Hello DU! Anyone want to help a couple of crusty old ladies? 😆

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Lunabell

started this gofundme in desperation. Please help in any way possible. Repost on your other media. Kick and recommend to get visibility. Or, donate please if you can without causing yourself hardship.
I found a place that will finance me for $2400.00 down. We are almost there!

https://gofund.me/7cd9a23f

Hi, my name is Lara. I an a 62 year old nurse, still working. My wife is a 68 year old Navy veteran who relies on disability SS for income. Last September, my private duty patient passed away. It turns out that after the death investigation by the AHCA, my nursing agency was committing Medicaid fraud. They were not able to admit any more patients, but the agency did not let the nurses know. So, I was without work for a month, thinking that they would assign me a new patient and not knowing about their defrauding Medicaid.

No new client was given to me and we were behind in bills for a month or so when I finally found out about the situation with this agency. I applied to another nursing agency, but had to wait for a new assignment. It went very slowly.

Soon, we were several months behind. My car payment was several months in arrears. Then our mortgage was in arrears and we negotiated with the lender and got help from HUD. We relied on food banks for meals and at Thanksgiving picked up the makings of a Holiday meal donated by a local car dealer. Christmas was a meal made from the food bank donations. But, we celebrated and I kept a positive outlook.

Things were looking up, and in the beginning of January, I got a full-time client, even though they are in the next county over. I took the assignment because I needed the work. As a 30 year nurse, I needed a private duty job because my knees no longer allowed floor nursing.

But, unfortunately, on Monday, January 15th my car's engine failed and the car is shot. I still owe on it and a new engine is more expensive than the car is worth. I looked around on line, found a few reliable cars that would suit us. It has to be able to carry a manuel wheelchair and be reliable enough to get me to my job which is almost 30 miles away. There's no public transportation in my small county of N. Florida. And my wife has many medical appointments at the VA in Leon county. That's the closest one and transportation is not provided, even for the disabled.

The only vehicles I found require at least $4000 for a down-payment due to my recently bad credit score. We just don't have that amount. As we move forward, my only recourse is to rely on others to help us out. We need a new (gently used) car/SUV.

Thank you for any positive vibes, prayers, hugs! We are close to our goal and have really appreciated the kind responses. Thank you so much!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181955498

Why didn't they go begging to the government? 🙄🤔

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This DUmmie is the one that was offended by Duncanpups joke..

[CollectivismMustDie]

Omaha Steve is going to get excited reading that thread title.

Then hes going to be disappointed reading the post.


 

[SVPete]

It started out plausible, but soon started sounding Perils of Paulinesque. Grabbing bits and pieces:

"I an a 62 year old nurse, still working." Ummmm, OK, working at age 62 is somehow unusual? I'm closer to 72 that 62 and have a full-time job (= no need to say "still").

... I was without work for a month, thinking that they would assign me a new patient and not knowing about their defrauding Medicaid. So, she didn't mash the alarm bell button after a week without a new assignment? She didn't look for a survival job at StarTargMart during the months (see below) she was without a nursing assignment?

No new client was given to me and we were behind in bills for a month or so when I finally found out about the situation with this agency. I applied to another nursing agency, but had to wait for a new assignment. It went very slowly.

Soon, we were several months behind. My car payment was several months in arrears. Then our mortgage was in arrears and we negotiated with the lender and got help from HUD. ... So, somehow a month without an assignment plus a slow new agency somehow morphed into My car payment was several months in arrears and Then our mortgage was in arrears and we negotiated with the lender and got help from HUD? Am I the only one who realizes that "several months in arrears" and "mortgage was in arrears and we negotiated with the lender and got help from HUD" probably means that Lunabell let things slide for 4-12 months (car loan lenders might act somewhat quickly, but mortgage lenders and Federal agencies, no). I wonder if Lunabell and SO let things slide because they thought they could suspend mortgage payments without consequences due to Covid rules.

... my car's engine failed and the car is shot. I still owe on it and a new engine is more expensive than the car is worth The market value vs. repair cost is the wrong comparison. The value of that car to her was the value of transportation to her job and other necessities. She should be comparing the cost of a new engine (which would make the car reliable transportation) to the cost of another used car of unknown reliability.

All in all, the situational details of this Perils of Pauline story may be more or less accurate, but some significant poor and improvident choices have been omitted.

[Old n Grumpy]

Do I see shades of mvd in that post?

Matts been silent for a while   

[67 Rover]

It has to be able to carry a manuel wheelchair and be reliable enough to get me to my job which is almost 30 miles away.

Is this some special type of wheel chair suited for DUmmies that I am not aware of?

[Old n Grumpy]

Is this some special type of wheel chair suited for DUmmies that I am not aware of?

It’s a hispanic one used to transport pedro or marda

[Dblhaul]

Do I see shades of mvd in that post?

Matts been silent for a while   

That was my first thought but it didn't match Matts writing style. Not enough whining.

[DefiantSix]

Omaha Steve is going to get excited reading that thread title.

Then hes going to be disappointed reading the post.
 

I think you're referring to Stevenumbers, who'd probably volunteer to hit it, no matter how crusty the old ladies are.




Poor Omaha Steve doesn't get excited by much these, as the bastard's gonna croak any day now... 

[67 Rover]

I think you're referring to Stevenumbers, who'd probably volunteer to hit it, no matter how crusty the old ladies are.




Poor Omaha Steve doesn't get excited by much these, as the bastard's gonna croak any day now... 

That fable is so old it was carved on cave walls. 

[FlaGator]

Perhaps they should slip across the southern border and then pretend to sneak back in... They'll be bused or flown to Chicago or New York and be given food and a luxury hotel room. Problem solved.