Dawn, I agree with Faye, our lives are like a business

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I guess you can tell where I fall on things from my subject line! I

kept track of all of the money that my parents loaned me, the " nursing

care " that my retired LPN mother gave me, and all of those things. I

lived with them for about six months after my first back surgery, when

I was under the " care of w/c " - NOT. Those fools did not pay me so

much as a quarter from day one until we came out of court with a check

20+ months later! By then I was doing a lot better, but not really as

good as I should. (It wasn't until 10 years later I was diagnosed with

RSD, but we know now, I already had it then!!)

Back to the real reason for this note. My mother ended up getting at

least $1600 for providing food, nursing care (dressing changes), help

with bathing and much many of those mundane items. I reimbursed my

father for transportation to and from appointments. So yes, all of

those items add up. I just looked up the going mileage reimbursement

allowance for 2005. It is $.40 a mile. That is nothing to sneeze at. A

trip of 5 miles round trip to the pharmacy 3 times a month, 12 months

for the year, will be $72.00. So just think about it all, it can make

a lot of difference. For those of you who might itemize your taxes, I

hope you are keeping track of all of your medical mileage for the

year. Drop me a private email if you have a question about taxes, as I

do taxes (work for my Dad who is a tax preparer with over 35 years of

experience.)

Well, enough out of me.. No advertisements meant, just want you all to

make sure you take the best advantage of the way we get taxed!

Later,

Twila C.

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