Me, my fiancé and our 2 kids live in a 3 bedroom house. We do not own but rent the house. There is a house/apt in the backyard. When it became available we decided to move my mother in with us as we did not want to have a random stranger living back there with us. Also my mom is very old and has fallen so many times and she lived so far away and in case of an emergency we would probably not be able to get to her in time.
So this all worked out for everyone moving her in. Before we moved her in she lived in apartments alone and always frightened. Some random guy knocked on her door in the middle of the night. She forgot and left the stove on once and nearly got out with minor burns and smoke inhalation. She once fell during her walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night. She fell onto the side of the tub on her back damaging her spine. The last time she fell was when she wandered off outside of her apartment confused and managed to fall and hit the back of her head and did suffer from a concussion. So yes I’m glad I have her here close to me. I work from home so it all works out!
We have been here for about 2.5 years. My mom moved in this past summer in 2023. My brother came along to help her with half of the rent and bills. For the last couple of months, he barely comes around anymore and is not dependable any longer. We think he may have just up and moved in with a friend as his has been slowly moving his belongings out. Me and my twin sister have always been the ones taking turns taking care of my mom. My mom turns 77 on January 30th. We do have 2 other brothers but they are off living their lives in other parts of the country not worried about our mother. Between me and my twin sister we make sure our mother has a roof over her head, food to eat, clean clothes and plenty of hugs and kisses. Me and my twin sister shared the half of my moms rent for November and December of 2022 that my brother was supposed to pay. This month we are not sure we can handle her rent her bills on top of our own. Me and my sister handle my mother’s finances and she has no idea that we are having a hard time now since our brother bailed on her. July 5 2023 my fiancé’s father died of prostate and lung cancer that eventually took over his bones finally losing his battle. 2023 was a rough year for my fiancé and the kids as we all watched him endure so much pain. She took off work for about 3 weeks and that hurt us financially as well. He died in his home with all of us around him. We paid for the burial of his ashes that occurred on 12/23/2023…his birthday.
It would be such a blessing if we could get my mom’s rent paid and bills. Today is January 3rd and we still have not figured out what we are going to do. Her rent is $750 her half of the bills is $155. Any help toward her half of the rent and bills would be greatly appreciated.
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