My life hung in the balance as I waited for 24 hours to hear back from my mom about whether my dad was going to give the final yes or no verdict about whether or not I could be discharged to Side By Side Assisted Living and have some sort of future.
I needed my parents to pay for private duty CNA care, three hours a day for the next 2 to 4 weeks so that I could go the assisted living. Otherwise, Side by Side was completely off the table because I needed someone to be able to carry me up and down the four steps leading into my apartment in addition to helping me with all of my care. If my dad said no to this, I was going to end up in a homeless shelter. Because I am 100% dependent on IV fluids, tube feeds, oxygen … Find Out What Happens Next