Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Lori! Wake up, girl! Get yourself to your local Department of Social Services RIGHT NOW!! Yes, I'm yelling at you! You are worth it! You are not a loser! Don't just assume that you can't get help, because there is always a way. It might seem all doom and gloom right now, but it sounds like you have a supportive family, and if you were pregnant 14 years ago, I'm assuming that you have a teenager who relies on you. I'll be praying for you, Lucinda __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Thank you, I know your yelling for my own good. I am going to go to the local medical college hospital this coming week, see if I can get something done. I am kind of lucky in a way I suppose, I live close to the university of florida, and they have shands a medical college right here. It has a cancer section/department. I hope someone there will be able to send me in the right direction. there is not a whole lot about the financial problems with this stuff, everyone talks about the treatments but not the financial. I also have a husband lurking out in the world , haven't seen or heard from him in over 4 years, but have an old address for him. I plan on sending him some of my medical bill's, maybe then he will divorce me. Seems being married whether you are in contact or not, counts as income. I haven't had the money to divorce him, or would have. shouldn't even have to because we were only together 17 days so the marriage should have been annulled, but the state I live in did away with annulments to discourage divorce, and lower the rate of divorces in this state. All I think they managed to do is force people to choose (depending on what thier finances are) to stay linked on paper or boost the state/local governments income by paying to get a divorce. So my situation is very complex and just a mess. I am trying to look on the bright side of things though. At any rate thanks for the yelling its good to be able to talk about things and get a response from a somewhat unbiased source. By that I mean the people on here don't really know me as a person, so are not biased by thier feelings for me, yet are biased to a point because of thier experiences with breast cancer. I hope the new year is a whole lot better for everyone. gotta go and thanks again just for listening. Lori Re: I'm new here to LORI Lori! Wake up, girl! Get yourself to your local Department of Social Services RIGHT NOW!! Yes, I'm yelling at you! You are worth it! You are not a loser! Don't just assume that you can't get help, because there is always a way. It might seem all doom and gloom right now, but it sounds like you have a supportive family, and if you were pregnant 14 years ago, I'm assuming that you have a teenager who relies on you. I'll be praying for you, Lucinda ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hi Lori, I am not yelling just concerned with your post. Sounds like you have just given up and that's the easy way out...You have so many opportunities and options out there, all you have to do is get your big girl panties on and seek them out...Life is to short at the longest so why shorten it anymore. You have a daughter and family that care about you. Most states have Legal Aide that would help you in the divorce process especially since he's been gone for any length of time, it's considered abandonment...On the other side of the coin, if he is working and you are legally married to him he would be responsible for a portion of your medical bills. Then there are so many free clinics available or Clinics that tx is based on income. Here in Arkansas we have what is called the 'Reynolds House' which is funded by the Komen Foundation. They provide everything you need, no cost involved, just a matter of filling a few papers. My DD even gets gas cards for trips that she makes for tx. I am sure they have something similar in your state. Contact the Komen Foundation for locations or look it up on the internet.. Also many hospitals will provide tx and write it off. They write off 'X' amount of cases a year...Check into that. I am just saying that you are young with a whole life ahead of you. Don't allow yourself to sit and wallow,,,that's too easy,,,fight and get what is available to you. Get your family involved and let them help you map out some options that you have...DON'T GIVE UP,,,Help is out there, it's just a matter of locating it... Hugs and I wish only the best for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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