Kossack in need

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Tuesday December 12, 2023 · 2:56 PM PST

2023/12/12 · 14:56

UPDATE: Saturday, Dec 16, 2023 · 8:17:14 PM +00:00 · gtghawaii

The full amount of this aid request has been raised. Thank you all so much for your help.

UPDATE: Friday, Dec 15, 2023 · 9:41:57 PM +00:00 · gtghawaii

Hi just a quick update. $365 has been raised. Thank you all who have given. This leaves me with $432 to reach my goal by December 21st.

My daughter had a baby boy (welcome Luca!) on Thanksgiving and I needed to travel to help her for the first two weeks. As joyous an occasion as this was it put me back financially. I came home to an electric disconnect order that needs to be paid by December 21st. I am asking for help to keep my lights and heat on and pay off the past due $797.00. Any help is appreciated.

paypal.me/SCarpio

Venmo @Stacey-Carpio

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Help a fellow Kossack in need........

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Sunday August 06, 2023 · 7:56 PM PDT

2023/08/06 · 19:56

ScreenShot2023-08-06at7.02.08PM.png — Scarlett asks for help for her hooman.

UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023 · 4:08:41 AM +00:00 · gtghawaii

Update: Wow my fundraising goal has been met. Thank you to all.

UPDATE: Monday, Aug 7, 2023 · 6:00:24 PM +00:00 · gtghawaii

Update: $525 raised with a balance of $716 left to reach goal. Thank you to all who donated!

Hello, I’m a disabled single woman living off of small monthly income that SSDI gives me. I have a very rare form of cancer called extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. I’ve gone through three rounds of radiation and 68 Gallium Dotatate infusions. I am in a mountain of medical debt with no ability to pay down my debt. But some of these medical expenses require upfront copays. Taking suggestions from others on Kos, I’ve applied for all the programs that my state has available. I did qualify for food stamps for a time but after the extra money from covid ran out this year they reduced my monthly eligibility to just $43.00. As of May this year I also qualify for Medi-Cal which is the California version of Medicaid. Unfortunately because I do have SSDI Medi-Cal put a limit called a “share of cost” before it will pick up any medical expenses. That means I have a monthly out of pocket requirement of $1241.00 before Medi-CAL will kick in. This month I have a Gallium Dotatate Pet scan due to see if my cancer has spread. My last scan showed I have a new tumor in my jaw that is affecting my teeth. I’ve put off treatment because I simply can’t afford it. It has unfortunately become an emergency situation. I’ve had infections in my jaws that get worse with each infection. I can’t continue to try to treat it with just antibiotics. Because of our flawed insurance system, Medicare won’t cover dental but Medical-CAL will as long as I pay the share of cost up front. I’m raising the $1241 share of costs so I can get several teeth pulled and a bridge put in. All of this would probably cost me around $5000 without Medi-cal. I’m hoping to get this all done this month to minimize the cost. I would really appreciate any help received and thank you for reading.

paypal.me/SCarpio

Venmo @Stacey-Carpio

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ScreenShot2023-08-06at6.56.52PM.png — Thank you!

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Friday December 30, 2022 · 11:32 AM PST

2022/12/30 · 11:32

UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan 4, 2023 · 7:43:12 PM +00:00 · gtghawaii

Hi all! I received $50 last week making the amount needed to take care of this car $400. Thanks for your help.

Back on Thanksgiving my car broke down while I was visiting my daughter. Ya’ll helped raise money to fix my car and I thank everyone that gave. I had hoped that would be the extent of my need but in a new chapter of fml my roommate gave notice and is moving out. I had been depending on that money to tow the car home as it still isn’t working. AAA won’t tow it more than 100 miles and I can’t leave it sitting there without being charged storage fees for each day. It is now going to cost around $450 to get it towed from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. I’m in a bind. I’m a disabled kossack on a fixed income. So I’m asking for some help. Every little bit helps.

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Kossack in need

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Friday November 25, 2022 · 1:00 PM PST

2022/11/25 · 13:00

UPDATE: Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 · 8:21:30 PM +00:00 · gtghawaii

Got called by the service place and they replaced the coil and spark plug but now think its a cylinder or a head gasket. I think the car is done for but still need to pay for the work done.

As of 11/29 we’ve raised $235.00 with another $315 to go to get the car back. I may need to have it towed at additional expense.

