I have been alone on this trip of being a quad of C-5 since 1990. As many disable are, my income is a minimum to work with. When first injured I have been to my own demise without much money. A hospital psychiatrist refused to allow me be discharged to a nursing home, and worked with me to problem solve another challenge in life.
At a loss what to do I somehow had a trust in life and in people. Not having the faith of doing this alone I wrote a classified ad in a local news paper for someone qualified in nursing care to take me in. Life has been rough, and life has had mercy but I have been able to maintain a standard of living. I used this method again ten years ago when I was fortunate to move in with a nurse who had a baby and did not want to return to work. So our needs have helped each other. I pay her $2,000 a month for food, care and lodging, living in a back room. My goal and want has often been to be even more independent on my own. For years I have had medical problems interfering with that goal. My livng situation here is fortunate for being so ill. _____ From: Daniel Espinoza [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:50 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Living Arrangements I live with my family for now, I want to move out eventually and get my own place but it's so expensive here I don't see how I can. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Living Arrangements I'm just curious as to everyone's living arrangements. Do you stay at home with a live in caretaker, do you live at home with family who cares for you, do you live alone with an aide who comes in for a few hours, do you live in an assisted living facility, or nursing facility . I'm just curious as to how other people manage. I live in my own home, but I do not have access to a shower and I need someone available 24 hours a day. I'm looking at assistant living facilities, but they are so expensive. Any suggestions? Naomi C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005 Due to Transverse Myelitis
