Comments by "Angela Schaefer" (@angelaschaefer5883) on "Living Below the Poverty Line as a Female Senior Nomad / Sad Truth" video.

  1. This is typical response makes me angry being hateful. When senior women who are sick and need help. Being mean they have no idea what they are talking about.
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  2. First my mother is divorced. She worked and supported her kids. My Dad and stepdad paid their child support. Fortunately she is able to retire comfortably. These ladies are no different than my mom. I don’t appreciate you being disrespectful like that.
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  3. My mother in law was on waiting list for three years. Before they got to her. If I remember correctly her rent was $250. They had programs for electric bills to lower that too. She loved it there they had bus. Took them to the store and the zoo. If anyone on here is in Illinois. My husband and I don’t care if you park here. You can eat and shower. Also I can look up any information on where my mother in law lived. She died seven years ago. So I don’t remember exactly what was involved. In the little town we live in Wilmington. We.have income based apartments. For disabled and seniors. Our neighbors were able to get their disabled apartment. Here in our town. Again I don’t have the information but I look and see.
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  4. I have depression and anxiety. Especially Social Anxiety being around people even my family. Makes me very anxious. I am used to people thinking that. My mental health problems are something. That people have the right to comment on. There are lots of keyboard bullies on these YouTube videos. My mom always says if you don’t have something nice to say. Don’t say anything at all. Lots of adults need to learn this.
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  5. Does she have GoFund me?? I have $5.00 I could send her. Not much but even little might help.
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  6. No they aren’t healthy because poverty robs you of everything. I know this because I and my husband are poor too. The stress of thinking how you are going to manage. To the next month. Then your mental health gets worse. People judge you and look down on you. Then physical health is the last thing it takes. My husband has vascular dementia. Because we couldn’t get the blood pressure medication. He needed and now he has dementia. Other people on here didn’t cause us to fall into poverty. There were circumstances that helped us to get there. Both things rent being too high. Along with things we could have done better.
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  7. Yes it sure is this is all she has. They just keep taking more from people.
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  8. She has cancer and is running low on food. WTF do you mean it is not bad. Would you like your mother to be in this situation??? I know I don’t my mom in this situation. My husband has health problems and we are on low fixed income. But we have place to live and food too eat. But I have $5.00 in my purse. Will it help not much. But at least she will know someone cares. That she should be treated with dignity and respect. I can’t believe it cancer patients living little food is not bad. I can assure my brothers and I would have thought it was very bad. When our Dad had cancer and no help.
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  9. Everyone deserves place to live. No excuses for people to not have that. My first name is Angela. The meaning of my name is messenger from God. So every time I am on YouTube. Any people that say you should planned better. That it is all your fault. The minute I mention the meaning of name they shut up really quick. You did everything you were supposed to do. Rent is too high and there are not enough affordable housing being built.
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  10. It shouldn’t that is for sure.
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  11. When my mother in law moved into low income assisted living. The complex she moved into put her in program to help with her electric bill. She was insulin dependent without electricity. No insulin they don’t seem to get. You can’t afford your electric bill. Which means internet to look is not happening. When my grandma was alive. She couldn’t see so I would look for her. Then call her or my mom with information. Help is not just you have place to live. You need help with utilities. I live in Illinois I don’t what state you are in. I understand that I am strange woman that you don’t know. So may not feel comfortable telling me. But I do have have electricity and internet. I would look to see if I could find you some help.
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  12. It is criminal and nothing but greed.
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  13. It is shameful no one should have be in this situation. We have more than many on here . If you need even $5.00 I could send it to you and her. I babysit in May so Everly won’t mind waiting. Another month for Mimi to buy her Barbie. We are doing okay and my husband has been doing well. He has dementia but the last couple of months he hasn’t been getting as confused. I feel so bad for all of you. It bothers me that we treat people so poorly. Never extend any help.
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  14. My mother in law got on HUD waiting list. They did get to her and she lived in her apartment until she died. Everyone deserves the same things she had.
