to pay for medications, toiletries, and clothing (the VA pays the remaining portion that their Social Security checks do not cover to live at the facility, which means my parents no longer have any money of their own). Their savings account has been wiped out because of all the illnesses (e.g., sepsis), surgeries (e.g., both eyes, hips, and feet), and countless hospital stays that my mother had to endure over recent years; and my father recently fell and broke his wrist, which left him unable to care for my mom and assist with cooking, cleaning, bathroom assistance, etc.
Although my siblings and I help our parents out as best as we can, the mounting bills for medications each month is overwhelming and continues to skyrocket. For example, my mom has to take 12 different medications daily, which needs to be administered by a licensed nurse at the care facility. My dad also takes several medications daily to combat his depression and anxiety. Each time the nurse gives my mom or dad any medication, they get charged a significant fee for the service. Unbeknownst to my siblings and me, my parents were being charged for this service each day since they moved into the facility and have now accumulated over $6,000.00 in debt, which needs to be paid in full by September 1, 2020. My brother tried to reason with the facility because none of us realized that this service of administering medicine was extra (we thought it was inclusive and part of the living expense when they moved into the facility), but the facility is unwilling to negotiate the charges.
We desperately need help to pay off my parents' mounting debt so that they can continue to live in a safe and secure environment for the remainder of their lives. My siblings and I are now aware of these charges (my dad hid the bills from us, so we had no idea they were getting more and more in debt each month), so we will make sure to diligently monitor any new fees to avoid this from happening again.
Please find it in your heart to help my 90-year-old veteran dad and 85-year-old mom, who are in desperate financial need. Any amount of money that you could kindly donate to help pay off this incurred debt would be so helpful and appreciated. Every dollar makes a difference! God bless you and thank you for your kindness and generosity.
My father was a sergeant in the U.S. Army and bravely fought during the Korean War. He suffers daily from depression and anxiety (which he is currently on medication for) and has severe hearing loss. My mother has been in declining health for quite some time. She is legally blind (caused by glaucoma and macular degeneration), suffers from hypertension, exhibits early stages of dementia, suffers constant pain in both her feet due to prediabetes and botched foot surgeries, and has a debilitating heart condition that was caused from getting rheumatic fever as a child. My parents have been married for 64 years and are devout, practicing Catholics who attended mass weekly prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
My parents recently moved into a care facility, because they could no longer take care of themselves due to a multitude of health conditions. On many occasions, my mom had to be rushed to the hospital because she forgot to take her blood pressure medication, which caused her to lose consciousness and be on the verge of having a major stroke. She has also fallen countless times (even with the aid of a cane and walker), since she has a hard time seeing and easily loses her equilibrium.
The paltry money they receive from Social Security all goes toward their room and board and meals with nothing left over to pay for medications, toiletries, and clothing (the VA pays the remaining portion that their Social Security checks do not cover to live at the facility, which means my parents no longer have any money of their own). Their savings account has been wiped out because of all the illnesses (e.g., sepsis), surgeries (e.g., both eyes, hips, and feet), and countless hospital stays that my mother had to endure over recent years; and my father recently fell and broke his wrist, which left him unable to care for my mom and assist with cooking, cleaning, bathroom assistance, etc.
Although my siblings and I help our parents out as best as we can, the mounting bills for medications each month is overwhelming and continues to skyrocket. For example, my mom has to take 12 different medications daily, which needs to be administered by a licensed nurse at the care facility. My dad also takes several medications daily to combat his depression and anxiety. Each time the nurse gives my mom or dad any medication, they get charged a significant fee for the service. Unbeknownst to my siblings and me, my parents were being charged for this service each day since they moved into the facility and have now accumulated over $6,000.00 in debt, which needs to be paid in full by September 1, 2020. My brother tried to reason with the facility because none of us realized that this service of administering medicine was extra (we thought it was inclusive and part of the living expense when they moved into the facility), but the facility is unwilling to negotiate the charges.
We desperately need help to pay off my parents' mounting debt so that they can continue to live in a safe and secure environment for the remainder of their lives. My siblings and I are now aware of these charges (my dad hid the bills from us, so we had no idea they were getting more and more in debt each month), so we will make sure to diligently monitor any new fees to avoid this from happening again.
Please find it in your heart to help my 90-year-old veteran dad and 85-year-old mom, who are in desperate financial need. Any amount of money that you could kindly donate to help pay off this incurred debt would be so helpful and appreciated. Every dollar makes a difference! God bless you and thank you for your kindness and generosity.
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Lori Berg
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Gilbert, AZ