Guess I need to get to know my roommate's parents better in the hope I get to meet these lovely ladies. Bonus points for the adorable surprise visitor at the end!
Spent an hour on the phone with my oncologist, getting transferred around to find someone who can best help me with the severe pain on my right side after I was sent home from the ER last night with no treatment or even tests. A fire alarm went off in the clinic; not a drill.
@dcjohnnyspade I'll be calling my brand new county social worker. I hope they're nice, because I'll probably be talking to them quite often. Poor thing is probably stressed and overworked thanks to the Camp Fire. I'll make sure to be nice to them, too.
Wow. Got my long awaited response to my EBT application. I had to do a lot to even qualify. Fill out and send in pages of paperwork, proof of income and "allowable expenditures." Even harder because I'm disabled. All that, and my monthly payment for food assistance awarded? $15.
@katartwork I was on it once about 12 years ago, and it was $150 or so then. $15 is a joke. The more I think about it, the more I think that there has to be an error somewhere. Definitely calling them, I'll keep everyone here posted!
@MareInTheMoon20 It's something I've gone through as well, and it's really hard. I'm lucky enough to be in a position where if the EBT doesn't work out, I'm surrounded by people who love me and will absolutely make sure I do not go hungry. β€
@MareInTheMoon20 I'm going to talk to them. I think playing the cancer card might help, or maybe some of the bills that didn't seem to count on their paperwork will actually count. Car insurance and old medical bills and all of that.
Of course I get this news after spending my whole evening in the ER just to get sent home without either of the problems I went in there for being addressed. I'm going to make DAMN sure tomorrow is a better, funnier day.
@Bowsnonk It was really frustrating and difficult and took me way longer than it should have, and I'm GOOD at this stuff by now. I have a faint hope that it was some kind of mistake and I can call my worker tomorrow (hopefully get through) and talk to them directly.
My mom visited; a generally difficult, stressful time. Today, though, she dropped a life changing bomb on me. There are WITCHES in my family tree, and only a couple of generations up. I desperately need to know more. I will be emailing you like you wanted, mother. Well played.