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  15. I wished she lived near me too. I do live in the US. But I left California when my husband retired from Navy. We came back to Illinois my husband. Moved in with his mom. Myself and our son moved in with my mom. We didn’t have jobs in Illinois so it took awhile. She has cancer the same type my Dad had. So she needs to stay close to her doctors. Which is what my Dad had to do too. I pray she goes into remission like my Dad did too.
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  16. We live in Wilmington Illinois. In the middle of nowhere. Anyone of these folks can park their van here. No one would even notice it. There are no police that come by either. We have food and shower. You can stay for few days if you want. Of course the couch has bad dog odors. But I have sheets so you wouldn’t have to worry about that. Yes I already shared my own experience with hunger. It is something that I don’t want anyone to feel ever. No man or woman or child should have to go through that. But I always promised myself. That if someone else ended up hungry and no place to go. That I would never let someone else go through it again. There are two types of people in the world. There are people that are takers they usually eat better. The givers sleep better. I would rather sleep better. If everyone did that it would make difference.
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  17. It is just us sharing what we have. That’s all.
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  18. Do you have place to live?? You could see if you qualify for meals on wheels. Where they deliver you hot meal everyday. My grandma qualified but she went into assisted living by then.
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  19. If she were in Illinois we would let her park here. But I don’t know anyone living in the San Diego area anymore. Surely someone could help.
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  20. 🙏🙏🙏
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  21. That was very kind of you. Most kids I work with share better. Then adults that is not joke.
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  22. A lot different.
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  23. Again you deserve place to live everyone does. Housing is human right the sooner people realize that. The better things will be. I live in in Illinois.
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  24. I saw lady that bought sleeping bag made for below zero weather. It is not okay for you to be in this situation.
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  25. I agree with you 100%.
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  26. I don’t know how it works in Florida. We live in Illinois. My husband retired Navy. Here in Illinois there is assistance for homeless veterans. You served your country you deserve place to live that simple.
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  27. I agree we should take care of everyone here first. Little less foreign aid would be good. Foreign Aid comes out of different funds. When budget is passed there is federal spending. For us Social Security and Medicare spending. Doesn’t get sent to Afghanistan. You also should know there will be immigrants coming here. Because the less we give the more that flock to our shores.
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  28. You have been through awful lot. That you still can work with your health issues. Is great hopefully I can too.
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  29. I agree 100%. Hopefully everyone agrees that it should be human right.
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  30. I am very sorry no one should be in this situation. You worked your entire life and did what you were supposed to do. ❤️❤️🙏🙏
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  31. There is reason it is better they use socialism to provide for everyone. They pay higher taxes then we do they also tax. Those who are wealthy at higher rates than we do. Which is exactly what we need to do. Most of the American people don’t agree with me.Tax cuts for the wealthy don’t house old people.
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  32. What state are you in??
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  33. I agree with you we already know we are.
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  34. You did everything right. This is not your fault you deserve. Place to live.
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  35. Like I said to my husband when he was diagnosed with dementia. You being without place to live. Is not something you caused. It is something that happened to you. Now you need help like he does. Just for different reasons.
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  36. I noticed lots of family pictures too. She has family she loves very much and is very proud of. It shows she is very good mom. Also I think I see some grand babies in those pictures. Which makes her good grandma too. My son gave me coffee mug. After my granddaughter Everly was born. On the mug it says the best moms get A promotion. To grandma I treasure that mug.
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  37. Biden is the only thing standing between my husband who is disabled. And myself from arranging our furniture out on the sidewalk. Republicans plan on cutting Social Security and Medicare. They have said it multiple times on tape. Now my husband thought the same thing you did. Until I explained to him that it would be really foolish. To vote for party that doesn’t care if you have lose the financial support you have. My vote is what keeps them from hurting you and him.
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  38. I am very sorry. You deserve place to live everyone does. If you can ever come to Illinois. My husband and I would let you park here. I know gas is expensive and this. Is probably not going to happen. But at least you could have meal with us and shower. I wished I had something better to help you. But that’s all I have. Please try to be careful.
