Sometimes I'm certain that the only thing holding my body together on a daily basis, is the Grace of God and my own willpower. Yesterday, I had broccoli for breakfast. Then I decided I wanted to go for a walk...it would have been to the park, but there's construction hogging the sidewalk. Or, just a dude working on the power lines. I decided that I'd stroll through the neighborhood, instead. I crossed the turns and steep hills. When I made it to the other road at the end, I didn't want to stop. So I took a right, and walked the mile or two to the intersection. I hovered around the grocery and convenient stores, sipping my water and taking a break. I would have walked home, but my hips hurt; my right one, especially felt like it was about to pop out of its socket.
I eventually made my way over to my friends' house. Another friend was moving back in with them~ One of my friends has a young daughter with [severe] ADHD, but I swear she is just the cutest little devil in the world! xD Yes, she can be almost unbearingly annoying, but she has a certain charm about her. She decided that I was her new best friend; we ran around outside, back and forth between the front and back yards...over a massive hill, mind you! @_@ We jumped around on the trampoline in the back (I made sure it could support my weight, and thankfully my friends are smart and have a net around the thing to prevent injury. We had a lot of fun together, I really enjoyed it! :) But, my body is frail, and I spent the day power walking "treacherous" terrain and then going on crazy adventures with a 6-year-old. I feel pretty haphazardly glued together at the seams right now! xD
This morning, I had another bowl of broccoli. When I was still 3/4 asleep, I wanted anything BUT to get up at all, today! Now I'm sitting here contemplating another walk, because I'm afraid I'm going to get fatter. >_> Ugh.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
My Mom's in a lot of Trouble!!! (rant warning)
My mom lost her job a couple weeks ago, and with it my insurance. That is the LEAST of my worries, however. Without even getting into the fact that I'm probably on medicare/medicaid (I forget which)...
I was supposed to visit my mother so that I could watch her dogs while she went to training for work. It kept getting put off because of ice and snow, and now that the weather is clear...she got fired right before. It's a rough time for her (and her birthday!!!), so of COURSE I still went up to see her!! :( Even if she didn't lose her job, it seems she's about to lose her house. The landlord is elderly, and plans to sell the property she's on. I don't know if that officially means she'd lose her home in the transfer, but she feels it does.
It's been a week and a day since we made the drive back to GA from NC, and I got a text from Mom. I know it must be BAD because she told me I would have to get the dogs. :( She's going to end up living out of her car!!! She moved back home to be with her FAMILY, and they won't lift a finger to help her!! She helps them ALL the time, but they give HER the cold shoulder!! WHAT THE FUCK?????!!!!!
I don't have any resources to take care of my mother, but the LEAST I can do is take care of her dogs (which I grew up with, btw; they're old as hell..). I just don't know what I'm going to do...she finally cut ties with her boyfriend, who's been stringing her along for months. She called me in TEARS, absolutely SOBBING over the stupid sod because NO ONE ELSE WOULD LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a selfish person, I KNOW this about myself, but I actually CARE about my mother, bygones be bygones!!!!!!!
Family, WHAT THE HELL???!!!!
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BTW, her work fired her ILLEGALLY. She's a nurse with nerve damage on her left side, which makes it painful to walk. She works at the hospital, but she doesn't work the floor anymore. Desk job kinda thing, teaching and helping others that way (and apparently driving off to visit patients at home!). I've always said that no matter her faults and flaws, she is an ANGEL as a nurse!!! It's what she's good at, and people are absolute FOOLS to EVER let her go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, gushing aside...because of the horrible pain in her leg, she has a handicap tag to let her park in handicap spaces. She uses the one in front of the building she works at, because DOH.
The security guard at her job has been fussing at her about it for several weeks, if not longer. Why? Because APPARENTLY the handicap spaces in front of her building are for PATIENTS. So they want her to park in a handicap spot at another building, and walk there. Are they retarded?? Legit question. I would KIND OF understand their point of view, if not for one crucial fact: PATIENTS DON'T GO TO HER BUILDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She told him, one day, that he was being illegal, he DGAF. She told her boss about the situation the next day, and 30min later she was fired. "You've missed too many days of work", they lied. All of her days were approved or could not be helped. When she couldn't get to work because of ice and snow, she worked from home. WORKED from home, not LOUNGED ABOUT LAZILY.
ILLEGAL BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want her to pursue legal action, but she won't. I want her to get on Social Security already, but she's so emotionally drained, it's difficult for her. I'm so worried I can't think straight!!! Q~Q
I was supposed to visit my mother so that I could watch her dogs while she went to training for work. It kept getting put off because of ice and snow, and now that the weather is clear...she got fired right before. It's a rough time for her (and her birthday!!!), so of COURSE I still went up to see her!! :( Even if she didn't lose her job, it seems she's about to lose her house. The landlord is elderly, and plans to sell the property she's on. I don't know if that officially means she'd lose her home in the transfer, but she feels it does.
