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Oh sorry, my bad. It's the Hawaii Medicaid program, which you said you already tried.

Have you tried Healthcare.gov to see if there are any plans.

I am sorry about all your troubles friend.
 
I pray you heal well Dubs.
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Sunday rain day right into this morning, clearing into the afternoon today. Today's Sou-Wes weather brought to you by ... nature.
 
The Warrior said:
Wife's been working on all that stuff. Was hoping I could apply for medicaid, but we make "too" much, which is laughable, especially since I'm not employed.
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Which pisses me off. If I was a lazy bum, I could have that. But since I've worked my whole life, and paid into such services, I'm not eligible.
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I have a great deal of empathy for you, friend. Similar boat myself - 30 years of physical job means busted joints and torn muscles and, at 60, I'm too young for retirement - STD insurance I paid for bailed at 9 weeks, maintaining I wasn't injured, Worker's Comp stated, not untruthfully, that at least the Achilles tendon tear was pre-existing, and I've been filing for unemployment from NHES since mid-July without yet receiving payment. I've applied for disability with the SSA, but that won't get decided until mid-2023. It's a bitter, bitter series of pills to have to swallow, being told in no uncertain terms that you have to change your life if you want to keep it. I don't have COPD - yet - but the fucker is that by the time you're nearing retirement, working towards that has exacted too high a toll to enjoy it, even if you manage to escape being swallowed by debt from a health care system that treats you like a commodity, and an insurance system that insures nothing except for the continued employment of massive amounts of people trying to keep all that money in the pockets of shareholders and owners. It ain't about your health or how hard you've worked or how much you gave it your best - it's about your money. Federal and state agencies don't disburse funds that readily either, though that is the purpose of those funds - because poor people can't be trusted, in their view. I had to have an hour long conversation with "Benefit Payment Control" from NHES after getting a $100/week part time job, even though they (Unemployment) haven't cut me a check for 21 weeks, being spoken to like a teenager trying to game their system. I pointed out I am hardly ripping them off by having a starvation wage job - and that my unemployment eligibility runs out next month at 26 weeks and I still haven't received a check. blah. blah. blah.

I will say this, not to be blithe, or any kind of mean at all - I try every day to appreciate just being upright. Yes, shit sucks, and there's way more of it going on in my life - and I assume yours and everyone else's - I haven't bitched about here. I am...unhappy, much of the time. I am, however, still cognate of my heart thumping away, which I take to mean: I am not done yet. I don't believe you are, either. I'm not suggesting I think it won't be really, really hard - or much fun at all, or even rewarding...but for me at least, when life is hard, it means you're (I'm) still living. Anyway. I'm off to make $44 at my part time job. Actually going to break $100 in earnings this week...yay.
 
Couldn't sleep again last night. Thats been bad for me too. I get panicky alll of a sudden, when I go to bed. I feel I cant breathe. Been sleeping in the easy chair for the last few weeks.
 
This may or May not work for you, but I also have a hard time falling asleep.

I use an old military trick that seems to work on helping fall asleep.

Start by focusing on a single face muscle, then relaxing that muscle completely. Then move to the next facial muscle and do the same. Eventually your whole face will relax. Then move to your hands, arms, legs etc. This tricks your brain into preparing your body for sleep.

Staying asleep is a different story though, and you may have to try this method for a while before it works.
 
Gets old sitting around all day. Hard for me to not go outside. Crappy weather, otherwise I could. Cold weather not good for my lungs. Also, it's rainy, so a double whammy. Thought about warming the car up and going for a ride, but I'm afraid it may get worse right now, since I'm taking albuterol treatments, steroids and antibiotics. Guess I need to stay in. Follow up doctor visit Monday. Wife had influenza a as well, but didn't get it in her lungs like I did. She's been off work too, primarly because of my conditon. She returned to work today, so it made a super long day for me.
 
ahhh, the ages old tradition of severe and ill-timed holiday illness...I could live without. Erik, I'm putting together your box of liquid warmth today (fingers crossed ;) ) and Dubz, since I got packages going out - how you feel about paracord crafts? I have...a surplus that has its own surplus and finally got some good news (a check for 19 weeks of owed unemployment payments); I got plenty of stuff to send you that'd keep your hands busy, possibly even kick off your new Etsy line. I have some other Ideas, stuff that I had planned to do but, due to new physical limitations myself and, um....other situations, I'll never get to. Like minor laptop repair. Nothing that would cost you $$, just, you know...projects. I assume you would be able to access my email using your ZuperMod powers, please do if you are interested. I need the help, tbh - I dislike throwing stuff out, and my girls are past the age that they'd want any of it. You could dm me as well.

In the interim, maybe you could find a 5 gallon wonder bucket and have your bae fill it with some whittle-able sticks b4 she heads out for the day. You could market them as Artisanal, Hand Carved Natural Wood Chips for Pocket and Rooftop Herb or Ornamental Gardens. Or....not.

Jonny, don't worry - I'll be sending you a shipment notice soon as well.
 
Congrats on finally getting your back pay from the state!

On the plus side, the 3-day bug I had cost me 5-6# of weight, so now I have room to catch back up over the next few weeks without guilt!
 
1066vik said:
Congrats on finally getting your back pay from the state!

On the plus side, the 3-day bug I had cost me 5-6# of weight, so now I have room to catch back up over the next few weeks without guilt!
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Thanks! It's a huge weight off my chest to know I won't be heading into the winter with no funds.

Here's perspective: I notice the word cost...which I read initially as "lost" - and cannot fathom any circumstance that weight that came off my body would need to go back on at ANY point in the near future. I did a quick calculation at my peak weight last year and figured that even dropping back into the top of my BMI range (crock-o-shit though it is, I am still over healthy weight) would be, hypothetically(!), a couple months fasting with water/whatever micronutrients are needed to fast that long. That's assuming I'm consuming 2500 calories a day from my own body mass...I joke about it being "Survival Rations", though I hope it is not the polar opposite.

Any lbs. I have that find their way elsewhere are more than welcome to STF lost.
 
Thanks, but no thanks. Hoping the Dr will release me to go back to work soon. Feeling a lot better. I may have to live with COPD, but it is livable.
 
1066vik said:
Congrats on finally getting your back pay from the state!

On the plus side, the 3-day bug I had cost me 5-6# of weight, so now I have room to catch back up over the next few weeks without guilt!
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Lost 18lbs myself, which is a good thing. 283>265. My goal is 225.
 
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