Re: Re: My Parents/Imogene

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Oh no! Well, I don't do that thank heavens, but Don does. Strange places,

and I can't find a thing.

Be happy be brave dear ones,

Love a lot, it really helps,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 7:57:53 AM Central Standard Time,

adhd5464@... writes:

Things in odd places-

Lunchmeat in the dishwasher!

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Well, each place charges differently, as well as different states. It

depends a great deal on those two things. Medicare covers some, but where is

the

drug bought?

We have three Ins plans, and Don's Razadyne cost us 123.10, after all the

plans had paid their share. I would have to dig all our papers out to know how

much it cost originally. Don's Plavix cost us 239.60 for a months supply. I

don't know the original cost on this either. These two are all I have handy,

because I just got them from the Pharmacy.

We both take upwards of twenty pills a day, each. Can you imagine the amount

of our medical bills? " I'll think about that tomorrow " (Maureen O'Hara.)

Love to all,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 11:22:43 AM Central Standard Time,

adhd5464@... writes:

My friend's aunt had Lewy Body, I am sure, though it was never

diagnosed. Caring for Millie, I see the exact same progression.

Ellen used to take Gertie's glasses, dentures, and hearing aids every

night and place them on top of the refrigerator. If she didn't,

there was no telling how many hours they would be hunting for these

essential items.

Gertie used to wander and go picked up by the cops on a busy street.

Gertie confused people, screwed up her checkbook, ultimately had a

car accident and sustained a closed head injury.

This was enough years ago, nobody had heard of Lewy Body.

The doctor took Gertie off all of her meds and let her go through it

with no medication at all. We have come a long way.

Razadyne is costing us with insurance, $335 per month. Seroquel is

now $225 per month.

Millie has Medicare D and the best AARP supplement. they said we had

mmaxxed out the benefits for the year, or possibly month. this is

not my area, as her sons handle the insurance and monies. I am

assuming they are correct. I'd rather not ask the brothers about the

money stuff, it makes me look vulturist to them. Does this seem

right to you guys who do keep up Medicare D and the AARP supplement?

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Jan, you are the absent minded professor. Just keep coming to class and

teaching us.

Thank you dear,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 3:06:27 PM Central Standard Time,

janetcolello@... writes:

Now, you're scarin' me. LOL Ya think I've got a problem?

Iward27663@... wrote:

Oh no! Well, I don't do that thank heavens, but Don does. Strange places,

and I can't find a thing.

Be happy be brave dear ones,

Love a lot, it really helps,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 7:57:53 AM Central Standard Time,

adhd5464@... writes:

Things in odd places-

Lunchmeat in the dishwasher!

Carol

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Now, you're scarin' me. LOL Ya think I've got a problem?

Iward27663@... wrote:

Oh no! Well, I don't do that thank heavens, but Don does. Strange places,

and I can't find a thing.

Be happy be brave dear ones,

Love a lot, it really helps,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 7:57:53 AM Central Standard Time,

adhd5464@... writes:

Things in odd places-

Lunchmeat in the dishwasher!

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Leona: It might be a good idea to sign your husband

up with Medicare D, as for every month you don't sign

up, there is a 1 percent penalty on the premium. So,

the premium this year would be 12 percent more than

last year. That could get pretty pricey if something

happens that your insurance is gone - if you have to

quit work to take care of him; you get ill and can't

work, etc. If you take the very lowest plan in

Humana, it's less than $20 a month this year (last

year it was $15, but of course it raised) with no

deductible. They also have a plan that last year was

about $50 a month, but you never reached the donut

hole. Good idea if you use lots of medicine.

--- Leona Chereshnoski

wrote:

> From what my sister says and i have heard when the D

> started: You get some

> amount for prescriptions ($2,000, 3,000 or maybe

> 5,000) when that is used

> up you are in the so called " donut hole " . If she

> has the AARP supplement

> that should cover some but until you use up a

> certain amount out of pocket,

> you stay in the donut hole. Then it starts again

> with the original amount,

> followed by a donut hole. Great idea isn't it?

> Thank God I have a good

> policy that will last me till I die from my work.

> So far nobody has said

> that Ray (on Medicare) has to sign up for Medicare

> D. He does have Medicare

> B which is paid for out of his SS Check. (Least that

> is what I understand,

> who knows? ) My insurance is covering his meds so

> far. If something

> happens to me, his pocketbook will be in big

> trouble, I am afraid.

