NvrGiveUp
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- Joined
- Jun 12, 2007
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- 42
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- CALS
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- US
- State
- FL
- City
- Orlando
Hey everyone,
I know this is probably a pretty silly question, but I was wondering what everyone else does for their PAL once they are unable to sign their name anymore. Most of the time I have just signed T's signature for her, but soon we will have to go to an appointment where she is required to sign her signature. Do I need to get a power of attorney, or is her holding my hand as I sign her signature enough? I know, I know, I probably need to get a power of attorney anyway by now, but we've been lazy at acknowleding that. Please let me know your experiences... this is a pretty important appointment and I can't seem to find anything on this govt website about accomodations for people who can't sign. And you know how the endless computerized menu options are when you actually try to call a government agency. Thanks!
By the way, T is still kicking and fighting and doing very well. Her legs are shrinking though The good news is that her last blood gas test for CO2 was near the level it was when she first had the test 2 yrs ago (was 48 then and now 51). About 6 months ago it was all the way up to 58... so he doesn't know how to explain the decrease and told us to just keep doing what we do. What we do is she exercises for an hour almost every morning before we get her out of bed (just range of motion and some light force kind of stuff like her pushing up on my hands with hers for example), she eats at least 3 times a day as much food as possible, prays a lot, and has as much fun as possible. I think the having fun part is so important... have as much of it as you can for as long as you can.
God bless all of you...
Pam
I know this is probably a pretty silly question, but I was wondering what everyone else does for their PAL once they are unable to sign their name anymore. Most of the time I have just signed T's signature for her, but soon we will have to go to an appointment where she is required to sign her signature. Do I need to get a power of attorney, or is her holding my hand as I sign her signature enough? I know, I know, I probably need to get a power of attorney anyway by now, but we've been lazy at acknowleding that. Please let me know your experiences... this is a pretty important appointment and I can't seem to find anything on this govt website about accomodations for people who can't sign. And you know how the endless computerized menu options are when you actually try to call a government agency. Thanks!
By the way, T is still kicking and fighting and doing very well. Her legs are shrinking though The good news is that her last blood gas test for CO2 was near the level it was when she first had the test 2 yrs ago (was 48 then and now 51). About 6 months ago it was all the way up to 58... so he doesn't know how to explain the decrease and told us to just keep doing what we do. What we do is she exercises for an hour almost every morning before we get her out of bed (just range of motion and some light force kind of stuff like her pushing up on my hands with hers for example), she eats at least 3 times a day as much food as possible, prays a lot, and has as much fun as possible. I think the having fun part is so important... have as much of it as you can for as long as you can.
God bless all of you...
Pam