Ficlet - Helping Hand

Title Helping Hand
Author- cornerofmadness
Fandom Saiyuki
Disclaimer all rights belong to Minekura sensei
Rating PG
Characters/Pairing Gojyo, Hakkai
Timeline/Spoilers soon after the two of them meet
Word Count 267
Warning none
Summary Kindness is its own reward
Author’s Note written for Gojyo’s birthday and for fanfic_bakeoff’s ‘detail’ prompt

( The little details mattered )

so i'm apparently moving on to crappy week #2

the nano is stalling out on me but that's minor. I'll figure out something

I was working up the answer keys for the two versions of my anatomy test for tomorrow, got through one and half the other then realized I missed an entire chapter and had to rewrite the exams. (now you see why I'm behind on nano)

Mom is having a really shit time of it. Most of you know my grandma is in a home for a broken femur. Well the PT says, she's plateaued so medicare won't pay for staying in the home. Here's the thing, the first month the doc wouldn't allow for PT so the physical therapist has been seeing her for less than a month. Honestly I think she's writing her off because she's in her 90's. The doc is saying there is no way for her to go home without 24 hour care (Mom and Uncle both agree). I told mom to sic the doctor on the PT. But since it is medicare there may be pressures I don't know about but my brother, being a PT would. a handful of doctors from Russia can manage to bilk medicare for millions but doctors doing legitimate patient care have to jump thru some many ridiculous hoops (don't get me started on how our government can not handle health care).

So anyhow, Grandma no longer qualifies for assisted living because she refuses to even try on her PT and can't even do the things we all know she can do. However, nursing homes cost more than she can afford BUT she has too much money coming in from pensions etc to qualify for medicaid and lower cost nursing homes. Meanwhile 24 hour in home nursing is just as expensive. ANd in the midst of all of this my dad is being a ass about it because time spent on this is time Mom's not spending on him.

And my Aunt Minnie, also 95 and in the same home as granny was just hospitalized today and it doesn't look good. I honestly don't mind if she dies. It would be a blessing. She has very advanced alzheimers. She thinks she's a young teen. Doesn't know her brother, doesn't know her sister in law (my grandma), doesn't know her kids. Sometimes it's just time to go.

( Day 41 )

I want to start posting (and tagging) my recipes too so have a couple of soup recipes since it's that time of year

( Butternut squash soup, believe it or not came from a maggi seasoning recipe in the coupon section )

( Pumpkin soup, from foodnetwork, probably Giada, Rachael or Alton's )

ETA

14464 / 50000 words. 29% done!


Quote of the Day - Okay it's a bit spoilery for the middle but apparently a middle is all i have. Grove worked the lock as Sunniva tried again. Hara slithered past Grove once the guard had the door open. He caught hold of Mirron as Sunniva tried a third weakened bolt. Mirron, still choking, pitiful rasping sounds rattling inside him, sagged against the tall mage. Reveka tore at the bed sheet, freeing it from Mirron’s tortured neck.