> Insurance in this country is a big rip off mostly.

> Leona

> Re: My Parents/Imogene

>

>

>

> My friend's aunt had Lewy Body, I am sure, though

> it was never

> diagnosed. Caring for Millie, I see the exact same

> progression.

>

> Ellen used to take Gertie's glasses, dentures, and

> hearing aids every

> night and place them on top of the refrigerator.

> If she didn't,

> there was no telling how many hours they would be

> hunting for these

> essential items.

>

> Gertie used to wander and go picked up by the cops

> on a busy street.

>

> Gertie confused people, screwed up her checkbook,

> ultimately had a

> car accident and sustained a closed head injury.

>

> This was enough years ago, nobody had heard of

> Lewy Body.

>

> The doctor took Gertie off all of her meds and let

> her go through it

> with no medication at all. We have come a long

> way.

>

> Razadyne is costing us with insurance, $335 per

> month. Seroquel is

> now $225 per month.

>

> Millie has Medicare D and the best AARP

> supplement. they said we had

> mmaxxed out the benefits for the year, or possibly

> month. this is

> not my area, as her sons handle the insurance and

> monies. I am

> assuming they are correct. I'd rather not ask the

> brothers about the

> money stuff, it makes me look vulturist to them.

> Does this seem

> right to you guys who do keep up Medicare D and

> the AARP supplement?

>

> Carol

>

>

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Imogene, aren't you glad you have Don to help you store things away! LOL

Iward27663@... wrote:

This is so funny. I looked all day for my iron. I used to iron up to nine

white long sleeved shirts with heavy starch a week, on my day off. Well,

needless to say the day was just about shot when I found the iron. He put it

away

in a box, in the back of a closet in the utility room. A place that I never

used, but only stored things. The iron was used a lot. Ugh! I thought he was

just trying to aggravate me, and believe me he won, but now I know better. On

and on it goes. Now when we can't fine something we jokingly say look in your

sock drawer. It is often times there.

I like the idea of putting personal wear things in a set place in the

evening, but Don loses his glasses several times a day. It'll wear you out.

Are we having fun yet? I can laugh when it's over. The one thing I can say,

is that I told myself to think Like Don, and from there I can find where he

has put something.

Love is easy, and so good,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 3:32:17 PM Central Standard Time,

janetcolello@... writes:

Oh Leona, how I remember the days when Jim would hide stuff. He can't get

around to do that anymore, but I would go ballistic sometimes. I hated to have

to go on a hunt for missing items that he couldn't remember where he put

them. When I worked full time, he would clean out drawers, cupboards, closets

and

put things where he could never remember where they were.

My pots and pans and bowls would all be out of place and put somewhere else,

so when I went to cook, I couldn't find a thing and he wouldn't remember

where they were. I couldn't get a straight answer out of him. One time I needed

my electric skillet, I was in the middle of cooking and I couldn't find it. I

searched everywhere in the house, it was gone. I found it months later in

the garage!

He hid his wedding ring, because he was afraid of someone breaking in and

stealing it in one of his delusional moments. I looked everywhere for that ring

and two years later I found it in a fanny pack tossed up on a closet shelf.

I only use the fanny pack when I go to the city, so I don't have to carry a

purse.

When he used to be allowed to have money, he would hide it. I am sure when

this house is finally cleaned out, I will find money all over the place. I am

looking forward to that. A few years ago, I had a huge garage sale, because I

was planning to move out before putting Jim in a nh, but decided to stay

here and l didn't move, but I cleaned a lot of stuff out, so I wouldn't have it

all to pack and move. I was tossing out old shoes and thank goodness I felt

inside of them before throwing them out, because I found $200.00 in the toe of

an old shoe.

Thanks for sharing your Christmas Story, I could feel your pain. LOL

You are right, " some days are diamonds and some days are coal. "

Glad what you were looking for turned up.................Jan

Leona Chereshnoski wrote:

A story from our funny farm: I started my Christmas shopping this past

week. It was also my birthday on Friday so the kids had taken Ray shopping

also. They had taken all my gifts home to wrap for him. All the gifts I

bought were on the dining room table and while I was busy, he apparently was

looking through them and found a watch and bracelet set in a very nice box.

