Needing Help - Can You Help?

We have reached the next stage. Throughout the summer we have received a lot of "live in" help with Genia, Annie and Frances' mom. Now that summer is over we are loosing a lot of that help. Unfortunately that also comes at a time when Frances is getting worse and needing more.

Right now Frances is in bed 75% of the time and in the wheel chair 25% of the time. Throughout the day she needs medicines, being fed, moved around in bed and just generally having someone keep her company. She also needs some tending to a couple of times a night as well.

The house also needs some caring. Cooking, cleaning, organizing, helping the girls get to school/get home (on and off the bus), meals, etc. Once the girls are home from school they also need some attention.

While I can do some of this, I can't do it all and continue to work. Without work we don't eat or have insurance. Although I do a lot of my work from home, if I need to leave we need at least 2 people to be with Frances (and/or the girls.)

So mainly, we need bodies for part/all of any day or night. It doesn't take any special training although not being afraid of bodily fluids can help - kind of like being a mom! Unfortunately we are not in a financial position to pay for someone to help with these things (there are people out there for $15-20/hour) and because we are trying very hard not to go on need based medicare, we don't qualify for any free in home help.

Starting this week we have a formal care organizer (thank you Nancy) that will be helping to organize all of you that are willing to help. In order to get her up to speed it would be real helpful if you could reply to [scott and frances AT (take out the spaces and use the right symbol) attorneyadams.com] with who you are, what/when you could help and an email, phone number and home address we can prepare a master list of people that Nancy can call on when we share our needs with her.

And of course, please be praying for us, for help, for finances, etc. Thank you.