Hi all, I’m a disabled kossack in need. I drove to my daughters house last week to help watch her daughter for the holiday and when I got in the car to come home it wouldn’t start. Had it towed and it’s going to cost me $679.00. I’m short by $550 dollars. Without transportation I won’t be able to get to the doctors appointments or get out of the house at all. So I’m asking for some help. Every little bit helps.

venmo.com/…

paypal @SCarpio

Medicare copays and an ask for help

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Friday May 27, 2022 · 7:43 PM PDT

2022/05/27 · 19:43

I have a rare form of Neuroendocrine Cancer called Pheochromoctyoma with Carcinoid syndrome. That's when tumors actively dump massive amount of epinephrine and dopamine in my body. I was diagnosed late and my tumors are considered inoperable. The only way to treat them is with radiation therapy. I exhausted that treatment as it has metastasized to my spine and liver. The only treatment available to me now is palliative. Which means trying to manage symptoms for quality of life. My treatment includes monthly Lanreotide injections and ongoing PRRT treatment which is injecting nuclear medicine to target the tumors. Unfortunately, a side effect of both treatments is type II Diabetes.

I receive SSDI and Medicare. I have a medigap policy to lessen the out of pocket cost. Unfortunately I’ve exceeded the annual level of coverage so now I find myself in the Medicare gap/donut hole. I have to spend $6000 out of pocket before catastrophic coverage kicks in. I have had to skip several treatments because I just can't afford to pay both medications and rent. I was also just prescribed januvia/farxia and the monthly cost is $280. I can’t afford the diabetes medicine copays this month so am hoping to get help.

Some manufacturers offer help with prescription costs but Medicare prohibits discounts to its patients. Without my monthly Diabetes medication I am in danger of further health problems.

I am asking for help with the $280 copay. know it's a lot to ask for. I would really appreciate any help, good thoughts, and good vibes sent my way. Daisydog and I thank you so much for reading.

If you can, send help via paypal.me/… or Venmo: @Stacey-Carpio

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Sunday January 02, 2022 · 5:08 PM PST

2022/01/02 · 17:08

This story is about how even when you feel you’ve done everything right covid can come for your family. First let me start with me. I am the poster child of what immunocompromised looks like. I have just completed PRRT cancer treatment at the beginning of December and will still be getting Lanreotide injections monthly as palliative treatment. When doctors tell patients to get vaccinated it not only protects the patient but others like me who have isolated, vaccinated and boosted and are still at risk of severe Covid.

My daughter has been going through a particularly nasty divorce and her soon to be ex husband has refused to take care of their daughter over the past year. I have been helping out when I can and had my granddaughter the week before Christmas. Daughter picked her up on Christmas Eve and all was well. The plan was for me to watch her for the final week of her holiday break at their house. I arrived as scheduled this past Monday and my daughter told me she had taken a rapid covid test at work and it was negative. We had dinner watched a movie and went to bed. My Granddaughter slept with her mom and gave me her bed. On Tuesday I wake up to find my daughter extremely ill. She took the last home test she had and it came back positive. Her work required she come in to test and again positive. She is a first responder and was on the very first to get vaccinated but unfortunately she did not get the second shot. I’m not sure why but have some theories such as the arrogance of youth and feeling invincible. Worse she didn’t get her daughter vaccinated. So now I am having to quarantine her to her room while I take care of her daughter downstairs. Contact her ex to try to get him to pick up his daughter. No way, not his problem (is there a way to argue he’s an unfit parent?). I’m trapped in their house with a sense of inevitability at getting this crap. By that evening I have a cough and the next morning I’m feeling extremely ill myself. It’s the Wednesday before a long holiday weekend. I look for a test and nothing is available until the following week! 20% of my daughters coworkers are down with Covid and remember they are first responders. I get a hold of my doctors office and they agree to test me the next day. I can’t get me granddaughter in though. Get the test and the nurse told me my results won’t come back for 3-5 days because of the holiday. Then I get a call from my sister. I haven’t seen her in 2 years and she and her husband have decided to Van Life around the country. They wanted to meet up with me tomorrow. “I’m sorry my idiot daughter has infected me with covid and I don’t want to spread it to you” was about how that conversation went. I left out the idiot part. I feel bad for my granddaughter but I need to go home on Friday. It’s Sunday and I still feel like crap but no fever and oxygen levels are fine. I talk to my older daughter because she’s found out and now she’s mad at her sister too. It appears that their brother is also sick and daughter #1 didn’t tell anyone she was positive. I woke up to a call the morning and granddaughter is ill. This is where I break. This is my baby too. She risked her daughters life and it’s not something I can just let go. I ask to speak to granddaughter and it breaks my heart to see her not bouncing around like her usual self. I start barking orders and daughter is like why are you mad at me!?!? Pfft…..WTAF but I need her to get granddaughter into the doctor. Daughter #2 sent a covid care package because Daughter #1 doesn’t even have a thermometer in the house. Now I’m sitting here worried about it all and I haven’t gotten my test results back but fairly sure my doctor will send me to the hospital and I freaking hate hospitals.

