Susan Evans:  

Life: My husband, Bill, and I just celebrated 35 years of marriage on Labor Day. Am now living in Fairfield, Ohio. Was going to loseing home because Bill had not had steady employment for the last three years. At same time, mom-in-law has fallen twice at her home in 2016 (Bill's dad passed away in 2000 and Bill is an only child), and we suspect it was from a stroke each time. She cannot care for herself now and has been diagnosed with dementia. He had been taking care of her by himself since February. Left my position as Head Cashier at the local Home Depot, sold our home, put all household goods in storage, left daughters, grandson, and our 14-year-old dog behind. Oldest daughter and I drove the 24 hour trip late July and she returned to Colorado after a 5 day stay; by plane. The 14-year-old dog has since died of liver problems January 3. When I had worked for a physician, I had always wondered how nurses aides at nursing homes got the back injuries they sustained when working with the elderly/senior population and now I know why. If Mom (Bill's mom) doesn't feel like walking all the way to her wheelchair, she will just drop and we have to catch her. She has also done that when just one of us is holding her up & I am just glad we know how to catch her properly without seriously hurting ourselves, but we have pulled quite a few muscles. So that is where I/we are at this point in time. All we can do is take life day by day and try to make her as comfortable as possible. Have also had to find a job. The proceeds from the sale of our home is quickly running out because of car insurance, cell phone bill and the storage space in Colorado. Will be working as a receptionist at Meadowbrook Care Center in Montgomery. That's where my mom lived before she passed away in 2009. New note as of 1/5/18 Mom-in-law passed away at her home November 2, 2017 from renal failure, on...Expand for more