AerynRox
New member
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2018
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 06/2018
- Country
- US
- State
- NY
- City
- Rochester
Hi everyone,
This is my first post. My father was diagnosed with ALS at the end of June. He is 73-years-old, and the whole family has been in shock because nobody had any clue something this devastating was going on with his health. This was truly a shock to the system.
Of course, we are still reeling emotionally, but one of our biggest concerns right now is how we will afford his care. He has been told he does not qualify for SSDI. Nor does he qualify for Medicaid. As a result, we are left with the depressing possibility that caring for him will bankrupt him, and therefore my mother.
Does anyone have any advice about the financial side of this diagnosis? Social workers from Eldercare and the ALS Society have only been able to tell him what he won't qualify for so far.
Thanks for reading.
Kristin
This is my first post. My father was diagnosed with ALS at the end of June. He is 73-years-old, and the whole family has been in shock because nobody had any clue something this devastating was going on with his health. This was truly a shock to the system.
Of course, we are still reeling emotionally, but one of our biggest concerns right now is how we will afford his care. He has been told he does not qualify for SSDI. Nor does he qualify for Medicaid. As a result, we are left with the depressing possibility that caring for him will bankrupt him, and therefore my mother.
Does anyone have any advice about the financial side of this diagnosis? Social workers from Eldercare and the ALS Society have only been able to tell him what he won't qualify for so far.
Thanks for reading.
Kristin