nancyconklin
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- Jul 26, 2012
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- Loved one DX
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- Longview
My brother-in-law is in the last stages of ALS. They are paying for help out of their pocket and it is eating through what little they have fast. His wife does 24/7 most of the time and she is TIRED and weary? Does and can Medicare provide any kind of help. Right now they have some kind of hospice coming in 2 hours a day, 2 days a week. They tell them there is NO help through Medicare. I find this hard to believe. Looking at the Medicare website it sounds like there is help. How do we go about getting help? Mainly what they need is night time help so his wife can get some rest. He's scared, demanding and it's very hard on her, too. Her and some family members can fill in some hours, but they need major support at this time that won't cost them everything they have. Can anyone help?:-(