#108 - Finding Financial Resources

The estimated lifelong cost of living with a disability is $3 - $4 million dollars. This episode uncovers 35 financial and caregiver support considerations. Show notes, including the list of 35 considerations can be found at https://www.lomah.org/podcastseason4/108 About the Guest: Penny is a certified financial planner specializing in helping families with special needs children prepare and plan for the future. Penny’s middle son, born with muscular dystrophy, has been instrumental in illuminating what’s important to her: faith, time with family and friends, good medical care, living a life of one’s choosing, hope, and the ability to fund current and future needs while enjoying life today. Special Needs Planning, involving life planning, resource planning, legal planning and traditional and creative financial planning (such as blending and leveraging of funding sources and effective advocacy) is a specialty practice area for Penny.

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The LOMAH Podcast is an award winning show that runs topical series deep diving into an issue for 10-12 episodes with interviews from expert guests, including self advocates. Your host, Kim, has a teenage daughter with level 3 non speaking autism who will require 24/7 support the rest of her life. Like many parents, Kim has a lot of important questions. She does not claim to know the answers for her child nor yours but does promise to search for them and share what she is discovering along the way. You will notice a striking difference in the earlier shows compared to the most recent as she has grown and evolved as a result of listening to expert guests and self advocates.