Nursing home debts
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:55 am
Approximately three years ago I had back surgery and then in a time frame of one year I had two more back surgeries. Three total in one year. At this time I was driving to and from Little Rock AR to Nashville, TN. to the VA hospital for my (7) back surgeries about 120 miles round trip as I had nobody to drive me.
I am an Honorable discharged vet after 15 years of US Army service. I now have two steel rods and 12 screws holding my back together. I can't work because of my back surgeries and in June 2016 I was diagnosed with cancer stage four. The tumors were in my sinus cavity and my throat. During this year of (3) surgeries I was caring for, bathing, feeding my 65 year old father. I had to admit her to a retirement home in December 2015 due to her Alzheimer's and severe dementia she has lost part of her brain function and sees animals and people who are not there.
I cried every other day for a month after admitting her. I am overwhelmed with financial problems and have decided to file for bankruptcy Chapter 13. I am approximately $8000 behind in paying the nursing home the debt that is due. I will free up money by filing for bankruptcy by lowering my interest rates on the mobile home I live in and my vehicle. I have prayed every day and night. I have to pay my attorney $1000 to file Chapter 13 and now have due a $300 electric bill.
The doctors say I will make it as the tumors have all shrunk. I have had 35 radiation treatments and 3 chemotherapy treatments and 4 more chemo treatments to go. I am truly blessed to have been able to care for my mom for so long. However, I have become very depressed about it all. I receive $2030 once a month for Social Security Disability, SSD. Sometimes I just wish the Lord would take me away. We will see. Is there anyway, anyone, anywhere can help me in any way, with the nursing home bills or any thing else? Please. I live in Nashville, TN. Thank you for allowing me to vent my situation and for reading such a long email. God bless.
I am an Honorable discharged vet after 15 years of US Army service. I now have two steel rods and 12 screws holding my back together. I can't work because of my back surgeries and in June 2016 I was diagnosed with cancer stage four. The tumors were in my sinus cavity and my throat. During this year of (3) surgeries I was caring for, bathing, feeding my 65 year old father. I had to admit her to a retirement home in December 2015 due to her Alzheimer's and severe dementia she has lost part of her brain function and sees animals and people who are not there.
I cried every other day for a month after admitting her. I am overwhelmed with financial problems and have decided to file for bankruptcy Chapter 13. I am approximately $8000 behind in paying the nursing home the debt that is due. I will free up money by filing for bankruptcy by lowering my interest rates on the mobile home I live in and my vehicle. I have prayed every day and night. I have to pay my attorney $1000 to file Chapter 13 and now have due a $300 electric bill.
The doctors say I will make it as the tumors have all shrunk. I have had 35 radiation treatments and 3 chemotherapy treatments and 4 more chemo treatments to go. I am truly blessed to have been able to care for my mom for so long. However, I have become very depressed about it all. I receive $2030 once a month for Social Security Disability, SSD. Sometimes I just wish the Lord would take me away. We will see. Is there anyway, anyone, anywhere can help me in any way, with the nursing home bills or any thing else? Please. I live in Nashville, TN. Thank you for allowing me to vent my situation and for reading such a long email. God bless.