tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post9185988917324774126..comments2023-07-02T10:27:44.090-04:00Comments on "Had a Dad" Alzheimer's Blog: Think first?! (reaction to a negative comment)GBP })i({http://www.blogger.com/profile/09275995534174189926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-6549912410108077922011-09-29T13:40:53.276-04:002011-09-29T13:40:53.276-04:00Most people don't realize how much it costs to...Most people don't realize how much it costs to care for someone with Alzheimer's. Even after all I have seen with my grandfather, I don't know how I will plan for my own old age. It is a very frustrating and complicated subject!Dayswithgrampshttp://dayswithgramps.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-57580568013804891332011-09-08T13:52:54.061-04:002011-09-08T13:52:54.061-04:00Chances are, that person will find out the hard wa...Chances are, that person will find out the hard way (eventually). Don't worry about it, you are doing great work. Thanks, PatsyPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744682170643853376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-67033845779706794852011-08-23T13:28:59.724-04:002011-08-23T13:28:59.724-04:00Thanks, guys. It's just so frustrating to talk...Thanks, guys. It's just so frustrating to talk to people who have NO IDEA what dementia and Alzheimer's does to families. <br />-BertGBP })i({https://www.blogger.com/profile/09275995534174189926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-3427459453666255742011-08-22T19:56:25.729-04:002011-08-22T19:56:25.729-04:00You tell um'!You tell um'!Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951853063959637790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-63281757560075547242011-08-22T16:13:39.905-04:002011-08-22T16:13:39.905-04:00Bert, I don't think people realize how expensi...Bert, I don't think people realize how expensive it is to care for someone with any chronic disease. I suppose we should all consult an elder law attorney before we suspect a family member needs care, and we should all buy long term care insurance. In my experience, most people don't have the time or money to do either.<br /><br />I worry that the poor economy and cuts to government funding will mean that even if families spend down all their assets and deplete all their retirement funds (sometimes running through the savings of multiple generations), they won't be able to get the help they need through Medicaid.Mona Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210860274077928162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024461.post-25629873988731853002011-08-22T10:13:22.624-04:002011-08-22T10:13:22.624-04:00You tell them Bert. We did and are doing the same ...You tell them Bert. We did and are doing the same thing with mom and I got a bad comment on one of my post awhile back. What do people think when your love one gets an awful disease it is all taken care of. Money is there. I hate some people.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078744172786664046noreply@blogger.com