I appreciate you putting my sad predicament In your column. Somehow I have failed, not taking care of myself. I have spent my money on helping my family and was never able to save anything. The two episodes of cancers took me down quite a bit. I’m 74 years old and must continue to work to pay off my condo in the amount of $56,000 and my car of $8,000.
My right leg is giving me problems — it could be cancer again. I can hardly get up for work anymore with so much pain I am in. Both my shoulders have their rotator cuffs broken and I have to get shots in them. I also get a shot in my left knee. I have essential thrombosis and will take pills the rest of my life. I have too much iron in my blood so every two weeks I have to have blood letting until my ferritin level gets down to normal. My left arm has lymphoma and I need to wrap it every night.
The Financial Planning Association has a financial planning for cancer program, where planners help families make sense of the finances behind this terrible disease. The program was developed with the Foundation for Financial Planning and Family Reach, an organization dedicated to helping people overcome financial obstacles associated with cancer.
Also look into possible government benefits on Benefits.gov, which has a tool that will sort through programs and benefits you are eligible for, such as healthcare and food. There might be other organizations available in your area to help with rental assistance and disability benefits. This website called Need Help Paying Bills has a list of suggestions, as well as information on free grants, clothes and job training.
Sucks to suck
This is the life quality of life you get in US in 2023 and it’s only gonna get worse.
Regardless of what they tell you a lot of people are in this boat....that's just the reality of it !
Choose poverty. Apply for welfare and SSI. Apply for senior low income housing. If extremely poor Apply for food stamps and Medicaid. Relax! You're old! Enjoy life!
Bidenflation hurting everyone.
Should have laid off the cocaine
Find someone to do a GoFundMe fundraising of $1 million for you.
I’ve been saving for retirement since I was 18. Not an excuse. I don’t want gifted young adults to be squeezed out of the workforce by stubborn boomers pas their expiration date.
Should have planned better for retirement when you were in your 20's and 30's!!!!
Hey - at least she gets to be a strong independent feminist
Ok. So what? The vast majority of everybody everywhere for all time had to work their whole lives. Not working is a luxury. I get why everyone wants to enjoy luxury but why is it being portrayed as a tragedy that someone somewhere isn’t living in luxury?
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She should buy some $HEX