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  39. We don’t listen well at all. Yes we need secure borders. Probably voting to do that would have been improvement. In the United States we don’t see things the same way. People in Europe or Canada. We have this mindset that. If you just work hard everything will be fine. When that is not always the case. Such as not earning enough. They tell you it your is your fault. Instead of seeing all this homeless people. Everybody does the usual things. They brought this on themselves. Blame them for our country not being willing to take care of each other. We don’t have sense of community. That we should find solutions. Together are country has problem. That affects everyone. Even if you do have place. The idea that some lady my age. Is sleeping in van because she. Stayed home with her son like I did. That now her husband is either sick or has died. Makes me cry how anyone could have so little compassion. For your fellow Americans. People that are my mom’s age. She is 77 years old. How can you not care about someone. Who probably has great grandchild. Like my mom does. Someone my Dads age at 81 years. Who maybe had his wife get sick and then medical bills. Took your savings and my Dad has some signs of cognitive decline. Or someone like my husband. Who served his country. For 20 years had stroke few years ago. Now has dementia asleep in their car. The facts are simple. We need to decide what kind of country we want to be. Do we want be country of takers or givers. The takers will eat better but the givers will sleep better. I know that we should be nation givers. Until we see the problem for what it is income inequality. Will get a lot worse. Not better and I certainly am aware. That there be day when it happens to me. If it does I know one thing for sure. What I got I can share. Now and in future.
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  40. Not very great at all.
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  41. You are correct on everything you just said.
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  42. I am 51 years old. So just little younger then you. You are still human being that deserves dignity and respect. You are here for reason I assume that you probably have kids. I have one son he is 26 years old. He still needs me just in different ways then when he was little. You probably like I do have grandkids. Next to being Joshua’s mom the other privilege is being Evie’s Mimi. My mom is 77 years old. She still is important part of my life. Yes there will be people who will judge you. Those are not people that have walked in your shoes. They make lots of assumptions with out knowing all the facts. Lacking any knowledge about your life at all. You don’t need their negativity. Try not to let them bother you bother you. Don’t let them make you feel bad about yourself. This is not your fault. You did what your were supposed to do. My husband asked me after he was diagnosed with dementia. If I blamed him was he was burdened. I told him that dementia is not something that you did to cause it. It something that happened to you. That I wasn’t going anywhere. Different set of circumstances. You didn’t do anything to cause you not having place to live. It is something that happened to you. So you need help just like my my husband does.
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  43. Yes they did.
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  44. I have tried for years trying to get people. To realize that we need socialized medicine. For example Cat’s husband was sick for ten years. Because medical debt is dangerous to have at any age. But when you are in your 60s you will have no money left. They don’t care now with cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Are the plans of these greedy people. Our lives are going to get worse. I blame the right people for the problem. It is employers who don’t pay you enough to retire. It is people that don’t want affordable housing. The reason we have $15 dollars left is not because. Immigrants sleeping in chairs at Chicago police department. The reason is groceries are expensive again greed.
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  45. God bless you for giving me the information. To help her.
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  46. I agree we need to take care of everyone here first. Republicans plan on cutting Social Security. Not immigrants and after that they plan on cutting Medicare. They don’t have anything to do with us going to food bank. Groceries are expensive that’s why. They find someone else to blame it on. Hope you realize that soon.
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  47. First of all this typical Conservative response. They are giving all the money to immigrants. You think I believe for second that you would care. If my husband who is veteran another talking point. Along with me were in this postion. You wouldn’t give crap you support people. That cut programs that my husband depends on. Social Security always looking to make cuts. Medicare is next which my parents and aunt depend on. That you would support more programs for affordable housing. How about she only gets $65 In food stamps. You want increase the amount she gets so she can eat. Of course not. I lived in blue collar middle class household. With Dad and step dad that made union wages. People like Trump hire scabs. My step dad didn’t walk picket lines. Because he thought Republicans supported unions. Always union busters my mother. Gets my step dad pension from the union. If Republicans had there way she would lose it.
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  48. They should care you guys should join The Poor People’s Campaign. They recently had rally in Springfield for affordable housing. I joined few years ago because it made me feel less alone. That our voices should be heard. It doesn’t cost anything to join. I get emails from them when they are doing rallies or sometimes they virtual talks. About things that affect poor people. Rev. Barber is really committed. To helping if we stick together and start demanding things might get better. For all of us.
