Fading But Not Gone Yet

I am always amazed at this country and the dismal way this country treats it folks with disabilities. Even better, how this country treats it’s veterans with disabilities or who are aged to the point of being significantly disabled. I got off the phone a few minutes ago from this disable veteran living in a remote county in this state. He is 65 years old, up until a month ago his 90 year old mother was living with him and doing his house work!!! Excuse me is there not something terribly wrong with this picture? 90 year old mom still doing this guys house. Keep in mind this veteran is Korean Era veteran and he is $ERVICE CONNECTED which means he gets real money from the VA.
When he called the first time which was earlier in the week I directed him to the County Aging services program for “Chore Services”. Usually this program can send someone out to clean house, maybe dome simple meal prep, mow lawn etc. Things which need to be done. Anyway the agency rep comes out tells the old guy that the old guy makes too much money with his Federal pension! The rep does not give the old guy any alternatives just closes his brief case and exits stage left. I really should have listed this post with yesterdays under “…Criminal”.

We talked for quite a while. I think we came up with some viable options. Contact the local religious groups, the Catholics, Mos and maybe some of the smaller sects. It has been my experience, even if the huge religious corp, can not help, the bishop, priest, pasture, reverend or what ever the church leader knows someone in his congregation who needs extra money and would or could do cleaning and errands ( and they could be trusted). The larger operations usually have a Boy or Girl scout troupe or facsimile there of—who are always looking for ways to get their youth involved in noble and honorable enterprises. I also told the old guy to call the County Aging Services rep he had spoke with previously and let him know he did not necessarily want the service for free he would be willing to pay for the assistance a much as he could. At least the rep could let the guy know where he could find some bondable people to help the old guy out.

Great HONK! This is not nuclear science! This is basic: one person caring for another, looking out for your neighbors. I have a buddy in north Las ve gas. I have known him since 7^th grade—is bit whacked ,like me, he is a PHD shrink a real dreamer but tends to follow good stars. He has started as new web site www.eelder.com, I think which might assist with some of these issues. He contacted me a day or so ago, just before this incident. Hum? I mean really making his 90 year old mom his house—someone some where need to be shot and it’s not Granny.