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What if I Get Sick

In February of 2024, I experienced a sudden medical emergency causing me to visit the emergency room.  After I was examined, doctors said I had to be hospitalized.  I was in the hospital for 4 days.  While the details are not important, what is important is having a plan if you get sick.  In my case, I was very lucky that mom was already placed in an Assisted Living Facility (ALF).  If anything happened to her and they could not contact me, the ALF would care for her or have her transported to the emergency room if needed.

What is your plan if you are suddenly sick?  Anything can happen.. such as a car accident, a sudden illness or even an emergency in the family that forces you to suddenly stop caring for your loved one.  If that happens, what is the plan?  Can someone take over? 

This is very important to consider because it can happen as it happened to me.  A medical emergency does not care about your age, or current health condition, or whether or not you have time in your schedule to deal with it.  It just happens.  So be prepared with a backup plan.