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Hey Steph,
BTW it took me several months to do this so be patient and cover all your bases.
Family played a big part along with some good friends and I don't know your situation as far as how much assistance you need daily like bathing, BP, eating, cleaning etc.... but you can ask for an extra bedroom for a live in which helps because they get free rent on top of pay in exchange for assisting you, this works well for me but you must trust this person with your life as you know.
There are grants for adaptive equipment out there too for lifts or bath modifications so be looking into that too. The people at the ILC's or your ADAPT contact should know also.
Mark
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Date: 03/20/06 17:52:16
Subject: [QUAD-L] Need Answers
Hey Everyone,
As you all may or may not know I've been living in a nursing home for 4 years and when I first got on this list many here encouraged me to think about getting out of it. But, at the time, I wasn't ready. Well, call it an itch, call it craziness but I'm longing to be out in the world again but need advice - is it worth attempting? Where should I begin my journey?
I live in rural North Florida near Jacksonville and know that Sec 8 housing there is backlogged, but maybe I can try? I'm not a SCI and don't qualify for the BSCIP programs. Give me pointers, ladies and gentlemen, please? :o)
Steph
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