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  49. Immigrants are the ones who want cut Social Security and Medicare. All you have to do is hear every Republican running saying that is exactly what they will do. I don’t vote against my families best interests. Ever my husband and I will be out on the sidewalk real quick. You fall for it every time. My Aunt does to they have convinced her. That the immigrants are taking it all. So I will do what I do every time. I will vote for people that don’t want take it away from her. You should do the same. We love are veterans. Until they have dementia and aren’t useful. My husband also buy this bull every single time. There taking everything from us. But you go right ahead vote for thieves. Tax breaks for rich people.
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  50. Mine were recently pulled at low income dental clinic. The dentures are not happening right now. In the future they will. Still glad I had them pulled. Since I am 51 the infection had spread to the bone in my jaw. If you still have more that are bothering you. Google low income dental care. The state and town you live in. There should be charities and dental clinics to call. Depending on how many teeth you are missing. I have some things I did that were less than $20. For now nice sparkling face masks are not so bad.
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  51. 🙏🙏😭💔
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  52. Immigrants aren’t going to cut your Social Security. Republicans will and they won’t cut Medicare either. Republicans will for sure. My husband depends on both those things. To get us by I don’t vote for people. Who call the money he paid into Social Security and Medicare. Entitlements Republicans do. Stealing your money that they don’t think you are entitled too. Took me several hours to get him to see what I was telling him was the truth. Hopefully you realize this before November.
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  53. I am really sorry and as I have said many times. If you are ever in Illinois. You have place to park and be safe and fed. Where you can shower. What I did to help me with the same issue. They sell dollar store Ensures. They have vitamins and calories in them so you don’t get malnourished. I ended up having trouble with that when I was younger. Sending prayers and hugs from Illinois.
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  54. When stuff like this happened to my husband and I. We had family and friends that could help. Cat’s kids are barely getting buy themselves. If they could help they would.
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  55. I wasn’t trying to be rude. I am sorry. I only meant that pans extra baking ingredients. She might not have. The beans are absolutely great idea. We eat lots of black beans.
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  56. I didn't know you could cook corn bread on the stove. We eat a lot of rice. My husband and I are Mexican chicken casserole. Rice I bought big box usually lasts awhile. I got canned chicken on sale. Black beans were cheap. You definitely have good tips. I am sorry that I was rude.
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  57. I am going to use me as example. Cat has cancer she needs to be in California. Near her doctors for treatment. Second in my case my son is 26 years old. He has townhouse that he pays rent on. His rent is over 1,000 per month. He works at forklift repair company. Then he has child support to pay every month. For Everly that is $500 per month. He does make good money. Right now I think it is $26.00 per hour. He started putting money in retirement account. So he doesn’t end up like his Dad and me. He has car payments and insurance. His phone and utilities plus groceries. So you think I should knock on his door. Let me move in. No it doesn’t work that way. You have know idea. What it is like to ask your kids for help. It is one of the most embarrassing things. We have had to do. Her kids have other financial strains themselves. Ones that my son doesn’t have. He is not married or living with anyone. That is sick her kids are. There is no way I would move in with him. So I understand why she can’t do that. In my case my husband was diagnosed with vascular dementia over year ago. He is doing better but that can change very fast. As of now I don’t have any health problems. So I can still work. Would probably find something out here in the town I live in. For between $675-$775 to rent. Because I live in small town housing rents are not as much. If that didn’t work for me. My mom is 77 years old. She already said that I could move in with her. People have to support system that can take you in. Not everyone has that. I realize that I am have blessings these ladies don’t. This why I don’t tell people. Who I don’t know. The circumstances that their adult kids are in. To just move in with them. It’s not as easy as you think it is.
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  58. Finally another person that agrees with me. You are absolutely right everyone should have place to live. Housing is human right.
