This holiday season, the El Paso Times features families who are being helped through the El Paso Times Senior Fund. Although we highlight the campaigns during the holidays, donations are needed year-round to help those in need.
A 72-year-old woman in the 79928 area is caring for her 76-year-old husband. The wife reported that her husband suffered a stroke some years ago, and because of the stroke, he underwent three surgeries on his spine. At that time, she decided to retire to care for her husband.
In January 2020, her husband had a hip replacement due to a fall he sustained. The husband’s balance is still not good, making him more prone to falls despite physical therapy.
He now finds himself mostly confined to his bed and has developed diabetes. She feels that this latest issue has made him depressed. They have extremely high medical bills due to numerous hospital visits. As if things weren’t already difficult, she reported that her car broke down and cannot have a mechanic look at it, much less repair it.
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With all of their monthly bills, including mortgage payments, living on a fixed income makes it difficult to purchase all the necessary supplies her husband needs and utilizes to care for him properly. She has approached the Area Agency on Aging for assistance with incontinence supplies to continue caring for her husband at home. She states that she cannot believe that she has to ask for assistance as a retired teacher. Her husband’s health issues have changed him.
She states that she sometimes can’t help feeling that her husband is not the person she once knew. She never believed their life would be this way in their retirement years. Assistance with incontinence supplies would help to somewhat ease the burden of this wife in knowing she has the right tools to continue to help care for her husband.
For questions about the Senior Fund, particularly how to apply for assistance or make donations of items related to the profiled seniors, contact the Area Agency on Aging at 915-533-0998.
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