January was a sucky month. Not in sales, I will post another with January sales, which totaled nearly 50. But because my husband took a turn for the worst, ended up in the hospital and is now in a rehab nursing home. It is not looking good. He will come home, but it is going to be a huge change. I am trying to apply for Medicaid with the help of a law firm specializing in Eldercare and Medicaid applications. I can not afford to keep him in a nursing home even if we are approved for Medicaid. I would become destitute. My "allowance" would be only for the mortgage and utilities. No food, no car payment, no gas, no home and car maintenance, no extra's like hair styling, gym membership, donations to humane society etc, no veterinarian for the two dogs, no medicare supplement for Joe and myself, no phone, no cable, no entertainment, no credit card payments. Life would not be bearable let alone sustainable.
It boils down to this. For 2200 a month (if he is medicaid approved) I would have in home Medicaid. Physical therapy, visits from a nurse (I guess), people to sit with Joe, light house cleaning. So, I have to learn to live on what's left over.
Added to this horror is that I have two adults living with me who are drug addicts and try to help out but are just making matters worse. My family is helping prepare the house for the influx of what is ahead of me. My house is a wreck and I have just given up any shame I may have about allowing it to get out of control.
I am trying to adjust but it is hard. I am depressed and found it extremely hard to get out of bed this morning. My daughter was already up - she is screaming in the bedroom at her boyfriend right now - and I just WANT TO BE ALONE.
That's all the news that fits.
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