This is a cautionary tale. For god’s sake get vaccinated, mask up and stay the fuck at home.

I’m sorry if this has been too much but I needed to share/vent into the abyss. Now if you’ve read through this story do you have any advise, thoughts or animal pictures to make me feel better?

Here’s granddaughter with favorite Phat Louis.

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Friday December 10, 2021 · 2:25 PM PST

2021/12/10 · 14:25

GEIGER COUNTER I'm literally radioactive

Doctors recommend PRRT for patients diagnosed with Advanced Metastatic or Progressive Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs); also for NET patients who are ineligible for surgery; and also for those NET patients who are unresponsive to other modes of treatment. While, PRRT is a palliative treatment, it does help in alleviating the symptoms, slow or in some cases even stop the tumour progression thereby improving not only the quality of life, but also the survival rate.

After years of dealing with the terrible symptoms and therapy that did little to help I found myself unable to work and am totally disabled. I receive SSDI and Medicare. I have a medigap policy to lessen the out of pocket cost. The Lanreotide shots were covered at 100% until this year. Then all of a sudden I was told I had to pay 20% of the cost of those shots plus coinsurance to cover what Medicare doesn't. That's $1,400 per month! No reason for the change. No EOB to show the breakdown and to add further insult the provider requires the copay prior to treatment. I have had to skip several treatments because I just can't afford to pay both medications and rent. I was also just prescribed insulin/januvia and the monthly cost is $235. I couldn't afford it so am hoping to get help. Some manufacturers offer help with prescription costs but Medicare prohibits discounts to its patients. Without my monthly injection/Diabetes medication I am completely home bound and unable to really participate in life. I'll be honest, I am exhausted from fighting this illness. Joy seems to have dissappeared and have been questioning why I keep fighting and then the depression takes hold.

I am asking for help with one month's treatment $1,635.00. I know it's a lot to ask for. I would really appreciate any help, good thoughts, and good vibes sent my way. Daisydog and I thank you so much for reading.

If you can, send help via paypal.me/… or Venmo: @Stacey-Carpio

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Thursday April 04, 2019 · 11:00 PM PDT

2019/04/04 · 23:00

no image description available — Harry Styles - Lucky Cat

This is an update to my diary last weekend. www.dailykos.com/…

Last Wednesday Harry got out to chase the millions of butterflies floating around in their migration path in SoCal. Spring has sprung and he's been busting out our screen windows to get out. This time he caught a dead rat in one of the poison traps. He started acting ill and stopped eating. So we took him to the after hours urgent care. Thankfully with an IV, an overnight stay and strict orders to give him two prescriptions three times a day. Harry Styles is feeling better and is back to his old mischievous self.

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Harry Styles - playful kitty

Unfortunately for me the treatment cost $930 and dug into my April rent money. I've was able to borrow $200 from a friend but still need to come up with another $700 to keep us living inside and keep Harry Styles and Daisydog in kibble.

I'm disabled and on a fixed income from Social Security an my budget doesn't have wiggle room for $900 pet emergencies.

As of April 4th, I’ve raised $340 and need another $360 to pay the rent that is due on April 8th. Thank you to all that have donated.

I've set up a pool on PayPal and any assistance you could give would be greatly appreciated.

paypal.me/... Also PayPal account is staceycarpio at gmail.com.

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Tuesday April 02, 2019 · 7:30 AM PDT

2019/04/02 · 07:30

Harry Styles is a lucky pootie and expensive too.....

Last Wednesday Harry got out to chase the millions of butterflies floating around in their migration path in SoCal. Spring has sprung and he's been busting out our screen windows to get out. This time he caught a dead rat in one of the poision traps. He started acting ill and stopped eating. So we took him to the after hours urgent care. Thankfully with an IV, an overnight stay and strict orders to give him two prescriptions three times a day. Harry Styles is feeling better and is back to his old mischievous self.

Breakfast with Harry, Daisydog and my favorite Little.

I'm disabled and on a fixed income from Social Security an my budget doesn't have wiggle room for $900 pet emergencies.

