Byron, GA, USA. Februar 2021, 4th. LISA ARCHIBALD kümmert sich seit mehr als 20 Jahren in ihrem Haus um ihren schwer behinderten Bruder John David. John David, 36, ist nonverbal, viereckig und medizinisch zerbrechlich wegen zerebraler Lähmung, Polymikrogyrien und Dysplasie. Er lebt in ArchibaldÕs Haus und benötigt 24-Stunden-Betreuung. Er hat Krampfanfälle, restriktive Lungenerkrankungen und stille Aspiration in seine Lungen, was eine ständige Überwachung erfordert, um Erstickungsausfälle zu verhindern.Archibald konnte ihren Bruder in ihrem Haus mit Hilfe eines Flickenteppichs von Hilfskräften versorgen, das durch eine Medicaid-Befreiung finanziert wurde

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February 4, 2021, Byron, GA, USA: LISA ARCHIBALD has been caring for her profoundly disabled brother John David in her home for more than 20 years. John David, 36, is non-verbal, quadriplegic, and medically fragile because of cerebral palsy, polymicrogyria, and dysplasia. He lives in ArchibaldÕs home and requires 24-hour care. He has seizures, restrictive lung disease and silent aspiration into his lungs, which requires constant supervision to prevent choking..Archibald has been able to care for her brother in her home with the help of a patchwork of support staff, funded by a Medicaid waiver for daily in-home care. .Ã’He really requires 24-7, two-to-one care, but weÕve been making do with the staffing hours weÕve had for many years, Ó explained Archibald, 53, who provides much of his hands-on care herself. She assumed responsibility for his care since their mother died 23 years ago. She removed walls in her living room to accommodate his bed and medical equipment. His care is center-stage in her life...But that care is now uncertain, and Archibald faces a grim decision...If proposed caps for support for GeorgiaÕs medically-fragile residents become reality in two months, Ã’Families will have to make one of the most gut-wrenching decisions of our lives: to choose between quitting our jobs, losing the ability to support ourselves and other family members in order to care for our person, or placing our medically-fragile family member in a group or nursing home, Ó she said..Ã’My brother was in a group home for several years, and nearly died. To place him back into another group home would be a death sentence. He would not survive. John David loves being at home and being a part of our community, Ó she said. Ã’He knows heÕs loved.Ó.Pictured: Lisa Archibald hugs her brother John David in back yard of her home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne/ZUMA Wire)

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