r/braincancer • u/DisastrousGiraffe976 • 5d ago

Dealing with my moms finances

My mom was diagnosed with PCNS Lymphoma. I be been trying to pay off her credit statements and find access to her banks through power of attorney, but I can’t find the banks she used. How have people managed funding the treatments and bills post diagnosis. My mom no longer remembers her banks or usernames and password so I have no idea where to go or what to do.

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u/Luvmgms 5d ago

If you can find a statement can you go to the banks and have things reset for you? This can be so messy. My mom wrote nothing down. I bought my dad a password book and we wrote everything down so I don’t have to navigate all this the next time. Of course, now I’m the one with the brain tumor and need to do the same thing.

I’m trying to reduce the number of accounts I have to simplify this for others.

I’m sorry you get all of this frustration.

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u/robotfrog88 5d ago

Hi, sorry you are going through this. I had to take everything over when my husband was diagnosed with the same PCNSL cancer as your Mom. I found a spreadsheet with his passwords eventually. You may want to apply for disability with Social Security, we were approved quickly. Does your Mom get paper statements or pay all online? I know this is stressful. Can you reach her accountant? or find her old tax returns? I called everyone I could think of (boss, accountant, relatives etc) to try to get information. Good luck, please reach out if you need support, we are here.

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u/KoalasAndPenguins 4d ago

Credit checks are where I would start. Find any active debt and lock her credit. Then, search for every credit/debit card. Visit the bank with your POA paperwork.