Insurance II
I’ve been curious about the accident my mother was in the day after she got her license back. In talking with mom’s insurance agent about a possible umbrella policy, I was able to find out what happened: Mom wrote a long detailed letter to the adjuster. The adjuster decided to pay the claim BECAUSE there […]
Insurance
My mom’s insurance agent is unable to procure an umbrella policy for my mom. This is due to there being an open accident claim from 2011 when my mom rear-ended another vehicle in the parking garage of the clinic where my father was under followup treatment for leukemia. Every vehicle in that parking garage has […]
Compare & Contrast
Two and a half weeks ago I spent 44-ish hours with my former mother-in-law (FMIL), who had some out-patient surgery and asked me to be with her. Since my former husband passed away, 2 years ago, she and I have seen each other more than we did the entire 16 years I was married to […]
Driving Mitigations
In considering what to do, or not to do, in the wake of my mom thwaking a parked car the day after regaining her driver’s license I have done the following: I talked to my attorney child, who thinks it’s time to pursue guardianship over my mom’s affairs. She cites good reasons: see above, refer […]
The Web
The Web is what we traverse while loving, interacting, protecting and jousting with our loved one with demenia, particularly when our loved one is 893% in denial of their diagnosis. The Web has smooth round oiled cables. Each one is attached to a moving surface with variable tension. While balancing with each foot on a […]
And Further…
Mom called back last night, frantic over losing the neighbor’s phone number. This neighbor is planning on stopping by today for a visit. I tried to sooth her saying the worst thing that will happen is she won’t be able to talk to Terri before Terri actually arrives. Mom called again saying she’d gone next […]
A Forgetful First
In all the years mom and dad were at their mainland home, and in the 16 months since my dad passed, my mother has always, always angled to have dinner with us each night they/she were in town. Today after the farmer’s market and the grocery, I dropped her off at her home, fixed her […]
Driving Hazards – Round Two
An Update: Mom hit a parked unoccupied (thank God) vehicle while parking her car the day after she got her driver’s license back. The claim was turned in by the insurance company of the car she hit, so there is slim detail on exactly what happened, much less how the owner of the car knew […]
Keeping it Straight
This is nothing knew, it’s just the latest batch… In the last 26 hours mom has asked: What I was doing today 3 times. What we’re doing tonight (celebrating my son-in-law’s birthday) 6-8 times. This includes where, both geographically and what restaurant. What we’re doing tomorrow 4-5 times, including with who (her cousin) what and […]
Driving Hazards
Driving hazards, they are many. I love driving. It is not lost on me that while I just spent 3 of the last 4 days driving, in order to take care of and transport the moms in my life, at least I have a hot ride. Top down, 302 horsepower purring under my toe, and […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 