Bad news ... back to base one Re: Bill

[Guest guest]

Caro,

surely there are charities or payment options for funerals locally.

I mean you should still be able to have the viewing you want and then

the choice of burial or creamtion and have help or be able to pay it

off (I mean that way you could at least pay 1/2 of the rent and 1/2

of the money toward the funeral or something).

Have you thought about contacting local church and charity groups

like the Salvation army and such. there has to be something out there

as I am sure that people in financial difficulties can still have

respecful funerals for there loved ones.

SHaron

> Hi all,

>

> Today's social worker gave me false hope. There are no burial

benefits

> because Bill died finalizing the Medicaid. Now they said

his death is after

> the fact??. SSD will take months and months and only be for one

month unless

> retroactive.

>

> IMHO I want to use my RENT money to do the funereal. The SW was

TOTALLY

> against this. Why? I am alive and can scrape up something. I would

rather a tiny

> funeral than pay rent. You would think the landlord could have some

sympathy.

> But perhaps SS will not help with the rent unless I pay my last

penny -- for

> this month that is.

>

> They are worried about me. Maybe I should cremate, get the urn and

forget.

> That is one of the options. Sorry for vent I no longer have someone

to talk to.

> Caro

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