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Marla, I understand what you are saying believe me, I am so poor, I can't pay for dirt. I just think for me, if I know someone is even worse off than I am and there is anything I can do to make their life just a little bit better, I will. I know not everyone can so that, I know not everyone wants to get involved. I just have a need to do it, it makes me feel good. Is that selfish? example, I need to buy toilet paper for my roommate every three days, cost $18.00 plus tax. He uses it to blow his nose. It can't be cheap stuff his nose is so raw from blowing it, it's permanently red, so I buy the softest, Charmin. Today, I was supposed to buy it. Had to lend money to friend when he left hospital for his meds, Plavix, blood thinner, he is having strokes, They charged $8.00 at the hospital, which is cheap. Now, I have to find $8.00 to get toilet paper for Roommate, this is a challenge.
Everybody does what they can do, I do without just about everything these days, going to try to sell some of my silver jewelry on ebay soon. It's the best way to get through all this. I actually enjoy the selling as much as buying. You have to use creative marketing to get your stuff sold. Valentines day is coming, good thing I like heart jewelry!
It's just stuff, I can always try to get it again, or not. You can't take it with you and if you do who's going to see it?
I had a friend teach me an african prayer one time, give with one hand, take with another and I can't remember it but the jist was the value of giving was a way to fully appreciate what you have. I always liked that thought.
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I'm here, I had a tuff day and needed rest, plus it got cold here again , hard to get out of bed for me when it's this cold. I know it's much colder elsewhere, but it's all relative and the cold makes me much sicker.
So , my friend left the hospital already they can't help him there too much, he did have a stroke or two this year they are positive. They are giving him blood thinners and suggested a diet he can not afford, he is not diabetic, but needs low carb low fat diet. no salt. Yes try to do that on $189 in food stamps. He gives his elderly mother $50.00 worth of his food stamps, so she won't die from malnutrition. She doesn't absorb the nutrients well anymore.
I just did his appeal for SSI, they better give it to him, he will never make it 3 years.
Aikanae, when my roommate got home health, they first sent a nurse she got a CNA or aide to come and do odd chores, that lasted 1 hour, she wanted to bathe him and that was the last time anybody was allowed back in. They do a decent job, they will prepare easy meals, take out garbage, etc...
I hope you feel better soon, I understand that pain. I have the gout, as I have mentioned before, it's horrible.
Hey Thaya!!!!!!! I am here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So , my friend left the hospital already they can't help him there too much, he did have a stroke or two this year they are positive. They are giving him blood thinners and suggested a diet he can not afford, he is not diabetic, but needs low carb low fat diet. no salt. Yes try to do that on $189 in food stamps. He gives his elderly mother $50.00 worth of his food stamps, so she won't die from malnutrition. She doesn't absorb the nutrients well anymore.
I just did his appeal for SSI, they better give it to him, he will never make it 3 years.
Aikanae, when my roommate got home health, they first sent a nurse she got a CNA or aide to come and do odd chores, that lasted 1 hour, she wanted to bathe him and that was the last time anybody was allowed back in. They do a decent job, they will prepare easy meals, take out garbage, etc...
I hope you feel better soon, I understand that pain. I have the gout, as I have mentioned before, it's horrible.
Hey Thaya!!!!!!! I am here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My cousin was a home aide, she went by her clients twice a week and helped with anything they needed. She would get groceries on her way to you if she knew what you needed. And would cook giid meals fir you that were easy for you to reheat, like a soup with enough to last a day, grilled cheese sandwich to be frozen and reheated for lunch tomorrow, and did most of the honey-do list. On days there wasnt much to do she just chatted with them or took them out in town for a day out.
I worked as a hospice aid and did home care also. We did whatever was needed by the patient. Cooking, cleaning, garbage detail, bathing and anything else. It's not just for medical care, although that's also included to a certain degree. Most of the medical stuff is taken care of by the RN with our assistance as needed.
Isn't there an emergency food bank (no food stamps required)? That's insane in this country for ppl to be malnourished. It's even dumber for someone in healthcare not to realize it's an issue. Surreal.
My nephew gave me his MVP today, I gave him a couple of protank heads, 2 fasttech clone t3's and 2 adaptors 510- ego. that's what he wanted. Not fair trade to him but he wouldn't take anything else, wants to get a more stealthy vape, I even offered the Itaste VV V3 I have but he knows I love it and won't take it.
I really like it, it felt funny to hold at first, I have to get used to it. Hits nice and smooth.
I really like it, it felt funny to hold at first, I have to get used to it. Hits nice and smooth.
There are lots of churches with food banks to help the poor. You just have to find them.
I didn't end up buying that MVP2 the other night. I was going to, but the site says that I have to have cookies enabled on my computer in order to buy from there, and I didn't want to take the time to figure out how to do it. 
I didn't end up buying that MVP2 the other night. I was going to, but the site says that I have to have cookies enabled on my computer in order to buy from there, and I didn't want to take the time to figure out how to do it.
Do you login everytime you come to ECF?
If not, then you have cookies.
I know, I am supposed to vary my food pretty significantly because the diabetes diet and the gout diet are very different in many ways. I am supposed to eat a little more fish(expensive, even tuna,ok, I can't eat the chunk, it makes me sick) low carb and low fat, low protein, low salt no sugar, not much left!
Food bank is where you get all carbs, great for his mother not for us. We do go there to get staple foods that I am not supposed to eat but I do.
Fruits and Veggies in FLorida equal pretty darn expensive, My sister from NY couldn't believe the price difference on food here. and the quality isn't as nice as other areas for some reason. I noticed that my sisters fruit and veggies in NY were much nicer,
All I know is that the site said my cookies weren't enabled and I had to enable them in order to purchase anything. 
I had one other site that gave me the same problem. I attempted to order anyway and wasn't able to.
Karen, I would think the fruits and veggies in Florida would be fresher and cheaper since they can grow that stuff pretty much all year round and not have to have it shipped in. Who knew?
I had one other site that gave me the same problem. I attempted to order anyway and wasn't able to.Karen, I would think the fruits and veggies in Florida would be fresher and cheaper since they can grow that stuff pretty much all year round and not have to have it shipped in. Who knew?
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