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I Fucking hate that I’m about to do this......but Im going to be asking you all for help, if you’re able....if not, If you could at least reshare- we would really appreciate it...
For those of you who know me closely, you already know the struggle of what my grandma and family have been enduring. I fucking hate Alzheimer’s. It is the most cruel disease I’ve ever witnessed in my life. It’s slow and emotionally painful. My grandma has declined tremendously in the last year. She can no longer drive, she wanders when she goes outside and regularly gets lost in the gated community where she lives, she can no longer shower herself, she can no longer form a complete sentence, she has lost the ability to use a phone or work a TV remote, she walks into her house she’s lived in for over 30 years and asks “who lives here?”. If my mother didn’t live with her she wouldn’t even be able to remember to feed herself. Not to mention the banks and the law are VERY flawed and NOT designed to protect Alzheimer’s patients at all. Assets have been frozen by the bank because of my grandmothers condition and because no conservator was in place prior to her being diagnosed, it has prevented us from being able to move my grandma into an Alzheimer’s oriented assisted living community or even a part time caregiver to come to the house while my mom is at work.
The conservatorship process has begun which has cost us $5000 already. My mother will be my grandmothers conservator. Because of further complications with my grandmothers trust, it has prolonged the conservatorship process and now involves additional time and work from the lawyers which will be running us an additional $5000. My mom works full time. My own personal finances have been in limbo and won’t be back on track for a few months.....
Today my grandma decided to climb out of the window with absolutely zero reasoning. No one was with her at the house because my mom was at work and myself and Tyler were busy. We’re now in a position where she absolutely needs a caregiver till my finances recover in the coming month or two and I’m able to pay myself OR we pay the attorney the additional $5k expense to finalize and expedite the conservatorship. Whichever is easiest to accomplish. The only reason why I’m even asking for financial help is because of the this rough financial patch my mother and I are experiencing.
This is incredibly humbling and I’m almost embarrassed to ask for help because of how critical I’ve been in the past from people asking for help online. Anything helps and my entire family appreciates it.
For those of you who know me closely, you already know the struggle of what my grandma and family have been enduring. I fucking hate Alzheimer’s. It is the most cruel disease I’ve ever witnessed in my life. It’s slow and emotionally painful. My grandma has declined tremendously in the last year. She can no longer drive, she wanders when she goes outside and regularly gets lost in the gated community where she lives, she can no longer shower herself, she can no longer form a complete sentence, she has lost the ability to use a phone or work a TV remote, she walks into her house she’s lived in for over 30 years and asks “who lives here?”. If my mother didn’t live with her she wouldn’t even be able to remember to feed herself. Not to mention the banks and the law are VERY flawed and NOT designed to protect Alzheimer’s patients at all. Assets have been frozen by the bank because of my grandmothers condition and because no conservator was in place prior to her being diagnosed, it has prevented us from being able to move my grandma into an Alzheimer’s oriented assisted living community or even a part time caregiver to come to the house while my mom is at work.
The conservatorship process has begun which has cost us $5000 already. My mother will be my grandmothers conservator. Because of further complications with my grandmothers trust, it has prolonged the conservatorship process and now involves additional time and work from the lawyers which will be running us an additional $5000. My mom works full time. My own personal finances have been in limbo and won’t be back on track for a few months.....
Today my grandma decided to climb out of the window with absolutely zero reasoning. No one was with her at the house because my mom was at work and myself and Tyler were busy. We’re now in a position where she absolutely needs a caregiver till my finances recover in the coming month or two and I’m able to pay myself OR we pay the attorney the additional $5k expense to finalize and expedite the conservatorship. Whichever is easiest to accomplish. The only reason why I’m even asking for financial help is because of the this rough financial patch my mother and I are experiencing.
This is incredibly humbling and I’m almost embarrassed to ask for help because of how critical I’ve been in the past from people asking for help online. Anything helps and my entire family appreciates it.