Eli

I wanted to get out of there. I had this complex surgery, which brought me into Mass General. Mass General wanted to send me back to Tewksbury. I was like, no, absolutely not. Hell no. The only way they would let me leave to go back to the community is if I was able to find my own aides, because I needed 24-hour care.

So luckily, this was during COVID lockdown, so all these people that worked in hospitals So to be clear, not everyone was a trained medical professional. I asked Jake how many aides he had and did it take a few people before he finally found his core group? I only had four. Those four were my people.

So luckily, this was during COVID lockdown, so all these people that worked in hospitals So to be clear, not everyone was a trained medical professional. I asked Jake how many aides he had and did it take a few people before he finally found his core group? I only had four. Those four were my people.

I know a lot of people get ones that they only have for like four days and have to find a new one. I had four, two in the day, two for overnights. So yeah, my doctor, good old Dr. Levinson was like, I will only sign off on this if you have money for the apartment, money in the account. And the state will only pay 58 hours a week. And forgive me on the math, but 7 times 24 is a lot.

I know a lot of people get ones that they only have for like four days and have to find a new one. I had four, two in the day, two for overnights. So yeah, my doctor, good old Dr. Levinson was like, I will only sign off on this if you have money for the apartment, money in the account. And the state will only pay 58 hours a week. And forgive me on the math, but 7 times 24 is a lot.

So I had to find an hourly rate for 100 and change hours. I reached out to Eli. Eli was like, this is obviously a large amount of money. He's like, how long do you think this will take you? And I'm like, honestly, I don't know. I'm like, but I'm going to get better. Give me like four or five months and I won't need 24 hour care. And he's like, you know, what if, what if it takes longer?

So I had to find an hourly rate for 100 and change hours. I reached out to Eli. Eli was like, this is obviously a large amount of money. He's like, how long do you think this will take you? And I'm like, honestly, I don't know. I'm like, but I'm going to get better. Give me like four or five months and I won't need 24 hour care. And he's like, you know, what if, what if it takes longer?

And I'm like, put me back in a nursing home. I'm going to get better. So we reached out to about 12 other people. They all made certain dollar amount commitments and it was a little scrappy, but we got the money in the county.

And I'm like, put me back in a nursing home. I'm going to get better. So we reached out to about 12 other people. They all made certain dollar amount commitments and it was a little scrappy, but we got the money in the county.

Imagine you have a newborn baby. Everything you have to do for them. Getting me up. Getting me dressed. Putting on my socks. Brushing my teeth. Feeding me. Transferring me onto the toilet. Even wiping my ass. Showering me. Picking me up off the ground when I made a boo-boo, which only happened once or twice. As well as, like, grocery shopping.

Imagine you have a newborn baby. Everything you have to do for them. Getting me up. Getting me dressed. Putting on my socks. Brushing my teeth. Feeding me. Transferring me onto the toilet. Even wiping my ass. Showering me. Picking me up off the ground when I made a boo-boo, which only happened once or twice. As well as, like, grocery shopping.

taking me to medical appointments, doing my physical and occupational and speech therapy homework, scheduling. If I had to write something down, they'd write something down for me. Recording videos that you may have seen on my social media. Everything. I was bedridden, and I was out of the hospital. I could finally get this next level of care. And guess what? I came off 24-hour care.

taking me to medical appointments, doing my physical and occupational and speech therapy homework, scheduling. If I had to write something down, they'd write something down for me. Recording videos that you may have seen on my social media. Everything. I was bedridden, and I was out of the hospital. I could finally get this next level of care. And guess what? I came off 24-hour care.

I did that in four months. I just knew what would happen. I knew the dollars were ending. I was like, I gotta do this. Not that I was not motivated without that, but, you know, it's like do or die. It's always been do or die for me.

I did that in four months. I just knew what would happen. I knew the dollars were ending. I was like, I gotta do this. Not that I was not motivated without that, but, you know, it's like do or die. It's always been do or die for me.

So I'm on the partner shuttle bus, which runs in between MGH, Master General Brigham, Spalding, and the bus breaks down, and I get out. It was the first time I kind of looked around. I see this high-rise, and it says, moving today, three months free, and I was like,

So I'm on the partner shuttle bus, which runs in between MGH, Master General Brigham, Spalding, and the bus breaks down, and I get out. It was the first time I kind of looked around. I see this high-rise, and it says, moving today, three months free, and I was like,

free that sounds really good so I was like we'll meet in there we go in there still COVID lockdown bunch of people in masks they're very happy they're like what do you need and I'm like uh accessible and affordable and this place didn't look affordable at all it's like well we got one place it's got kind of a bad view I'm like again I haven't showered in like three months and he's like well you smell great and I'm like thanks

free that sounds really good so I was like we'll meet in there we go in there still COVID lockdown bunch of people in masks they're very happy they're like what do you need and I'm like uh accessible and affordable and this place didn't look affordable at all it's like well we got one place it's got kind of a bad view I'm like again I haven't showered in like three months and he's like well you smell great and I'm like thanks

and he showed me this place it worked it turned out with the three months free to be cheaper than the inaccessible spot i was playing for so it was like a no-brainer i just moved here and that's how i ended up here and how you saw me shaking like a leaf in the elevator