The Repugs ruin my day.

I'm on disability and the only reason I'm not homeless is that my mother helps me with the bills. Yet she complains about "those programs"--ones which would help me live a more independent life and leave her with more money.

Today I went to the Amador-Tuolumne Counties Action Agency to see if I could get help with my cooling expenses this summer. I get $790 a month, pay $430 in bills and the electrical bill in summer runs about $80 a month. ATCAA helps poor people with expenses by giving them a lump sum to help pay their electrical bills. I learned today that the money may be gone and that there may be no fourth quarter because of budget cuts by the Rethugs.

I also need a trip to the dentist, but the only dentist in the county that takes Medi-Cal ended up committing malpractice on me. I searched for several months for a lawyer to take the case, but no one wanted to do it. (They all agreed it was malpractice, bu It wasn't worth it to them monetarily.) I'm sure he knows I wanted to sue him, so obviously, I can't go back there. I just realized this morning my teeth look terrible. I've neglected them because of my other physical ailments. Ugh.

I've experience similar problems trying to procure decent health-care. I've been waiting several months for an MRI to be performed on my spine to see if my condition has worsened. I was told I had to see a psychiatrist. There are only two in this county. One is a moron and the other's wife committed suicide last year. Almost everyone I've met agrees he is an asshole.

No health care crisis, my ass.

I'm just really angry right now.

I hate Republicans.

:hug: Hope tomorrow is better for you.

I am about this close to being homeless myself, with no health care insurance. Hang in there, friend.

:hug:

This sort of thing happens to me all the time and just takes the wind out of my sails. I'm going to try harder to just go on living my life, even when I get bad news.

Still, it's hard to see the amount of $ being spent on the Iraq occupation, knowing there were no WMD, knowing that things under the Americans are probably even worse than they were under Saddam. WTF are we doing there?

I'm convinced the neocons want to bankrupt us so they can get rid of "some of those programs."

Big hugs, Earth_First. I hope you can pull through. Medi-Cal frustrates me, but it's better than nothing. Everyone needs affordable health care and a roof over their heads.