Hopeful Help
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
June 15, 2017 9:40am CST
I have mentioned that I don't normally have 2 pennies to rub together and that robbing Peter to pay Paul is a constant struggle. The bills are overwhelming and by the middle of the month, there is zip, zero, zilch, nada.
When my daughter came to visit and she saw that I literally looked like a skeleton, her and Cary went to the grocery store to buy me food. She was so upset that the freezer was empty, the refrigerator was empty and the cupboards had a few boxes of macaroni and cheese.
We have always joked about winning the lottery (yeah, like I've got a dollar to buy one). Yesterday she informed me that she started a Go Fund Me page. I was surprised, shocked and grateful all at the same time.
I wish at age 66 that I could work a job and trust me if it wasn't for my physical condition, I would still be working. I've worked since I was 11-years-old; sometimes 2 jobs at the same time for most of my life.
It sucks when you have to figure out what bills you are going to pay and which ones you're not.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
15 Jun 17
@nanette64 So sorry to read about your son. Can't be easy to go through this.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Jun 17
I am 66 also and living at my 96 year old mother's home. I had to stop work at 54 due to a surgery that left me with severe chronic pain. I know where you're coming from.and it's no dang fun. I don't know how I'm going to survive when my folks are gone, really. Finances are a terrible worry. I get my SS tomorrow, I can help you a little if you would like to msg. me with the Go Fund Me page.You didn't do anything wrong, you deserve some help. Good for your daughter to start the page. Hugs.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 17
@CinnamonGrl I am also 66 and my Mom is 96, but we do not live together.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
I appreciate your offer of help @CinnamonGrl but you hang onto every penny you get tomorrow. I feel ya. 
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
15 Jun 17
@JolietJake Thanks for telling us about it.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
15 Jun 17
@nanette64 Glad that JJ @JolietJake warned us about that.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
I'm not sure @marlina . I don't know if the post would be deleted if I did. Maybe @JolietJake knows for sure.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
Yeah, I'm what you call a skinny-minnie @LadyDuck .
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 17
@nanette64 I am not anorexic but I am not big either. When I traveled to the United States several time people told me that I was too thin and I needed to eat more. 
Surely not, I am well without extra weight to carry around.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
@LadyDuck There ya go. And besides; who want to have to buy a new wardrobe to accommodate extra pounds.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
I do @amadeo but they don't give me much since I'm alone.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
@NJChicaa I know, I don't get it. It's not like I'm asking for steak & lobster.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
They give me $16 a month @NJChicaa . I guess they figure I don't need more than a box of cereal, loaf of bread and gallon of milk.
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
15 Jun 17
So sorry. I hope things get better. Been there myself.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
I guess I should be happy that I don't live in a tent somewhere under a bridge @Debscrochet . That's the upside.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
15 Jun 17
I hope that gofund me raises some cash for you Nanette..
This is so ridiculous..no food in this big country..!!!
What about the cats do they get to eat?
Thats what my son said not too long ago, pretty soon we will be eating dog or cat food cans.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
The people who took over the animal rescue that I started will sometimes bring me bags that they get from Walmart. Yeah, I have considered eating canned cat food before.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
15 Jun 17
@nanette64 Physical stress brings a lot of mental stress to a person.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
Me too @marlina . I've got enough physical stress let alone adding mental stress too.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
15 Jun 17
You are blessed to have your daughter. Is there a food pantry in your area ?
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
15 Jun 17
@nanette64 we also have churches around here that help.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
@Tampa_girl7 I did try that once but because I wasn't a member, they didn't want to help.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
15 Jun 17
@nanette64 that's just not right. 
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jun 17
Even with her being 3 states away, we email M-F and talk on Thursday nights. I wish she was closer though @DianneN .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jun 17
@DianneN Even though she came to visit me at the end of May, it already seems like a year has passed.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
19 Jun 17
@nanette64 That's a huge distance, but I'm so happy you keep in touch.
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Jun 17
You can get food stamps if you do not have enough money to make ends meet. If you get food stamps you get a free Obama phone with 250 minutes a month.
If you have a spare bedroom maybe you can rent it out, get a roommate.
I would ditch any cable/ dish t.v. and I would cut off the internet if I could not buy food and I most certainly would not be paying for a cell phone. Power and water are the most important to have beside a roof over your head.
And when you go to the food pantry let them know that you will not have any food for 2 weeks.
Do you live in a place you can plant seeds for fresh vegetables? I heard that you can buy packs of seed and tomato plants with food stamps.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
I don't use a cell phone @andriaperry except for extreme emergencies. I get $16 a month in food stamps. I tried a roommate once and was robbed. Doing the vegetable thing would be hard for me with my spinal injuries.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
@LoriAMoore Originally I filed for Disability and was denied. That was because my stupid attorney forgot to mention it would be a good idea to have an independent, physical test done. Once I did that the judge said if he had that info the 1st time, he would have given the okay. The Disability lasted a full year before being switched to Social Security.
@Blushandglow (725)
• India
15 Jun 17
So sorry to hear about your situation. Good that your daughter is there to take care of you. Life is truly a struggle. Still hope for the best.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 17
@Blushandglow I will try; thank you.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
We live 3 states away from each other @Blushandglow . When she came down, it had been 2 years since I had seen her. She had paid for me to come to Nebraska to attend my granddaughter's wedding.
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@Blushandglow (725)
• India
16 Jun 17
@nanette64 have faith. This hard time will soon pass by. Remain hopeful.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Jun 17
I'm sorry, and I understand since struggling is also a part of our daily life here. =( Every month we are wondering the same...which bill needs to get paid and which ones can wait. We have 3 cell phones that are shut off right now. I only have 1 because with little ones I need a phone, just in case. My husbands is shut off, my daughters and my old one. :(
Thank God we do have food stamps or I don't know how we would eat either.
I hope the gofund me page works for you to get the help you need. I wish I could help. I wish things were so different.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 17
I appreciate the thought @LovingMyBabies ; together we can commiserate. Yeah, my $16 a month for food stamps is amazing, ain't it? I can thank the state for a box of cereal, gallon of milk and a loaf of bread.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 17
I think the government wants us old people to just croak off @jaboUK . That way they wouldn't have to pay benefits of any kind. And the sad thing is is that most of us work hard all of our lives. My Lisa is one sweet kid.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
16 Jun 17
glad to see that'cher young'uns came'n saw the need.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jun 17
She knows I'm not in the best of health, so she worries alot @crazyhorseladycx .
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
16 Jun 17
I'm so sorry to hear that you are going through such hard times.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Jun 17
Thank you @YrNemo , I keep trying.
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@bellatt (63)
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16 Jun 17
Hi. I can relate to not always having enough food in the house.I am glad your daughter was able to get you some food.
She got there just in time to help you, The go fund me page for you is great and this should help you a lot. I will be 62 in October so paying rent and having to buy groceries is hard to mange some months. I hope you are doing better now.Have a great weekend.
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jun 17
Yeah, it's actually nice to be able to eat a real, full meal @bellatt . I don't think my stomach knows how to react.
