tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238334303896322291.post8541938585222384071..comments2023-03-28T23:06:47.111-05:00Comments on Life After The Porch: Alzheimer's cost triple that of other elderlyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343169479240819918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238334303896322291.post-24978042337297630332009-03-26T12:09:00.000-05:002009-03-26T12:09:00.000-05:00Lori is right. I worked a 32 hour week so that I c...Lori is right. I worked a 32 hour week so that I could spend time caring for Mom, making sure she made it to doctors appointments, along with the fact that I just wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. I'm scared to watch this disease and it's effects on aging baby boomers. I don't think the current safety nets can withstand the deluge of care that is coming.rilerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575145654738200419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238334303896322291.post-87612758457623545602009-03-25T23:55:00.000-05:002009-03-25T23:55:00.000-05:00not surprising at all. lori brought up a good poi...not surprising at all. lori brought up a good point. i know it was true for all of us.nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515915145263951789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238334303896322291.post-79238718572018605542009-03-25T21:45:00.000-05:002009-03-25T21:45:00.000-05:00I think there are actually more costs than they ar...I think there are actually more costs than they are accounting for. Many caregivers give up their paying jobs to take care of their loved ones. Not only is this a personal loss for the caregiver but it is also a loss of income tax revenue for the government. As the baby boomers age, I think this disease will break the medicare system.Lori1955https://www.blogger.com/profile/13577511412878343491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238334303896322291.post-54934896739056779462009-03-25T08:03:00.000-05:002009-03-25T08:03:00.000-05:00Isn't this shocking? What is the US going to do to...Isn't this shocking? What is the US going to do to stave off this crisis of enormous proportions? You and I have lived through caring for someone with ALZ and we know the system is not prepared for this.rilerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575145654738200419noreply@blogger.com