Im the sole caregiver for my mom who had a massive stroke. Which left her bed bound and unable to speak. I work one day a week. Which my boyfriend would watch my mom while I worked. Well my boyfriend and I recently broke up. And im going through depression I myself dont want to eat all I want to do is sleep til night. But my mother needs and want attention all day
Carol
What I learned was that my outlook on a number of aspects of life have changed since 2005....(money, my own capabilities, etc.)
It seems to me that your depression will likely worsen, and your physical and emotional reserves will definitely diminish as time goes along...There will come a point where you will be incapable of caring for her (perhaps a breakdown, heart attack, etc.). ....at that point someone will step in although we cannot know who or how at this point....
Others on the forum will likely chime in to suggest agencies to contact...My own suggestion is to do what needs to be done to get her onto Medicaid....if that entails spending down what money she has, no matter how much, it would be worth it so that you can get her the care she needs..(In our case, we spent our life savings (substantial) for nursing care and I never give it a thought now and have a life and still go to visit my wife twice daily at a minimum.)
I wish I could suggest more specifics.
Grace + Peace,
Bob
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