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  59. Everly is three years old. This my grand baby. She had cookie. Asked me where my cookie was. I said that I didn’t need one. So she broke the cookie in half. Told me Mimi now you have cookie too. My point in this story aside from the fact that I love and adore her. Is that even at her age she realizes. That giving the extra you have to someone else. Doesn’t deprive you of anything. It helps someone who doesn’t have as much as you do.
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  60. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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  61. I hope no one gets offended. But that is absolute bull shit. You worked your entire life. Did everything you were told to do. Now you are old and have no place to live. Yes someday I may be in this position. But it is not now and anyone that thinks this is okay is cruel and greedy. If you ever find yourself in Illinois. You park here. You can eat take shower. I live in little town 57 miles from Chicago. No one would notice A van being in our driveway. You can sleep on our couch. Buster our dog unfortunately has some allergies. That he is being treated for. So he stinks a lot. We always had family or friends. That would let us stay for few months. With my mom myself and Joshua stayed over year, You guys don’t have anyone that can help you. Our son just paid vet bill for the dog that we couldn’t pay. So like Cat kids he does help as much as he can. I am ashamed of myself that. My husband and I have take money from Joshua. He has baby to take care of. Anything that doesn’t go to Everly or Joshua. Makes me feel like failure. If he had mother and father. Or Everly had grandparents that. Did better it wouldn’t be this way.
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  62. You are doing well good for you. My parents I didn’t bring up for reason. Because their retirement circumstances are different. You decide to take people. Who have nothing use your success. To throw it there face. My Dad is 81 years old. He retired from the pipe fitters union. Plus he worked overseas for 16 years. He has house in Katy Texas. These ladies didn’t have the same financial resources as him. He also has Medicare and Social Security. My mom is 77 years old. She retired from Southwest Airlines five years ago. Her benefit from them is she can fly for free for the rest of her life. My stepdad died in 2004 from cancer. So she gets my stepdad pension from the pipe fitters union. She has Social Security and Medicare. Because her and Bill were together for years. When he died he had investments. So my mom has those. These ladies don’t have that advantage either. After he passed way she sold their house. Bought condo in Chicago. Now she sold it few years ago. Rents from my brother and his wife. Now we will do me just for fun. My husband retired from the Navy in 2013. He receives $800 per month. When he dies I will get that unless I remarry. My husband is disabled and has dementia. So he is getting SSDI now. When he dies there won’t be anything to get. Because my husband was in the service. I stayed home with Joshua. So over the course of prime earning years. There was nothing made. That you have it better then these ladies or me. That my parents are retired and okay. Is something you count as blessing. That you won’t be in this situation. Then if you are not heartless creep. You share some of your money with people that have less then you. Don’t worry I already know how this goes. We love of our troops. Until they get sick then the hurry up die part starts.
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  63. Cold hearted to say the least. This guy kicks people. I can’t stand cruelty.
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  64. If it was me I apologize.
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  65. I agree yes we need to help everyone here first. Immigration including those who cross the border illegally. Comes out of separate federal spending. People sleeping in chairs at the police department in Chicago. Are not going to cut my husband’s Social Security. Conservatives certainly will. They won’t cut Medicare either. Republicans will for sure. Republicans call these things entitlements. I don’t get where they get this from. We pay into system our entire time we work it is our money. When someone tells you aren’t entitled to your money. Tells you the immigrants are taking it. When they plan stealing that money from you. You shouldn’t take anything they have to say as being truthful. Join The Poor People’s Campaign. That’s what I did in my state they just rally in Springfield for affordable housing. I used to watch Rev. Barber on TV before. Joining is free.
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  66. This is bull shit. You deserve place to live everyone does. You could fall and that it is definitely dangerous. My mom fell at home and had compound fracture in arm. Then she passed out in her bedroom. Fortunately my brother was with her. You have serious health issues. That she doesn’t have. You need place to stay. I don’t know where you are. I am in Illinois.
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  67. I know your comment is few months old. But I have $5.00 it isn’t much but if. We all gave little it might help.
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  68. I can send $5.00 my husband and I are okay. She needs help there isn’t anything else I can do to help.
