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Hang in there, Ivan. Your many friends will see you through the winter. Just keep on believing in us, and we'll be there for you. Hilary Blue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivan M Suzman wrote: > > Dear friends, > > Due to insufficient funds for state-paid caregivers, and also to my > social security income being limited and fixed, I am without both an > overnight and a Sunday daytime caregiver for the first time in three > years. > > Maine only allows $6.25 / hour. I am advertising for a full-time, > live-in caretaker, in order to function without anxiety. The cold > weather has begun. I quickly lose heat and become painfully stiffened up > whenever any dose is wearing off.. > > So, for the moment, I am in distress, and spending very trying nights > alone with my pet cat, Winnie. Until the situation is resolved, I will > have very little time to spare. I have appealed to the network of > APDA-sponsored support groups in Maine, and my dilemma has reached the > APDA in New York for consideration. > > My house is specially adapted and built for the needs of Parkinson's > people, so I dare not go elsewhere--and really do not have any options > that make better sense. People who talk to me about nursing homes and > "assisted living" are not seeing my house as a better option--oh, well! > > Thanks for listening, > > Ivan > ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Ivan Suzman 48/12/9.5 [log in to unmask] > Portland, Maine Land of lighthouses 34 deg. F > ********************************************************************