PULL UP A CHAIR, NEIGHBOR
Some conversations are too important to keep quiet.
Real stories. Plain-language education. A community looking out for one another.
From Medicaid Estate Recovery to caregiving, family planning, and protecting your legacy, we’re making the hard conversations easier to understand, one porch talk at a time.
WHY WE GATHER
Because knowing matters.
From My Porch to Yours began with one question: why do so many families learn about Medicaid Estate Recovery only after losing someone they love? That question opened the door to bigger conversations about planning, caregiving, legacy, and protecting the people who matter most.
- Plain languageNo legal jargon without an explanation.
- Sources you can checkOfficial links and the date we checked them.
- Room for your storyReal families, real questions, no judgment.
ONE QUESTION AT A TIME
What brings you
to the porch?
Understanding Medicaid Estate Recovery
Start here: What Is Medicaid Estate Recovery (MERP)?
Making sense of the paper trail
Start here: The Paper Trail, Give Your Questions a Home
Finding room for a conversation
Start here: Begin with One Family Conversation
Caring for the ones who raised us
Start here: Before the Letter Arrives, Five Questions to Ask
Got a MERP letter? Download our free one-page checklist (PDF) ↗
PORCH TALK
Fresh from the porch
Pulling up the latest posts…
SEASON 1 · THE STORY THAT STARTED THE PORCH
Grandma's porch, and the letter nobody expected.
Our first season is a family story told in parts: caring for a great grandmother, the paperwork that came after, and what Medicaid Estate Recovery meant for the people she left behind.
Each story post is paired with a Hard Conversations explainer, so you can walk away with the questions to ask in your own family.
HARD CONVERSATIONS
The talks families put off,
made a little easier.
Every Season 1 story post comes with a Hard Conversations explainer: what happened, what it means, and the questions to ask in your own family before you need the answers.
Pulling up the latest posts…
PICK A PORCH SEAT
Our series
THE PORCH PODCAST
Pull up a chair
and listen in.
Short clips and full conversations about family, care, and legacy, for the days you'd rather listen than read.
Visit the podcast ↗Pulling up the latest clips…
SHARE YOUR STORY
Your story belongs
on the porch too.
Has your family faced Medicaid Estate Recovery, caregiving, probate, or a hard conversation about legacy? Telling your story can help another family feel less alone and better prepared.
Share your story ↗- Be a podcast guestJoin Keila on the Porch Podcast and talk it through.
- Be featured on the blogWe help shape your story into a Porch Talk post.
- Stay anonymousYour story can help others without your name on it.
THE PORCH LIGHT NEWSLETTER
Keep the Porch Light On.
Pull up a chair and join our Front Porch Friends. Get meaningful family conversations, real-life lessons, helpful resources, and new stories delivered to your inbox.
- New stories and articles
- Practical tips and resources
- Real experiences from our community
- Early access and special updates
As a welcome gift…
You’ll receive a special welcome email with:
- A personal welcome from Keila Ke
- Where to begin with Medicaid Estate Recovery
- A helpful resource to get you started
- A link to Season 1: The Letter
MEET THE WRITER
Hi, neighbor. I'm Keila Ke.
This porch grew out of my own family's experience with Medicaid Estate Recovery. I learned the hard way how much families are expected to understand, and how little anyone explains.
I'm not here as a lawyer. I'm here as a family member who did the reading, asked the questions, and wants you to have a softer place to start.
Read more about FMP2Y ↗