When I noticed, he was trying to get a plastic anchor out of the box and the

gift was gone. One thing--when he hides something--he has no clue where he

put it. I said " where is the gift that was in here " ? No clue. Not funny and

I wasn't laughing. But I can laugh now. He finally fumbled around and

found it somewhere and everything turned out ok--even if a little messed up.

I think he thought it was one of my birthday gifts and didn't want me to see

it. I looked all over, I don't know where he put it. Some days are

diamonds--some days are coal.

Cheers!! Leona

Re: My Parents/Imogene

Things in odd places-

Lunchmeat in the dishwasher!

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Among other things, such as coin purse, billfold, pen,

and handkerchief, Darrell always had to have his keys.

We were having a family gathering, and my

granddughter, who has a Dodge pickup with keys very

similar to our Chrysler van, was getting ready to go

home. She looked for her keys, couldn't find them,

and thought she left them in the vehicle. She went

out to look there, came back in, and still hadn't

found them. We looked some more. Then, the lightbulb

went off in my head, and I looked at him and asked him

if he had 's keys. He looked kind of

sheepish, pulled keys out of his pocket, and said " you

mean these? " We got a laugh out of it at the time,

but it wasn't as bad as when he took letters to the

mailbox to mail, and there was a little space between

the bottom of the mailbox and the post it was on.

Apparently he put them in that opening. A few weeks

later, we had a really bad windstorm, which blew the

mailbox off the post. We were gone, and when we came

home, the neighbor brought over a bunch of letters,

mostly bills that I had paid, and said she found them

on the street. It was the electric, gas, insurance,

and several other bills, which of course, were well

past-due. And, I got late charges on all of them,

even though I tried to explain to them what had

happened. I'm sure they thought " there's another one

of those 'the dog ate my homework' stories, " and they

wouldn't take off the late charges. Almost got my

insurance cancelled, too. I can laugh about it now,

but it wasn't funny then.

--- Janet Colello wrote:

> Imogene, aren't you glad you have Don to help you

> store things away! LOL

>

> Iward27663@... wrote:

> This is so funny. I looked all day for my iron. I

> used to iron up to nine

> white long sleeved shirts with heavy starch a week,

> on my day off. Well,

> needless to say the day was just about shot when I

> found the iron. He put it away

> in a box, in the back of a closet in the utility

> room. A place that I never

> used, but only stored things. The iron was used a

> lot. Ugh! I thought he was

> just trying to aggravate me, and believe me he won,

> but now I know better. On

> and on it goes. Now when we can't fine something we

> jokingly say look in your

> sock drawer. It is often times there.

>

> I like the idea of putting personal wear things in a

> set place in the

> evening, but Don loses his glasses several times a

> day. It'll wear you out.

>

> Are we having fun yet? I can laugh when it's over.

> The one thing I can say,

> is that I told myself to think Like Don, and from

> there I can find where he

> has put something.

>

> Love is easy, and so good,

> Imogene

>

>

> In a message dated 12/9/2007 3:32:17 PM Central

> Standard Time,

> janetcolello@... writes:

>

> Oh Leona, how I remember the days when Jim would

> hide stuff. He can't get

> around to do that anymore, but I would go ballistic

> sometimes. I hated to have

> to go on a hunt for missing items that he couldn't

> remember where he put

> them. When I worked full time, he would clean out

> drawers, cupboards, closets and

> put things where he could never remember where they

> were.

> My pots and pans and bowls would all be out of place

> and put somewhere else,

> so when I went to cook, I couldn't find a thing and

> he wouldn't remember

> where they were. I couldn't get a straight answer

> out of him. One time I needed

> my electric skillet, I was in the middle of cooking

> and I couldn't find it. I

> searched everywhere in the house, it was gone. I

> found it months later in

> the garage!

> He hid his wedding ring, because he was afraid of

> someone breaking in and

> stealing it in one of his delusional moments. I

> looked everywhere for that ring

> and two years later I found it in a fanny pack

> tossed up on a closet shelf.

> I only use the fanny pack when I go to the city, so

> I don't have to carry a

> purse.

