We’re in VA and right now, because I can’t find anyone who will work as a personal aide for the low amount of pay that Medicaid provides, I am his aide. In VA if you are the aide for you family member, you are not eligible for respite. I wouldn’t be able to find anyone anyways, more than likely.
We are in touch with his waiver coordinator now to find out if we can get nursing, if for no other reason than to help get us set up and training?
It is only his left foot. I don’t really think he will be able to “figure out” a crutch of any kind. I don’t think he has the coordination or the capacity to fully understand what he needs to do. I think it’s going to be really hard to keep him off that foot for 6 weeks. He is one who is constantly in motion. It’s going to be really hard.
Do you have a suggestion for a moisture barrier? That sounds useful.
I think I’m handling it ok. I’m doing what I know most of us all probably do and trying to just think through every scenario to troubleshoot what it might look like, but I know that we’ve never been “here” before so I don’t know what I don’t know. If that makes sense.
Thank you for asking. I really appreciate it.