DUmmy Bennyboy, through the haze of his tile-induced agony and his week-long diabetic hunger strike, emerges yet again to discuss his mother's care. I'll bet she's doing well, considering he hates her:
I started doing Man's work when i was ten years old and My Mom did nothing about that or the bazillion other things my Dad did to me
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 06:35 PM
Bennyboy (8,775 posts)
The "Safety Net' how does it work?
My Mom worked not hardly in her life. Not since 1958 or so. married to my Dad who was a contractor self employed guy his whole life.
Both my parents of course turned 65 and started on Social Security and medicare.
After the age of 65 my dad was in the hospital at least ten times until he died in 2008. (the did have an AARP supplemental then). he was in rehab hospitals and mental hospitals. UC Davis ICU at least five times with weeks of stays.
My Mom since turning 80 has had tww hip replaced, one knee replaced, a broken femur and jsut go out fo the hospital after being there since dec 14. 20 days in a cardiac ICU where she had a full time nurse, 24 hours a day (One Nurse does two patients). The room had to have a million dollars worth of gear in it too). then she spent 40 days in a rehab hospital and I know the cost of that is 360 dollars a day.
I am figuring that the last deal cost at least 200K if not more. My Mom dropped AARP (They are thieves I think) and has MediCal. So tha taxpayers ahve picked all that up. She spent 40 days for the Femur and 30 for the other stuff in rehabs...
And that does not even include her daily costs, the ongoing medical issues, the social security payments and the hours paid me by IHSS (Which thankfully are going up). (IHSS is "In Home Supportive Service", paid to a caregiver by the generous taxpayers of California.)
by the time I join them (Sooner than later) the cost will be that much higher. And I am ten times healthier than my parents were at the same age (even though I do have my issues)......
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022557180So the taxpayers are paying DUmmy Bennyboy, even during his diabetic suicide hunger strike, to care for the mother he hates.
While announcing his hunger strike and describing how he's covered with "squeamish carcinoma", he told us:
And then there is the fact that I am a caregiver for my Mom whom I dislike immensely.
And, I googled it, so you won't have to. The generous taxpayers of California send him $2264 per month for his loving care.
Yet on his suicide thread he said
I ahve to pay out of pocket for any and all medical care even though I only make 500 dollars a month. I just went through that withe a stuck Q Tip that cost me 11 hundred dollars.
Where can you stick a Q-Tip that costs eleven hundred bucks?
Anyway, if he lives a little longer he could give the crazy bald dwarf a run for her money.
