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FOOSubmitted by mnemosyne on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 8:44pm.
My grandmother lives across the country and is rapidly deteriorating with Alztheimers, however it's spelled. We've been talking about going out for a visit, but really just can't afford it. We have to buy a new car, and that kills me to prioritize a car over visiting my dying grandmother, but this is the reality. Thanks for hanging in my long spiel, i'm interested in outside thoughts on this. What would you want your daughter to do if it was your mother who was dying, your daughter wanted to go and the money was there in an account to be used? What would you want your granddaughter to do if you were the one passing? Good luck, I'm sorry this is a struggle and I hope you get to get out there and see her. ***the United States is one of only four out of 168 countries studied to not have some form of paid family leave for new moms. We join Swaziland, Papua New Guinea, and Lesotho in not having that policy in place. *** A! Yes. If your grandmother's mind were more sound, she would give you that money herself. Choice A spending time with my grandfather before he passed is something I wouldn't trade for much & couldn't put a price on. "I have no country. As a woman, I want no country. As a woman my country is the whole world." - Virginia Woolf "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." - Rose F. Kennedy A. We recently had to fly out to say goodbye to and commemorate my mother-in-law. Tickets from podunk, TX (where I live) to Orlando, FL were around $500 each and I purchased them 2 hours before taking off. The airline did not ask any questions other than what hospital or funeral home we would be visiting. Even if you have to put it on a credit card, I think you should definitely take the opportunity to say goodbye to your grandma. If it were me, I'd take financial help. |
and don't waste a minute. my grandma had alzheimer's. it can take a while before it really becomes horrendous, but then it just keeps getting worse, faster and faster, until it finally ends.
i'm so sorry your family is facing this. vibes to your grandmother.