Sorry about what you're currently going through, Lori. I have been there and
it's survivable, but I'm sure that I'm saying something you already know. I'm
super fortunate to have had the same two attendants for something like eight
years now. I'm also fortunate to have had a solid job for over 15 years. Hang
in there. You wouldn't have gotten this far if you were the type that gave up
easily. Then again, I'm pretty sure I have an idea what you've been through, so
I'm not the type to judge. Jeff
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, 12:33:47 PM PDT, Lori Michaelson
<[email protected]> wrote:
Still here but hanging out with my nails. Stressed, exhausted, and more. I
have always lived with family of some sort until January of 2016 when I found a
wonderful "live-in caregiver" who has been with me since the middle of January
2016. Either of us could move on it any time and in early January she told me
that she was moving on. Trying to find someone who you can trust, afford
(live-in caregivers are getting $700- $800/day I have found!!!), etc, etc.
My rent is going up again in May. I have hardly any family left and the only 3
left are in the Northeast. I moved here so the roads would not tear up my
compromised skin over and over and over again, the warmth, everything is
wheelchair accessible and pet friendly, etc. etc. not to mention that when I
was living there with my sister and brother-in-law before they asked me to move
on (when the new lead nowhere to go) we could not find one single even remotely
wheelchair accessible apartment or home.
I have been advertising everywhere. That's expensive now. Anyway, I have one
prospect that I am meeting again today. The only problem is that she has 2 dogs
(2 Bichons) and I simply can't imagine her taking care of 3 dogs and me. That
would be quite overwhelming especially in an apartment complex. This place is
pet friendly but, who knows, it might work though.
Regarding the Coronavirus... I don't watch the news and I am so tired of
hearing about it. Just use common sense and that's all you can do. Yes, it's
serious while at the same time the stupidity of people could kill us just as
quickly. I am so Hearing about it and talking about this as well but, regarding
stupidity, there is absolutely no reason people should be hoarding toilet paper!
I am at my limit of being a quadriplegic after being hurt so many times by
medical doctors and/or home health nurses. And now I am pretty much all on my
own. My family was willing to put me in a nursing home that had been cited
twice so I took matters into my own hands but the last 4 years have been beyond
challenging since I got her to the point of needing surgery, been hospitalized
twice when I had not been in the hospital since 1995 and anything else that
could possibly go wrong almost on a daily basis.
Smile! LOL.
~Lori40+ years post injury.Southern Arizona.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 11:40 AM Nichole Rohling <[email protected]>
wrote:
Still here!
Not much discussion but who is afraid of getting COVID-19? I stay home mostly
so I’m not super worried.
Nicki
From: Jeffrey Gaede [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 9:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [QUAD-L] Hello!
So who all is still here and what is everyone talking about?
Jeff
--
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and
heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean
Koontz
