Title: Re: [QUAD-L] BSCIP / Steph's Situation
You and only you can decide what is best for you and you are happy where
you are then great. However, I'm with Houston. I will do whatever I
can within my power to help you if you want. Florida is a pain in the butt
state no doubt but I can at least try. My state reps know who I am well
and so will yours if need be.
Stacy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:37
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] BSCIP / Steph's
Situation
I got tired
of getting ripped off in the nursing home. It was harder 2 control who�s in
& out of your room in the nursing home more people 2 keep track off. Don�t
get me wrong I have a few friends here that you couldn� he�s the Mayor,
President of Resident Counsel, several other titles. Likes the variety of
nurses & aides 2 look at :) 2 each his or her own as long as yore happy.
& nursing homes do serve a purpose and are pretty good in some situations.
Can be very good with the right people pushin and someone in right mind
state keeping staff in line :) Stephanie I�m not in Fla. But if you decide in
the future that you want to try 2 get back out let me know. I�ll do whatever
research I can on Fla. Medicaid & Medicare & other services 2 try 2
assist you in getting out.
Houston
On 3/2/05 3:44 PM, "S. Dial"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
To
try to answer all your questions ... I am in Florida just outside of
Jacksonville. As to BSCIP guess this is just another area where I will fall
through the cracks - I contracted Transverse Myelitis at 18 years old in
Sept 1986 - I am not a Spinal Cord Injury therefore have been told that I
don't "qualify" for such programs. As for Medicaid waiver list I was on that
TWO years before coming to the nursing home. Truthfully, guys and gals, I'm
tired of trying of doing my damndest, jumping through bureaucratic hoops,
to get some living quarters only to go through the rigamarole of
finding trustworthy aides without being ripped off, abused and taken
advantage of (and, yes, it will happen despite best taken precautions) in
the process. Yeah, I miss the perks of living "out there" but there's a
whole lot more I don't miss. Maybe I'm just a wuss or maybe I'm just wising
up, but whichever I am I doubt even if I were willing to try anymore could I
find a program to help me.
Don't judge me too
harshly I've been where you are - independent, participating in society, but
the knocks kept coming and one day I'd had enough, so I came here and you
know what? I'm okay, my life still goes on.
Stephanie
c3/c4
quad 18 yrs post
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