Wednesday: Home?

Tonight is the first night since the end of June that I will sleep in my own bed...so to speak.  I will be sleeping on the couch, as my nephew Tom has been living here in the NYC apartment for a few months recovering from being hit by a car while riding his new motorcycle.  The couch is fine though, as I recently bought a new nifty mattress for it.  Just hate having to open and close the dang thing.

I came into the city as I have to see an elder attorney tomorrow to help me with the mammoth medicaid application that we will need to fill out to help pay for the humongous bills that are being run up.  Had to dig through Redjeb's papers hoping to find things that she may ask for.

So tired as did not sleep well last eve.  Now this eve I get an upsetting phone call from the social worker that they may move him to a nursing home in the city (NYC) tomorrow (Thurs) and the ones that I liked either don't have an available bed, or won't take him cause he's a non-fault accident case.  That no-fault insurance is a real pain.  If I ever get my feisty self back I will speak to some State representative and see about doing something major about that insurance.  Is probably one of those compromise bills that sounds good but just makes everything more difficult in the end.

Anyway I am nervous this eve about which home he will get into and will it be OK.  The social worker is still trying to see what he can do but unfortunately he's taking the day off tomorrow and someone who doesn't know us will be making these last minute decisions.  I hope that Redjeb understands what is going on.  Sometimes he is lucid and other times not.  I think his poor hearing plays a role in this, but I am afraid to leave his hearing aids there, as I understand it is a good way to lose them.

I had planned to go back to Stony Brook tomorrow, but now if Redjeb is to be moved makes sense to stay here.  Also, I'm supposed to be visiting nursing homes, not that it makes any difference as we don't have a lot of choice given bed availability etc.  I will have to get out there soon though, as I left my car in the hospital parking garage and it can only be there a week or you get fined.  Will drive it one of these days soon to East Hampton and leave it there.

You can see my life is not dull...just me is dull right now.