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[BRPINION]

Hi,

My wife has been diagnoised with radiation necrosis and has lost almost all her muscle from the mid chest down. She is a fighter with strong faith but she is not strong enough to transfer on her own and needs someone with her to give her a little help.

I need to work to pay the bills and keep the insurance but home care is not covered. Is there anyone who knows how I can find someone for less than the 15 to 20 dollars an hour an agency charges. (I think I could afford 10 dollars an hour).

Any suggestions will be appreciated as she comes home in 2 weeks and I will have to be ready.

[livewriter]

offer a free room + board to a college nursing student. kept me going for 12+ years without paying.

[linda]

BRPINION, on Feb 2 2007, 08:27 AM, said:

Hi,

My wife has been diagnoised with radiation necrosis and has lost almost all her muscle from the mid chest down. She is a fighter with strong faith but she is not strong enough to transfer on her own and needs someone with her to give her a little help.

I need to work to pay the bills and keep the insurance but home care is not covered. Is there anyone who knows how I can find someone for less than the 15 to 20 dollars an hour an agency charges. (I think I could afford 10 dollars an hour).

Any suggestions will be appreciated as she comes home in 2 weeks and I will have to be ready.

You may be able to apply for a state secondary health insurance that will cover some of the expences that your primary does not. Or another option is to go to your local SSI and apply for disability, if she is approved she will be eligible for the state medical. I dont know if this is an option for you, you may live in another country that doesnt have these things available. Best of luck! I hope this has helped!

[McRobb]

Your post doesn't say where you are but I am in southern Iowa in the middle of America in a very rural area. After my accident, we talked to our county nurses and told them that I needed help to get up in the morning and to bed at night and they did not provide evening or weekend services. So, I talked to a few people in the community and looked for the gals that worked at a local nursing home who had a certificate - meaning they had some training. I managed to find two or three gals right away who would come and help and be willing for me to pay them $10 per hour. One of these ladies is still with me after two and a half years - don't know what I would do with out her.

My mother has help 24/7 with Parkinson's and we went the same route with her help and have managed to find enough people to care for her without putting her in a home.

If you are in a smaller community, don't be afraid to ask people if they know of someone that might be interested in working on the side, even if they do work at an institution during the day. Most people want to help you and will eventually lead you to someone that knows the right people.

And, once you have them in place - treat them right! I know that I am more of an inconvenience than a job and so every chance I get, I make sure they know how much I appreciate their efforts. I know you are paying them but treating someone like a friend is more important than being a boss when you need the help.

Best wishes finding some help.

[BRPINION]

thanks for the responses. I should have said I live in the city of Atlanta, GA. A student does sound like a good option. My wife does get social security disability so I will look into that also.