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To: LLCF who wrote (33952)	11/6/2000 8:24:25 AM
From: flatsville	Respond to of 436258

DAK-- >>Don't know about your family, but we're a team...<< Good for you. Just remember there's no "I" in team. As in "I can't change Mom's diaper right now. I have to go to work...I have to mow the lawn...I have to fix the car.." Be prepared for when one of your family members, in dire need of respite, offers two switch jobs with you. Ooops... Bear in mind that caring for small children at home is vastly different than a debilitated aging parent. Kids are small. They can be carried around and don't take up much space. Over time they can do more and more for themselves. With a debilitated parent it's the exact opposite. People seem to intellectually recognize this fact, but the reality is quite different. I think your in for a big surprise myself. And an even bigger one if the home health care portion of Medicare and Medicaid continue to be cut. As the article indicated it will compromise the ability of families to care for the elderly at home. Maybe you and your loved one will get lucky and long lingering illness won't be an issue. If not, better make sure your loved one has an advanced health care directive in place and you have a medical POA. Better make sure everyone in the family is on the same page with this...the doctor too. You'll be surprised what can happen when people in a fit of sentiment and/or guilt suddenly change their minds about what's best for Mom. >>An interesting anecdote as well in that just like a true blue dem for you to keep insisting I will need help.... regardless of what I think or say.<< Lead by example DAK and try to pay for this all out of pocket. I'd suggest if you plan to do the home health care option for your loved one that you price private duty R.N, L.P.N. and C.N.A care first. If facing a long lingering illness no matter how well the team pulls together you'll need one or more of these professionals along the way and they don't come cheap. I think in the end you'll be relieved that public insurance is paying part of this cost.