[JLYates]

Harry,

First off, pay all of his medical bills, to them it may not be much, but it is around 15,000 and it is a lot to us.

Finances, money wise? I really don't know. We are not money hungry people, but he needs something to help him survive on. I don't really know how they would figure it, find out what he would have made in the career he had planned times how many (?) years he would have worked and give him that amount to live on?

In the state of Ohio the most he can get on SSI would be $600 a month. A person can not really live on that. He doesn't want the "life of Reily" he just wants to not have to worry about surviving. He has never been the party kid, the social guy who went out on weekend and partied. He doesn't drink due to the medication he takes. He isn't into clothes, we went to Penny's and bought his four pair of shorts, four tops and he said that was enough. He get three or four pair of jeans and some tops in winter, new shoes when his old ones wear out. He isn't a go out to dinner and spend lots of money. Quiet, home body young man. He dreams of finding a nice girl, marrying, having a couple of kids and enjoying being at home with them. Have an exercise room, a pool and pool table. Good stero system, he loves to listen to music, all kids, classical, jazz, oldies, all of them. He's like his dad.

I asked him when this all happend, what would he want?

Build a nice house with at least five acres for privacy, have four or five bedrooms and baths on second floor, front room, kitchen, dining room first floor. Basement have a family room with an area to have game section, set up some exercise equipment. Small room to be a library with books for the kids (he is not a reader), room with a big tv and surround sound so the family could be together. Nice pool for eveyone to swim in. Not all fancy and expensive items; simple, durable to handle kids and dogs. Have to have a couple of dogs.
He would be content, he wouldn't need to go out because he would have all that he needed there. Enough to live comfortable, not fancy, expensive, pay the bills, maybe out to dinner once a month, take the kids to the movies.

We live in a 2,000 sq foot house, two bedrooms, two baths (we added one, cost us $3,000), kitchen with small breakfast area, dinning, family, front and laundry room. One car garage, and on around 1 acre of land. I would like to put in new windows, update the kitchen and one bath (built in 60 and never updated) replace carpet (oriiginal, wool). Add a pool and hot tub, hubby has arthrisis in back, pool would help my back. We would be content. Josh is the same, do not need some fancy home you have to worry about someone making a mess.

Janette