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  69. I live in little town about 57 miles south of Chicago. Of about 5,000 people here because it is rural area lots of people camp and fish. Little RV wouldn’t stick out at all. Like I said if anyone is in Illinois. My husband and wouldn’t care if you parked here. We don’t have many police officers in our neighborhood anyway. But we do have food and shower. Our couch doesn’t smell great because of our dog. But you can be safe even if you only stay few days. We do have good food pantry. At my grandmas old church. That does give groceries. Our son and us use it when things are really bad. I just worry about all these women being alone. The times that we didn’t have place friends or family always would let us stay. You guys don’t have anyone to ask.
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  70. I care but don’t have much to share right now. But always willing to help. ❤️🙏
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  71. The people cutting the Social safety net. Are not Ukrainian or Israeli. Foreign Aid is separate from spending for Social Security and Medicare. Which Republicans plan on doing. I agree we definitely need to send less in foreign aid. More on Social programs at home. I am not voting for the party. That tells me the money I paid into Social Security. I am not entitled too. Republicans call both programs entitlements they don’t plan you getting anything.
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  72. If you are ever in Illinois. My husband and I would let you park here. You can eat and shower. We have couch you can sleep on. Our dog smells bad. We had bad times. So I don’t want someone else to not have help during bad times. Sending prayers and hugs from Wilmington Illinois.
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  73. I noticed it too. Used to be different when we lived in Oklahoma. Everyone in our poor little town. Shared with each other. We let people stay with my husband and I our baby. When they got evicted until they could get another place. Share food and stuff and some of neighbors. Had kids and their gas was shut off in the summer. We would let them take showers at our house. Seems to work better. When people come together and share.
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  74. How about we leave the politics out of it. The more we fight the less help people get.
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  75. What do other people have to do with this?? Immigrants didn’t raise the rents so high. Greedy landlords did. Immigrants didn’t get rid of the eviction moratorium that we had during the pandemic either. Republicans did they also didn’t kick A bunch poor sick kids in Florida off Medicaid either. Republican governor owns that. People sleeping at the police station in Chicago that immigrants. Aren’t going to cut social security Republicans will. Federal spending Social Security and Medicare. Comes out of separate funds. The immigrants definitely won’t be responsible for my husband. Myself being out on the street Republicans definitely will.
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  76. It is ridiculous this is the only home she has. All the things she has left. I do have $5.00 in my purse that I could send her. I wished it was more. Transmission work was something my husband used to love too do.
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  77. She is parking on public street because she doesn’t have anywhere else to go. This is all she. has. That you have so little compassion for her says a lot. None is something to be proud of.
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  78. I am very sorry for the your loss. Of both your husband and son. My husband was diagnosed with vascular dementia. Little over year ago. If he were to die he small military pension of $800. So unless I could find job my dog and cat as well as myself would be living in car. I do have family that could help. But they have doing that for 51 years of my life. I need to take care of myself.
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  79. I will use myself as an example. When I had child I stopped working. We moved to Oklahoma where rents were cheap. Until 2001 he then was able to go back into the Navy. I was at home with our child. Year before he retired I was 39 years old I went back to school. Since he retired I have worked part time as Nanny. He is sick now he can’t be left alone for long periods of time. When I work my neighbors or our child keep an eye on him. I haven’t paid much into Social Security. Since I am 51 by the time I retire I would just have Social Security and that wouldn’t be enough to support myself. Do I realize that I could have and should have done things differently. Of course I am responsible for the choices I made. But to say that because I only have some furniture and TV to sell to keep me going. Once I retire is something that I should be ashamed of. Is silly we all do the best we can at the time. Hindsight is always 20/20. We each don’t know anyone’s individual circumstances. It takes your entire life to reach retirement age. There are lots of things that during that time. That can change things into situations where you can’t provide for yourself.
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  80. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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  81. Exactly right. They don’t care if you don’t have boot straps to pull yourself up with.
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  82. My son Joshua is 26 years old. Right now my husband has dementia. Once the sad comes and he is no longer alive. Would my son let me move in with him. Yes he would Joshua has child of his own. If I live with him that less resources he has to take care of Everly. At the stage in my life. I have had some mental health issues. So I think that both my son and the rest of my family have done enough. If I can find job then I would be able to find some place to live. I live in small rural area. That is pretty affordable. If not then I will figure it out. Cat’s kids have other health and financial burdens my son does not have, Every mom of adult children has different reasons. For why they can’t or don’t live with their kids. I think they should be able to make them without anyone else judging those decisions.
