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Related: About this forumOMG!! I have Medicaid help with LilBit!!
Its been a long road. Yesterday, was laundry day, and the owner of laundromat ( who set up a table with mags, for her) and I were talking, and he said, my Mother worked in mental health. She told me Medicaid will allow you to hire help on your own
And he offered to do wash and fold for us.
And , I felt good. Called Medicaid, they agreed, sent authorization. And I knew this would happen,
Medicaid just called me now we found an in home agency,for her personal care, Her hours are approved . Someone will be calling you
Im ecstatic right now! After all these months, there is light.
Koz
onecaliberal
(32,931 posts)elleng
(131,214 posts)GreenWave
(6,777 posts)Way to go Kozar.
gademocrat7
(10,676 posts)Biophilic
(3,707 posts)livetohike
(22,165 posts)MiHale
(9,788 posts)leftieNanner
(15,179 posts)It's great news that you will have some help.
yonder
(9,682 posts)I recall you posting how good of a day you had yesterday and after talking with that owner, today's even better.
JudyM
(29,294 posts)What a great, unexpected surprise! Just goes to show
Evolve Dammit
(16,781 posts)AndyS
(14,559 posts)I'm so happy for you and LilBit. It will make your and her life so much better.
kozar
(2,138 posts)And tell you
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)and I truly teared up a little (a LilBit? ) when I learned that you were going to get some help like this.
God bless you, LilBit, and Medicaid! And the laundromat guy!!!
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)I have been working as a home care caregiver for over 19 years and have found it extremely rewarding. So hopefully you will have a great experience.
Marthe48
(17,047 posts)to lift you, and finally help to keep you going. Hope the person falls in love with LilBit and adds positivity to your lives. If not, ask for someone else, to get the best match!
CaptainTruth
(6,609 posts)You just made my day, I'm so happy for you both!
TygrBright
(20,773 posts)Warpy
(111,383 posts)It did for my dad when my mother got hospice care to do all my mother's personal stuff until I was able to get there to pitch in.
Not only will Lil Bit get good care, you'll be able to duck out for an hour or so to get haircuts or whatever.
AllaN01Bear
(18,534 posts)mountain grammy
(26,659 posts)Its opened doors for so many friends. Congratulations!
kozar
(2,138 posts)I live the life. You just push buttons.
thatcrowwoman
(1,229 posts)You have taken such good care of LilBit. Being the sole caregiver can be exhaustingly relentless, and you have persevered through all of it. Now youll be able to take good care of yourself, too.
Thats beautiful.
🕊thatcrowwoman
Hekate
(90,867 posts)Nanuke
(490 posts)You deserve a break. Good for you.
Duncanpup
(12,920 posts)femmedem
(8,208 posts)You've sounded so tired. Finally, you get some well-deserved rest!
intheozone
(1,103 posts)Fla Dem
(23,785 posts)Karadeniz
(22,587 posts)niyad
(113,628 posts)Hope the agency finds a true gem of a helper.
Easterncedar
(2,340 posts)Thanks for sharing!
AmBlue
(3,117 posts)Caregiving is the hardest job in the world, yet so critically important. Resources that provide help are precious and few. Congratulations!!! Very happy for you!
aggiesal
(8,938 posts)They'll try to have it cut or eliminated completely, because that's what they do.
kozar
(2,138 posts)LilBits case mgr said one thing Tuesday when I spoke to him about her laundry.
we gotta get our foot in the door
And he is blue, like us. He moved to Fla. he has fought as hard for her, as I have.
Lil and I arent used to good news, she did what she does, ate, drank koolAid and went to sleep.
I still havent slept. Trying to process that we will have a life again.
Koz
cstanleytech
(26,334 posts)they can do things like take the house the person owns.
IbogaProject
(2,845 posts)Her only income is social security disability. So in their case this is a clear win.
cstanleytech
(26,334 posts)medicaid can and will do that if they can and a number of people have ended up suddnely being evicted because of that.
kozar
(2,138 posts)I fully know the 2000 rule! Have a great day! Thanks for imparting your knowledge into my post. LilBit and I are well.
Koz
cstanleytech
(26,334 posts)IbogaProject
(2,845 posts)I'm happy to hear you found a way to get assistance with her care. Best wishes on finding a good person or team.
58Sunliner
(4,419 posts)barbtries
(28,815 posts)this is big. i hope your person is the perfect fit for you both.
yardwork
(61,715 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,175 posts)Not Heidi
(1,324 posts)Congratulations!
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