escapee!

holy crap, i had no idea my dad was so crazy. kuakina hospital finally sent him to a nursing home on the pali and it seemed like a nice place. he had his own room and private bathroom. three meals a day and multiple activities throughout the day, sounds pretty sweet for an oldie. well, after we all left, i got a call from the head nurse that my dad had tried to escape!!! WTF. well, he was being so annoying and wild, he broke a window and they had no choice but to kick him out. GG father.

during that time, i had to meet an attorney regarding my dad's medicaid qualifications and the reverse mortgage and how to be able to keep the apartment at least. shit, lawyers are fucken expensive. just for the process of transferring deeds, the power of attorneys, medicaid forms and etc will cost a flat rate of $15,000. YES, FIFTEEN GRAND!!! like, seriously, wtf. but this could go in our favor in the end since they practically have a 100% success rate with medicaid but now the only challenge is getting my dad on board. the lawyer was so great at explaining everything and i feel so much more educated in this and it gave me peace of mind knowing how to overcome these challenges. besides the hurdle of getting my dad coverage, i have to worry about how the heck am i gonna pay off the apartment once my dad goes into a home....whenever that would be. i found out he's actually not opposed to the thought of a nursing home but just that particular one. i don't understand because my aunty is staying at their sister location so they're pretty much the same company. weird.

the situation is much more complicated that i could express into words but i'm confident things will work itself out. this is a great learning experience but it sucks how it's happening and it's so early on.

no one ever said life is easy...

hardest thing

i feel that it's not right to be making such decisions at the age i'm at. i'm too young and inexperienced to understand what is going on. i've never felt so lost and helpless in so long. my dad's been the hospital for almost a week now and it doesn't seem like he will be going home anytime soon. the best we could do is send him to a nursing home but sooner or later, we have to find solutions to pay for it. like most people, my dad didn't plan for the long term and ended up screwing himself over with the reverse mortgage. because of this, i have to go to lawyers and whatnot to figure out a plan. i was listening intently to my cousin explain to me the process and what i would need to do and it was just so overwhelming. i don't know all of these forms and what kind of information is important or not.

for now, i'm just trying to gather my thoughts and move on. i will figure something out...life tends to fall into place. regardless, i'm glad my dad is doing better but it's still hard to tell if his health will deteriorate further. scary stuff.

out with the old and in with the new

happy new year 2012!!!

this is year is gonna be epic! 2011 went by so fast, especially the later half of the year. so far, not much has happened this year except i got to hang out with awesome people! it's so nice to see so many people back from the mainland, just like the good old days.

i ordered my new phone online and i'm excited to get it soon. i'm also gonna exchange this gift for a watch that counts my calories and monitors my heart. i really think i had the best christmas ever even though i spent it working lol.

finally, i found a new song that's worthy to be placed on my blog. the green - come in feat. jacob hemphill of SOJA. i'm obsessed with this song lol.