> When he used to be allowed to have money, he would

> hide it. I am sure when

> this house is finally cleaned out, I will find money

> all over the place. I am

> looking forward to that. A few years ago, I had a

> huge garage sale, because I

> was planning to move out before putting Jim in a nh,

> but decided to stay

> here and l didn't move, but I cleaned a lot of stuff

> out, so I wouldn't have it

> all to pack and move. I was tossing out old shoes

> and thank goodness I felt

> inside of them before throwing them out, because I

> found $200.00 in the toe of

> an old shoe.

> Thanks for sharing your Christmas Story, I could

> feel your pain. LOL

> You are right, " some days are diamonds and some days

> are coal. "

> Glad what you were looking for turned

> up.................Jan

> Leona Chereshnoski wrote:

> A story from our funny farm: I started my Christmas

> shopping this past

> week. It was also my birthday on Friday so the kids

> had taken Ray shopping

> also. They had taken all my gifts home to wrap for

> him. All the gifts I

> bought were on the dining room table and while I was

> busy, he apparently was

> looking through them and found a watch and bracelet

> set in a very nice box.

> When I noticed, he was trying to get a plastic

> anchor out of the box and the

> gift was gone. One thing--when he hides

> something--he has no clue where he

> put it. I said " where is the gift that was in here " ?

> No clue. Not funny and

> I wasn't laughing. But I can laugh now. He finally

> fumbled around and

> found it somewhere and everything turned out

> ok--even if a little messed up.

> I think he thought it was one of my birthday gifts

> and didn't want me to see

> it. I looked all over, I don't know where he put it.

> Some days are

> diamonds--some days are coal.

> Cheers!! Leona

> Re: My Parents/Imogene

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My insurance is good for as long as I live and three years after that for

Ray. I am retired. Had to to care for him mainly. Thanks tho. I will

consider that Part D. We don't have to pay much out of pocket but some.

Leona

Re: My Parents/Imogene

>

>

>

> My friend's aunt had Lewy Body, I am sure, though

> it was never

> diagnosed. Caring for Millie, I see the exact same

> progression.

>

> Ellen used to take Gertie's glasses, dentures, and

> hearing aids every

> night and place them on top of the refrigerator.

> If she didn't,

> there was no telling how many hours they would be

> hunting for these

> essential items.

>

> Gertie used to wander and go picked up by the cops

> on a busy street.

>

> Gertie confused people, screwed up her checkbook,

> ultimately had a

> car accident and sustained a closed head injury.

>

> This was enough years ago, nobody had heard of

> Lewy Body.

>

> The doctor took Gertie off all of her meds and let

> her go through it

> with no medication at all. We have come a long

> way.

>

> Razadyne is costing us with insurance, $335 per

> month. Seroquel is

> now $225 per month.

>

> Millie has Medicare D and the best AARP

> supplement. they said we had

> mmaxxed out the benefits for the year, or possibly

> month. this is

> not my area, as her sons handle the insurance and

> monies. I am

> assuming they are correct. I'd rather not ask the

> brothers about the

> money stuff, it makes me look vulturist to them.

> Does this seem

> right to you guys who do keep up Medicare D and

> the AARP supplement?

>

> Carol

>

>

> >

> > Things in odd places-

> >

> > Lunchmeat in the dishwasher!

> >

> > Carol

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No, Jan, I don't know Professor Corwin. He never introduced himself to me.

Love you,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/10/2007 12:32:47 AM Central Standard Time,

janetcolello@... writes:

Imogene, You have given me some good laughs today. Do you remember Professor

Erwin Corwin? He was a comedian who played a professor who talked alot about

nothing, but it sounded important. That's me! LOL

He was on ny Carson and other Variety Shows.

Iward27663@... wrote:

Jan, you are the absent minded professor. Just keep coming to class and

teaching us.

Thank you dear,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 3:06:27 PM Central Standard Time,

janetcolello@... writes:

Now, you're scarin' me. LOL Ya think I've got a problem?

Iward27663@... wrote:

Oh no! Well, I don't do that thank heavens, but Don does. Strange places,

and I can't find a thing.

Be happy be brave dear ones,

Love a lot, it really helps,

Imogene

In a message dated 12/9/2007 7:57:53 AM Central Standard Time,

adhd5464@... writes:

Things in odd places-

Lunchmeat in the dishwasher!

Carol

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