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This post will include housing issues. If you are in Section 8 housing or someone you know is, the news from Washington DC has created overwhelming stress. Housing will take a hit with all the cuts in the making due to the Sequester. There is however a light to be focused on. If you already have... Sign in to see full entry.

The medical, housing and educational benefits are looking as though they will sustain some cuts with the lack of action in our nation’s capital. I, for one, wish that these people had to live on what we are expected too, okay, that is out of my system. Medical we will have to wait and see, however... Sign in to see full entry.

Listening Friday to the news of sequester from our nation’s capital, I was to say the least disheartened. We have worked hard in this country to reach a level of superior democracy and affluence. We have had our growing pains and certainly our missteps, but this a big one. Am I frightened, I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Like the DPOA and Will you will want to periodically reaffirm with the person who is your contact to bring you your most personal items. This may change any time from being O.K. to needing a new person to help you at that point. Please check out your own gut feelings first and move forward with... Sign in to see full entry.

Looking for someone to bring something as special as the one thing you must have is a bit more involved than just asking a friend to pick up a candy bar on the way to visit with you. This must be a person who can put their own beliefs and values aside because the preforming this task as an extension... Sign in to see full entry.

So who will be there to answer and ask the questions for you. When I was going to school a professor (very wise professor) gave us a lesson to be completed within a week. "What is your most dear possession and who will know and can bring it to you". When you think pass the easy answers and go to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Now that we have discussed the immediate needs, what about the rest. We have gotten this down to what is considered the things we want to keep at least for now. At this point if you were required to move into a SNF for a few months would we be able to leave the items in our current residence? If the... Sign in to see full entry.

O.K. Now that we have gone through the possessions we want to keep, what do we do with them if the worse happens and we do have to move? First, make a short list of the absolute must haves; this is small because what you are thinking about is if for some reason you need to go to a SNF (skilled... Sign in to see full entry.

Now remember what I said about a working list? This is the working part; certainly there may be some things which you will possibly want to will to someone, however what about gifting some of these now. Partly we want the joy of gifting to know and appreciate the gifting to the right person; mostly... Sign in to see full entry.

The list we made yesterday will be our working list. Which means it will be used and revised as necessary, to provide a tool for anyone helping us in the event of our needing to transition from one residence to another. Please keep in mind that a move is always stressful, even under the best of... Sign in to see full entry.