A Response from Delia
January 24th, 2012 @ 7:43 am

Delia McClain sent me this email in response to my previous email and questions about Medicaid: Good morning Mr. Gagne, During our previous discussion, you also informed me that your mother had been diagnose with Dementia. I’d advised you that there is a program for clients with Dementia that I would add her name to […]

One of the Worst Calls
December 20th, 2011 @ 12:15 pm

Today I managed to actually talk to Dr. Caliendo for about twenty minutes. My sister and I had a conference call with him and Sophia Mas from Stewart-Marchman ACT. Mom was in the room with them at the beginning of the call. Pay close attention to the footnotes I’ve added below. Here are my notes […]

A Dramatic Turn
December 7th, 2011 @ 9:28 am

I just sent the following email to my mom’s friend in Florida who has been helping us: Hey [name redacted], I sincerely appreciate it. Thank you. Unfortunately at this point there is no way mom can live by herself any longer. I have personally heard her making veiled threats to kill herself, and you have […]

Looking for Help
June 1st, 2011 @ 1:20 pm

My sister sent me this email: Yo, Bro. I talked to [name redacted] this morning. She hasn’t talked to Mom since Sunday, but I am sure she is fine. [name redacted] says that Dr. Fulop, the neurologist, is not happy with Dr. Oh. I am not entirely thrilled with him either and think it would […]

An Introductory Letter
November 1st, 2010 @ 10:38 pm

My mother’s friend from church asked my little sister to write a “cover letter” which she could bring with her when visiting doctors. My sister emailed me a copy. Here is what she wrote: To Whom It May Concern: My mother, Kathleen Gagne, has recently been displaying some short-term memory deficiencies and difficulties functioning in […]