According to the IRS Pub, "chronically ill" is defined as:
A chronically ill individual is someone who has been certified (at least annually) by a licensed health care practitioner as:
1. Being unable to perform, without substantial assistance from another individual, at least two daily living activities (eating, toileting, transferring, bathing, dressing, and continence) for at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity;
2. Requiring substantial supervision to protect the individual from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.
#1 does not apply (she can do everything listed on her own) and #2 is a maybe.
She is not classified as "severe" cognitive impairment; I think she's listed as "mild". Her Doctors don't want her taking and administering her own meds; because she almost OD in June of 2013 and nearly died. She's not capable of administering her own meds; no one trusts her to do it right. She doesn't necessarily follow the instructions correctly nor properly. She'll take them when she wants too and feels she needs too; vs. on a strict schedule, regimen.
This is what I'm struggling with ...
