Rodney Curtis, the discharge coordinator at Stewart-Marchman ACT called me at four o’clock this afternoon and we had a lengthy conversation. Here are my notes from the call: 1600h Rodney called said an ALF was found in Palm Coast said that in the last 3 or 4 days (01/16-01/19) mom has gotten worse, she’s unable […]
From: Gagne, David To: Gagne, Jennifer Subject: Mom’s Finances Sent: January 12, 2012 1:54 PM Hey Jenny, Can you please send me the information you have concerning mom’s income? You said that anything she receives is directly deposited to your checking account, right? Mostly I want to know how much she is receiving each […]
Sophia Mas called from Stewart-Marchman with mom in the room with her on speakerphone, and we conferenced in my sister. Sophia began the call by saying that it was time for mom to go somewhere else. She said that yesterday she met with a “lady” who was an administrator at Lakewood. Sophia noted that all […]
I asked my sister if she would do some research into applying for government assistance — e.g. Medicaid, Social Security — for mom. She sent me this email just before the end of the year: From: Gagne, Jennifer To: Gagne, David Subject: Social Security Disability Benefits Sent: December 29, 2011 3:52 PM ET http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/disability.htm […]
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 […]
The kind woman from mom’s church who was helping her dealing with life sent me this message in early July of 2010: From: [redacted] To: Gagne, David Cc: Gagne, Jennifer Subject: Kathleen Sent: July 11, 2010 11:31 PM ET David & Jennifer, Your mom’s new address is: [redacted]. We did a change of address […]
A friend of mom’s from her church helped her tremendously during the last few years of her life. She would drive her to buy groceries and back and forth to church, help her take her pets to the vet, and frequently helped my sister and I manage mom’s finances. Here is an email she sent […]
My mom’s friend from her church sent me this email: David, I need to do more research but the following is pretty clear: Your mom can’t have a debit card – she needs to operate on a cash basis, The only draft than can continue is the one to NelNet, Your mom is probably a […]
My mom sent me this email with the subject line “OUCH!”: Hi, Honey, I don’t suppose you have a job for me in LA. Turns out that my plans will all come to nothing since the district has decided not to renew the program. I’ll be getting to 60 this year, and finding a job […]