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   -=> Daryl Stout wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    DS>   I can burn water.  Yet, I haven't used the stove here...let   
    DS> alone turned on any of the TV sets, in the last 4 years...   
      
    DC> Why not........?   
      
    DS>  I've had no desire to watch TV...and am usually busy with ham   
    DS> radio traffic nets in the evening.   
      
   Okay, cool.  You're not missing much on the TV.   
      
    DC> I continue to be confused by your statements on this...  Do you realize   
    DC> that food does not have to be "packaged"?  By that I mean things in   
    DC> cans, cardboard, plastic.  ALL packaged food is VERY high in sodium.   
      
    DS>   Well, I'm now being removed from home health care, because I'm   
    DS> not "homebound" (stuck at home without transportation). But,   
    DS> while I could get groceries and medications delivered if I sold   
    DS> the car, I would have no way to get to doctors appointments, etc.   
    DS> All my friends work and have family during the week, and after   
    DS> what happened to me with Uber, I'm afraid to try Lyft.   
      
   Well, your first sentence makes sense, doesn't it?  If you're truly not    
   homebound, why would you be entitled to home health care?  I don't mean    
   that in a mean way, but... rules are rules.  I agree that it wouldn't be    
   a good idea to sell your car.  Not sure what happened to you with Uber,    
   it seems like a pretty good/reliable service to nearly everyone.   
      
    DS>   I checked the price of low sodium foods, and I can't afford   
    DS> them.   
      
   Daryl, I think we are having a misunderstanding on terms/language.  I am    
   not talking about "organic" or "designer" foods found only in stores    
   like Whole Foods.  Okay?  Are you listening to the next sentence....?   
   I am talking about a freakin sack of potatoes, and a block of cheese,    
   and some avocados, apples, carrots, brocolli, a box of pasta noodles and    
   some spaghetti sauce, etc etc etc...  ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE *CHEAP*    
   AND AT YOUR LOCAL WALMART!!!!   
      
   If you can afford the high-sodium, expensive frozen "TV dinners" or    
   similar that you apparently live on, you can afford all of the above    
   items, and more.  Yes, they would require a small bit of preparation    
   work, rather than just throwing into a microwave.  Yes.  But it really    
   isn't hard.  I don't claim to be a master chef, but basic cooking is    
   easy.  Boil water.  Saute meat/veggies in a frying pan.  Cook rice or    
   potatoes.  Grill some hamburgers.   
      
    DS> The government took away my SSI nearly 16 years ago,   
    DS> because they said that between my wife and I, that $1500 a month   
    DS> was too much money...don't get me started on that. I get less   
    DS> than that now, and apparently they feel that's still too much   
       
   If it's been 16 years, perhaps it's time to get SSI to re-evaluate your    
   situation?  Go on down to the SS office and ask for that.  Your    
   situation is a lot different than it was 16 years ago, and I'm sure    
   plenty of rules have changed.  Maybe you are owed more than you think    
   you are.  Go ask them to review your case.   
      
    DS> money...it's not worth getting food stamps or other assistance.   
    DS> They'd rather give benefits to illegal aliens for their votes,   
    DS> instead of folks who truly need it.   
      
   Why isn't it "worth it"?  If you were to get a decent food allowance,    
   you could completely change your eating habits, and PROBABLY change your    
   life around in a good way.  I've said it before, but I am sure that most    
   of your medical conditions have a *DIRECT* tie to your eating and    
   nutrition habits.  Do you understand that?   
      
    DS>   I can NOT stand in one spot for more than 15 seconds without my   
    DS> legs shaking, and my risking falling. I can NOT see the progress   
    DS> of things cooking on the stove if I'm seated, and surely can't   
    DS> stir things if I am seated.   
      
   Then don't stand in one spot for more than 15 seconds.  Do something    
   else.  Pace back and forth in front of the stove it that helps.  Or, as    
   has already been suggested to you, get yourself a "barstool" type chair    
   that sits you up high enough to see/stir the pots on the stove.  I just    
   tried it with a barstool here, and it works fine.  Easy.  Solves the    
   problem.  Are you wanting to solve problems, or just complain about    
   them?   
      
    DS> I am a fall risk, and if I go down, I   
    DS> won't be able to call for help...and will just die on the floor.   
      
   Yes, that's not good.  So keep your cellphone clipped to your    
   waist/belt, and perhaps look in to one of those necklace type things    
   that has a simple pushbutton on it for calling for help.  "Lifeline" or    
   something like that.  Might even be free for those who qualify.   
      
    DS>   Frankly, I'm tempted to just sell the car, disconnect the   
    DS> internet, the BBS, and cellphone...and cut myself off from the   
    DS> outside world.   
      
   None of those are good ideas.  Please don't do any of that.   
      
   Daryl, I don't know you personally, but you put a lot of effort into    
   telling everyone here about your problems.  Nothing wrong with that, but    
   it's the natural reaction of most people to offer solutions to the    
   problems that you're experiencing.  In your case, though, it seems you    
   either ignore the suggestions, or always have a reason why it won't    
   work.  If you truly want to help yourself get on top of some of these    
   things, then please listen and at least try some of the options that are    
   being suggested to you.  Honestly, although I am not a doctor, I am    
   quite *SURE* that many/most of your medical problems are a direct result    
   of your own behaviors.  Fix the behaviors, and guess what.... some of    
   your problems will go away.  I wish you good luck.   
      
      
      
   ... If it walks out of your refrigerator, let it go.   
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