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  83. I am glad that you are doing better.
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  84. As I said we either are going to be nation of givers or takers. My vote is givers. If you ever find yourself in Illinois. We live in small town. You can park here. You can eat and shower. I realize that will be hard depending on where you are. But anytime we were between places. We had family or friends that could help. Most of you don’t have that. Are dog unfortunately smells. He has some allergies he is being treated for. But it is just my husband and I. Our son lives on his own. I hope you stay safe. 🙏🙏
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  85. I agree our son had to have his appendix out. With insurance his bill was over $10,000. Joshua is able to make payments. But lots of people can’t. When I was living in Chicago. I was in the middle of cross walk. I saw the car coming and it wasn’t slowing down. She hit me. But I didn’t let them take me to the hospital by ambulance. I was afraid of big bill. So my mom took me. But I was just little banged up. Wasn’t hurt bad. This happened on Friday. I went to work Monday morning. I was scheduled to work in my favorite infant room.
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  86. Ridiculous my husband is year younger then her. He has dementia and. I am his caregiver fortunately he gets SSDI. Small pension from military. We found small rural town. We pay $800 per month. We can’t afford any place else other than where we are.
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  87. My husband is veteran what free stuff does he get. Discounts at restaurants don’t help if you can’t afford to eat out at all. The VA healthcare system. Didn’t give him the blood pressure medication he needed. He had stroke and because of that stroke he has vascular dementia. Yes we do have place to live. Once he is no longer alive his $800 pension is not going to keep roof over my head. Really interesting how people think he has easy. Would you like to trade places with him??
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  88. This is absolutely ridiculous old sick people need homes. Why can’t there be affordable housing. Both of my parents are retired. They have place to live I want you all to have your house too.
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  89. Republicans plan on cutting Social Security and Medicare. The only thing between my husband and I being out on the street. His Democratic President and Democratic Senate. Parties that give tax cuts to wealthy people. Are not going to help you or us. There may be day that will come. That my vote and others won’t save you from what they have planned. For my husband and you. You need to vote in your own best interests. Because you are dependent on Social Security and Medicare. Those are things they don’t want to exist. You and my husband not knowing these things. Is exactly how they are able to pull it off.
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  90. You blame her. She should been like you had financial planner. When your living day to day you seeing financial planner. Is not happening I am no different than her. My husband has dementia we have no retirement savings. Once he dies at some point. I will be in the same position she is. Nobody wants this to happen to them. As for who is cutting the safety net my husband counts on. Republicans just want him to hurry up die.
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  91. In my situation I could do that. But I don’t want too. Our son is 26 years old and has child. He lives not far from us. Right now he has good job with forklift repair place. He is starting to save money now for retirement. If I moved in with him. That could affect his ability to save for his future and Everly’s. Yes I have lived with my mom before and she wouldn’t have problem with that. But it is embarrassing to have your 51 year old daughter. Not be able to support herself. The year that Joshua and I lived with my mom. It was nice to be all together because all of my younger siblings. We’re living in Chicago too. That has changed now. My sister and her husband two kids live in suburbs. My brother his wife and my niece live in New York. Then my other brother does still live in Chicago. Again I am very lucky that we are close family and help each other.
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  92. You want bully someone bully me. I will explain how heartless you are. My husband was in the Navy for 20 years. The we love our veterans is bull. Because after they are done defending your freedom. When they get dementia and social security. It is not your problem right. I will be no different than this lady when my husband dies. We don’t have any savings. I want know how you think. Given that I am 51 that with my husband’s $700. Pension from the military will rent me an apartment. It won’t not where I live. Hopefully my health will hold out long enough. That I can work and find place. If it doesn’t then I will figure it out. As for your I should have done things differently. I make no apologies for putting my son’s needs ahead of mine. I am his mother and when his Dad was gone. I was there at soccer games. At parent teacher conferences. You don’t get to judge our decisions regarding the choices we made. Most heartless ungrateful and mean people.