I've set up a pool on paypal and any assistance you could give would be greatly appreciated.

paypal.me/... Also paypal account is staceycarpio at gmail.com.

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Monday June 04, 2018 · 3:30 PM PDT

2018/06/04 · 15:30

I'd love to vote noxious swamp monster Steve Knight out in 2018 as part of our blue wave. The 25th district is currently listed as a toss up. Steve Knight has won against Bryan Caforio in 2014 & 2016. When it became clear he was in trouble in 2016 he was rescued by Koch cash during the general election.

I'm torn, Bryan Cafario looks good on paper but he's lost to Knight twice and failed to get the Democratic party endorsement. Katie Hill has little experience but her passion and ground work make her an interesting option. She knocked on my door twice.

From: Signalsvc.com

Bryan Caforio-D

Bryan Caforio was the Democratic frontrunner in 2016 and has returned to challenge Knight for the seat once more. He is a Yale-educated consumer rights attorney who has made health care a focus of his campaign.

Caforio garnered 52.8 percent of the delegate vote at the recent California Democratic Party convention just under the 60 percent threshold to receive the party’s full endorsement

Katie Hill-D

Katie Hill is a long time CA-25 resident and the executive director of People Assisting the Homeless, a Non-profit that focuses on housing for the homeless.

Hill was able to outraise Caforio as of the last financial filing deadline

So all you kossacks out there I'm soliciting your opinion. Vote for the safe candidate or newbie that has some passion?

Poll

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Who should we vote for to turn CA25 Blue

32 votes Vote Now!

Who should we vote for to turn CA25 Blue

Bryan Caforio

5 votes

Katie Hill

25 votes

Meh.....

1 vote

Other listed below.

1 vote

Thoughts and Prayers

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Friday February 16, 2018 · 7:00 AM PST

2018/02/16 · 07:00

I grew up in a religious household hearing and memorizing different parables in the Bible. A religious story I heard often as a child was “The Drowning Man”. Each time I hear someone offering thoughts and prayers instead of action, I think of this story. Even the most recalcitrant partisan should be able to step back and see the parallels.

A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help.

Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, "Jump in, I can save you."

The stranded fellow shouted back, "No, it's OK, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me."

So the rowboat went on.

Then a motorboat came by. "The fellow in the motorboat shouted, "Jump in, I can save you."

To this the stranded man said, "No thanks, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith."

So the motorboat went on.

Then a helicopter came by and the pilot shouted down, "Grab this rope and I will lift you to safety."

To this the stranded man again replied, "No thanks, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith."

So the helicopter reluctantly flew away.

Soon the water rose above the rooftop and the man drowned. He went to Heaven. He finally got his chance to discuss this whole situation with God, at which point he exclaimed, "I had faith in you but you didn't save me, you let me drown. I don't understand why!"

To this God replied, "I sent you a rowboat and a motorboat and a helicopter, what more did you expect?"

Prayer means nothing if you have the power to make a difference, save yourself or help others and chose not to.

Montana Labor Dept. to target immigrants rather than protect labor rights.

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Thursday February 08, 2018 · 5:12 PM PST

2018/02/08 · 17:12

This proud resister is showing us how it’s done.

It would have been my responsibility to prepare the information and hand them off to ICE.

I refuse to aid in the breaking up of families. I refuse to just Ã¢ÂÂfollow orders.Ã¢ÂÂ

This isnÃ¢ÂÂt an easy decision as it puts me in a delicate financial position.
Ã¢ÂÂ Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts (@dyrbert) February 8, 2018

People have asked why am I doing this if I have a child.

IÃ¢ÂÂm doing this because I have a child.

I want to be able to look my child in eye.
Ã¢ÂÂ Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts (@dyrbert) February 8, 2018

There are people who Ã¢ÂÂsupport my decisionÃ¢ÂÂ but seem disinclined to do much else. ItÃ¢ÂÂs frustrating.

IÃ¢ÂÂve been asking, Ã¢ÂÂwhen do we riot,Ã¢ÂÂ but increasingly it seems to be that the answer is never.
Ã¢ÂÂ Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts (@dyrbert) February 8, 2018

Hey everyone,

YouÃ¢ÂÂve helped us more than enough. We will now be okay while we look for jobs.

If youÃ¢ÂÂre still feeling generous consider sending money Flint or Puerto Rico.

You could also check out #DisabilityWishlists or #ShowUpForWishes.
Ã¢ÂÂ Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts (@dyrbert) February 8, 2018

Thankfully, the resistance movement gave him a helping hand so he could stand up for human rights.

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