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Health plans for older people

  • Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:09 pm

I had a very long conversation with my favorite aunt about medicare plans, yesterday. I’m not sure how I can write this with out getting all political, but I do have to say that I am rather frightened about getting older and having to make plans for my coverage. I’m not in the greatest health and haven’t been for the last two years. Before that, I was in great shape but when my health started to decline. After talking to my aunt, I’ve started to worry about health insurance and what will happen when I get a bit older.

My aunt has gotten on the internet an has been browsing various sites to find the right plans that fit her needs. She is covering herself, just in case the need arises, since she is now over 65 yrs. of age, and lets face it, I’m sure it is a concern for her. Prescriptions she needs are very expensive and it helps to have reliable coverage. There are conditions she has that indeed need to be taken into consideration while she is making her plans.

In a way, I’m glad Auntie is looking into all this for herself, as she can then tell me about it, since it does get confusing for me. My husband takes care of our insurance so far, but heaven forbid if anything happened to him, I need to know how to make plans for coverage on my health. I’m happy to know there are guides out there that can help and inform older people.

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Support the cancer fight

  • Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:38 pm

My daughter came home from school today,  and told me that she wanted to have cancer awareness ribbons made. She has done marathon walks against cancer and for people who have cancer,  and are cancer survivors. Despite of her t-shirts she wears and the bracelets, she wants to do more…bless her heart. She is my youngest daughter and even at eighteen years old, she is so into the fight,  that it makes me proud she is the person she is and that she is aware of the importance of the issues.

My daughter has fought against cancer since she was old enough to understand the meaning of the word. Cancer, especially lung cancer runs in our family. When she came home today and said she wanted ribbons made, I had no qualms about her request at all. She is still in her senior year of high school and doesn’t have a job, so she was a bit hesitant to ask me to pay for the the making of these ribbons, but after she showed me a site that we can get them made, I was and am in full agreement and will support her request to the utmost.

My mother, my daughters Nana, is a lung cancer survivor,  This issue hits close to home. It is indeed hereditary, as MY Nana… my Mom’s mom died from lung cancer, as did her mother before her. Seems in our family it hits the oldest daughter in the generations and I am the oldest, so I try to be very careful. Still, my grandmother never smoked a cigarette in her life, so it goes to show that it can strike when least expected, even if a person leads a healthy life.  I wish I could ask everyone to get these ribbons and wear them. But I’m sure my daughter will make a campaign of it!

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Turn up the heat

  • Posted on September 28, 2011 at 2:01 pm

It’s official, I’m coming down with a cold and I think I got it from my daughter. :( It’s the kind complete with chills and aches. To get the chill out of the air and to warm it up for us in the house, because of the rainy and cold weather I finally had to break down and turn on the furnace. Yep, change of weather time, and winter is on it’s way.

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Breathers are good

  • Posted on September 20, 2011 at 6:06 pm

I’ve taken a bit of a breather, and it feels good. I did however go visit my 92 yr. old neighbor who I’ve loved dearly for twenty years in the nursing home that her family put her in after a fall. I must say, it was so sad, to say the least. She now has Alzheimer’s and I firmly believe that it is because the family took everything familiar to her away. It went on for a very long time, even though she had been so active, alert as a 60 year old and good at what she did. I saw her go downhill from there, every time they took something away that she loved and loved doing. When I got to the nursing home, I found that the family had gotten rid of her hearing aids. WHY??? I know how it feels being partially deaf. She depended on them. Now, she is in a strange place, and totally useless. It’s a travesty as far as I’m concerned.  No, she doesn’t remember me. BUT, she does remember the song, “I love you a bushel and a peck” that we used to sing, and we sang it many times during my visit. She always ended it with the words, “Bet your bottom dollar I do”… but then also remembered I’d finish with, “Talking in my sleep about you.” I saw glimmers of her remembering for a few minutes. Everyone had told me she had died months ago, when I saw her being taken out with a sheet over her. Then when I called them on it, they copped to the fact she indeed was in nursing home. Yet her one daughter must  have been desperate, since two days ago asked me if it would be possible to visit my dear Buddy. So I fully intend on going back. I did tell a head nurse about her hearing aids. I also asked not to relay what I said to the family, which undoubtedly it will be. I don’t care. I was the one that was with my Buddy every single day. They would come visit, until they decided to take items and activities that she loved to do away from her, including telling her things about me that were not true. She started to down slide.  She didn’t believe them, and that was good. But NOW they need me? Hmmm…I’ll no doubt be banned from visiting since I said something about her hearing aids, but hopefully not. I took care of my Papa for years and well… the nurse did say that basically I was my Buddy’s care giver when the family wasn’t there. I’m not taking glory as a caregiver. I was only watching out and being a friend to the best friend I’ve ever had.

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Monday Blues

  • Posted on September 12, 2011 at 11:00 am

It’s raining and very chilly outside. Makes for my bones and joints to feel like they are being squished in a vice. It is the kind of day that makes me want to grab my blankie and book, curl up on the sofa and just read the day away. Alas, my life isn’t like that nor does it afford the luxury to do this at this moment. Lots to do today, for a Monday. I have to get motivated to do it is the problem. I’ll save the book and blankie for later on perhaps.

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