Saving money and emotional matters sometimes don't mix. I know that fact first hand. My mother was diagnosed with brain cancer and had to under go major surgery. She was living with my sister at the time and she was to come and live with my husband and I after she came out of the hospital. I took time off from work to care for her and take her to the daily radiation therapy appointments. She did OK for 6 months after the surgery and had 3 MRI's to verify that the cancer was gone.
One day she stumbled into a wall in the hallway of our home. She started to suffer what looked like a stroke and I called 911. The ambulance arrived very quickly. As they were putting her into the ambulance she started having a major seizure. After she was admitted into the hospital it was discovered her brain tumor had come back and the doctors told us there were no more treatments they could do. I had to make the hard decision of placing her in one of the local nursing homes since I was unable at that point to have her come home to my house again. We did not have the money to adapt the house to where she would be able to get around. I felt it was the only sound decision I could make. I know she did not understand why I could not take her home with me but after a few weeks she no longer knew who I was. I still miss her and it has been 4 years since she passed away. When it comes to a loved one and money - I am sorry to say to hell with the money, the loved one comes first.
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