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  93. Exactly right most judgmental people. They got theirs and don’t care about anyone else. If my grown son was this heartless. I would have done something really wrong. Thankfully he isn’t grown or not. Selfish and unkind is not tolerated by me ever. You share what you have. Empathy for people who have things much worse than you. Sending prayers to this poor lady. Like I said there is five dollars that I could send her.
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  94. Lots of things happen during those years. You have oversimplified the situation.
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  95. Of course they do the best they can. I don’t have any money to send my mom either.
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  96. Exactly right we need bunch young progressives. To replace some of these useless politicians. I have seen enough of there work. When they Manchin and Sinema took. Those COVID money away. The eviction moratorium ended this is what everyone said would happen. He was responsible for my son losing that child tax credit. During the pandemic on his paycheck. To help support my then 2 year old granddaughter. They don’t care. Right now at Everly’s school. They have a lot of kids on childcare subsidies. Her school is selling pastries for playground equipment. Tells me exactly how much they care about my my grand baby not at all. Or any other of those babies. We treat most vulnerable the worst.
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  97. I am glad you will be okay. Me I don’t own my house. So when something happens to him. I hope I can still work. If not other options will have to be looked at.
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  98. You have to ignore some people who don’t understand. Things like expensive medical bills and that Medicare doesn’t cover everything. I am so sorry your Auntie deserves place to live. Everyone does housing is human right. I don’t know what I am going to do when my husband dies. Because we don’t have any savings and he has dementia.
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  99. Not everyone one can do that. My husband and I couldn’t do that.
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  100. Where I live in Illinois. It is cheap but gas to get here is not cheap. Because it rural town of about 5,000 people. The rents are pretty cheap by comparison to other places. My son is in townhouse that is expensive. He pays 1,200 per month my husband and I. Live in three bedroom house with our dog. Our cat and we pay $800 we have been paying the same amount the entire eight years we have lived here. Our landlord doesn’t live in Illinois either. She moved to Texas. It is not been kept up at all. But we can afford it so that’s all that matters. My granddaughter Everly. Her other set of grandmas lives in duplex. It is two bedroom and they pay $675. My grandparents lived in Wilmington my mom and my aunt went to school here. Our son graduated from the same high school as his Nana. The other thing that is good about low income apartments where we are. Is they aren’t like the ones that are in Chicago. My mom was in the car with me. She asked me to point out the low income apartments. So I pointed at them she didn’t believe they were it. Down the road from us there are income based apartments. That are for seniors and disabled folks. Our friends have daughter that is 28 they were able to get her into apartment there. There is stuff to do. We do have library and bowling alley. One movie theater according to my mom. They have senior discount on tickets. Obviously we don’t do those things because. It is expensive. But they have really nice parks places to fish. The schools are good. When Joshua graduated in 2017 I didn’t think they would give him. His diploma because we had school fees. We couldn’t pay any student that was receiving free or reduced lunch. They waive their fees. In Illinois the weather in the winter. Is cold our pipes freeze all the time. But now it has been nice lately.
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  101. I am sorry I didn’t mean to be insensitive. I realize gas is very expensive to get to another state. Her vehicle might not make it this far. I only meant that if someone could get where I live. That we don’t care if you stay here. Again I apologize.
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  102. That is something I didn’t think about either I am sorry.
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  103. She is on Medicaid like I am. In Illinois when I moved here. From California just like you the Medicaid doesn’t come with you. So when I got to Illinois it took. Me four appointments with my case worker. Then about three months before I was approved. This time happened year ago. My husband is disabled and since he has dementia. I take care of him. This time it was probably two months. But she has really serious health problems. That would be life threatening. So no she can’t move. Sometimes I don’t listen well. Something I need to do much better job at doing.
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  104. It is not her choice. If she is getting cancer treatments. She needs to be in California. Until she is finished with treatments.
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  105. My grand baby is three maybe she can explain sharing too you. Giving to others doesn’t deprive you of anything. It makes sure all of us have what we need.
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