My 50 year old husband has end stage renal disease. He had a stroke a few years ago that left him mentally impaired. He is currently suffering from intractable (prolonged) hiccups. His anxiety and hiccups cause him to stop dialysis hours before his time is up. As a result he is getting sicker. We haven't found an effective treatment for his hiccups, or his anxiety or his insomnia. As a result me and my teenaged daughters are exhausted. We have work and school.
I believe my husband should be in a nursing home or assisted living. If he continues to stop his dialysis, he will need hospice. He has no income of his own due to not enough credit with social security. We don't qualify for Medicaid because they would want me to spend down my retirement 401k which I couldn't do without a significant tax burden and penalty, not that I would even if I could. Also, my income is too high. Medicaid doesn't seem to understand I have to support myself and my children
I am so tired. My children and I need respite badly but don't see a solution. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get Medicaid or any help. My husband has a crises at least twice a week and I can't keep leaving my job and I just feel like I can't go on much longer like this.
You ask the person with the hiccups to put their fingers in their ears (no its not a joke I am deadly serious here).
You then fill a glass with water
Then you feed him the water while he keeps his fingers in his ears.
I know it sounds ridiculous but I have NEVER seen it fail - I do however understand that your husband's condition is different and that it may not work but if you havent ever tried it - it might be worth giving it a go.
As for help do you have a crisis care line system in the USA. We have one here which had several standards. If he needs help he would press a button but instead of calling you they go out and deal with it and only call you if it is severe. I have to say though at this point they would have called an ambulance which I know in the US costs money