It's been a week and a day since we made the drive back to GA from NC, and I got a text from Mom. I know it must be BAD because she told me I would have to get the dogs. :( She's going to end up living out of her car!!! She moved back home to be with her FAMILY, and they won't lift a finger to help her!! She helps them ALL the time, but they give HER the cold shoulder!! WHAT THE FUCK?????!!!!!
I don't have any resources to take care of my mother, but the LEAST I can do is take care of her dogs (which I grew up with, btw; they're old as hell..). I just don't know what I'm going to do...she finally cut ties with her boyfriend, who's been stringing her along for months. She called me in TEARS, absolutely SOBBING over the stupid sod because NO ONE ELSE WOULD LISTEN TO HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a selfish person, I KNOW this about myself, but I actually CARE about my mother, bygones be bygones!!!!!!!
Family, WHAT THE HELL???!!!!
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BTW, her work fired her ILLEGALLY. She's a nurse with nerve damage on her left side, which makes it painful to walk. She works at the hospital, but she doesn't work the floor anymore. Desk job kinda thing, teaching and helping others that way (and apparently driving off to visit patients at home!). I've always said that no matter her faults and flaws, she is an ANGEL as a nurse!!! It's what she's good at, and people are absolute FOOLS to EVER let her go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, gushing aside...because of the horrible pain in her leg, she has a handicap tag to let her park in handicap spaces. She uses the one in front of the building she works at, because DOH.
The security guard at her job has been fussing at her about it for several weeks, if not longer. Why? Because APPARENTLY the handicap spaces in front of her building are for PATIENTS. So they want her to park in a handicap spot at another building, and walk there. Are they retarded?? Legit question. I would KIND OF understand their point of view, if not for one crucial fact: PATIENTS DON'T GO TO HER BUILDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She told him, one day, that he was being illegal, he DGAF. She told her boss about the situation the next day, and 30min later she was fired. "You've missed too many days of work", they lied. All of her days were approved or could not be helped. When she couldn't get to work because of ice and snow, she worked from home. WORKED from home, not LOUNGED ABOUT LAZILY.
ILLEGAL BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want her to pursue legal action, but she won't. I want her to get on Social Security already, but she's so emotionally drained, it's difficult for her. I'm so worried I can't think straight!!! Q~Q
Friday, April 11, 2014
I GOT APPROVED!!!! Wait...how much??
I got a phone call from the Social Security office the other day!! My mom-in-law woke me up and handed me the phone. I was fully, albeit sadly, prepared for her to say that I was not approved. She asked me a bunch of questions, I answered them honestly, then she was like "Alright! You'll get your first cheque at such-and-such date!"
My face: O_O *half asleep, and just happy to be getting paid ANYTHING*
I can't remember the EXACT amount I'm getting monthly, and therefor I can't remember the EXACT amount for the backpay I'm getting (holy crap, I'm getting backpay because I applied in January ;~; <3), but it's actually not that much. Once the elation wore off, I sat and thought about it...and I'm getting paid almost NOTHING. I mean, it's far more than the $0 I had before, but I can't live off this.
I'll deal in round numbers for this.
I'm basically getting around $400/month. I...can't live on that. The cheapest rent around is twice that, plus I need to be able to pay bills and buy food for myself!! D: Even if I were to save up my money for an extended amount of time, then move out...I would STILL be paying more than I would be RECEIVING, and would therefor STILL end up on the street, just a little later.
I wonder if I can appeal to the Social Security office for more money...I hope they don't take away what benefits I have for even asking! Can they do that?? :'(
My face: O_O *half asleep, and just happy to be getting paid ANYTHING*
I can't remember the EXACT amount I'm getting monthly, and therefor I can't remember the EXACT amount for the backpay I'm getting (holy crap, I'm getting backpay because I applied in January ;~; <3), but it's actually not that much. Once the elation wore off, I sat and thought about it...and I'm getting paid almost NOTHING. I mean, it's far more than the $0 I had before, but I can't live off this.
I'll deal in round numbers for this.
I'm basically getting around $400/month. I...can't live on that. The cheapest rent around is twice that, plus I need to be able to pay bills and buy food for myself!! D: Even if I were to save up my money for an extended amount of time, then move out...I would STILL be paying more than I would be RECEIVING, and would therefor STILL end up on the street, just a little later.
I wonder if I can appeal to the Social Security office for more money...I hope they don't take away what benefits I have for even asking! Can they do that?? :'(
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