Posts by Rebecca Chavez85

Kenneth Diaz8 said:How does someone actually land a seat on a board of directors? And can you pull it off without carrying a political party membership card?

It isn't. You join immediately, because we all know how this game is played...

Joseph Evans95 said:What exactly is LOM?

I grabbed the form from the American Cancer Society website, filled it out, and I'll be turning it in within the next few days. If anyone here has dealt with the disability evaluation process before, I'd love to know how long the wait actually is...

Honestly, I am just so disillusioned with this country. I didn't think it was possible to sink any lower, but withholding information from patients who are retirees living on minimal pensions—people whose health is already permanently compromised and who struggle with basic independence—is just appalling. It’s a nightmare.

The wait for an evaluation averages about 3 to 4 months (San Diego). The only silver lining in this whole mess is that once they approve you, the benefits are backdated to the day you filed the application.

Joseph Evans95 said:Hi there,

My father is battling prostate cancer, and unfortunately, it has already metastasized. I read somewhere that he might be eligible to apply to the Department of Social Services for caregiver assistance, so I was wondering if anyone here has gone through this before.

The application process sounds like a total headache, and I really don't want to bother them if there isn't a significant chance he'll actually qualify. Aside from their current apartment, my parents own an old house that’s basically just a weekend getaway, but it's officially registered as a primary residence—would that pose a problem for the assessment?

If anyone has any experience with this, I’d truly appreciate your help.

It is absolutely infuriating how oncology patients usually only find out about their right to receive $200 monthly for home care by hearing it from other patients. Honestly, just head down to the Department of Social Services; they will give you a checklist of everything you need to submit, and then comes the medical evaluation. It seems overwhelming, but don't let the bureaucracy stop you. Depending on the evaluation results—specifically, if they determine a severe disability—the benefit is granted regardless of income or property assets.

Lisa White54 said:One more thing:
Never strip someone of their hope; it might be the only thing they have left!

Dear Lisa!

I am certainly not in the business of stripping anyone of their hope, though sadly, I speak from a lifetime of bitter experience.
One day, you will finally understand what I meant!

wanderinghawk22 said:Three years ago, I went through my own personal hell and somehow made it out the other side, though how I managed remains a mystery to me. In my line of work as an investigator, I’m likely one of those rare few who refuses to view patients as mere numbers or cold statistical data; in fact, I’ve actually begun to feel a genuine sense of empathy for their struggles and their setbacks... but sadly, most of what we see boils down to nothing more than tracking survival rates... such is the state of modern medicine... though there is hope!

I sign off on just about everything said here. The reality is that when everything is reduced to simple survival metrics, I find myself seeing absolutely no hope at all. If there is any optimism to be found, it is usually just the false hope peddled by doctors driven by their own selfish interests. There are exceptions, of course, but they are few and far between!

Benjamin Murphy34 said:I’m getting calls several times a day now, all from blocked numbers, and they’re pairing them with texts containing some pretty graphic content... basically, it's just harassment at this point. Should I be filing a report with the police or what?🤷🤷

What if you simply chose to ignore it all?
In any case, don't engage. If you stop giving them a reaction, they'll eventually get bored and move on, believe me.

copperskipper68 said:I have a nice little "Beware of Dog" sign hanging right at my driveway entrance.
Look, buddy, you enter at your own risk.
The real question is, was there actually a sign posted this time?

But why on earth would one even need a "Beware of Dog" sign on their own private property?
To be perfectly blunt, my dog won't even give you a second glance while you're walking down the sidewalk, but the moment you have the audacity to trespass onto his territory—our home—unannounced, things change.
How can anyone possibly justify strolling onto someone else's land with such reckless abandon, only to act shocked when a dog decides to defend its domain?

Henry Morris3 said:So, the dog was tied up right in its own backyard... It makes you wonder who actually carries the blame here. Is it the owner, or is it Grandma, since she was the one who brought the child over toward the animal?

If you ask me, I don't see how we can pin this on the owner... I mean, I honestly have no idea what else he could have done to stop an attack like that from happening...

The Grandma entered someone ELSE'S yard where a dog was tied up while accompanied by her grandchild. Why, then, should the owner or the dog be held liable?
If someone were to barge into your apartment without any warning, wouldn't you react accordingly?
I am not attempting to justify the attack, but the dog was on its own territory, and shouldn't the Grandma be the one answering for her lack of supervision over the child?

Jerry Martinez5 said:If you’re a believer, you should know that God is the one who judges and forgives, not some random person on the internet.

Personally, I find it distasteful when people throw around terms like "trash" to describe anyone. This individual committed a terrible crime. He took his own life, so the state didn't even get a chance to put him on trial. I'm no expert on church doctrine, but I know that for a long time, they wouldn't allow someone who committed suicide to be buried in a cemetery or receive religious rites. I suppose I don't know exactly when those rules changed.

The church used to treat suicide much more harshly than murder.

fairy, I truly went too far with such a vile term.

This wonderful, selfless, beautiful, and utterly noble husband and father slaughtered his entire family (is that the right way to put it?).
Let us all weep for him; perhaps his wife and children simply pushed him to the edge, forcing him to kill them. Calling him "scum" is actually being generous, much like those who still mourn him (and yes, they exist).
Even today, the Church views suicide with the same severity as it always has. Perhaps he was just a "better" or "wealthier" believer, and thus felt entitled to all this sympathy.

There you have it, Kanye West has laid it all out...

I couldn't agree more if I tried.

Gary Perez9, which specific Viper are you even talking about?

It’s nothing but pure hypocrisy, and we all know exactly who I mean. On one hand, you have a true veteran—not just some bureaucrat's definition of one—who takes his own life only to be denied a proper funeral service by the church. Meanwhile, this absolute trash kills an entire family and is still served a mass?

[I fail to grasp why anyone would bury a killer alongside his victims; just because he was their father or husband doesn't mean they should permit such a perverse display. That fool ought to have been interred in an unmarked grave or cremated so his ashes could be scattered—or perhaps driven through the heart with a stake, just to be certain.]

I suspect the victim's family is simply paralyzed by shock and likely remains oblivious to the gravity of the situation, as I find it impossible to believe anyone in their right mind would ever consent to this. Or perhaps, more cynically, no one even bothered to ask them.
According to reports from the local news before the procession began, a man announced over the loudspeaker that "anyone wishing to offer comments or condolences should step away immediately." Apparently, in a small town in California, it is considered perfectly standard for both the executioner and his victims to share a final resting place.
Furthermore, there has been a deafening silence regarding the hypocrisy of the church. Is it truly moral to perform a mass for a murderer or to grant him a full funeral service according to religious rites???

I find myself scrolling through the comments on the local news sites out of California, reading what those Lawrence types have to say. Is it just me, or does everyone seem to be scrambling to find some pathetic excuse for a murderer? They bring up mental illness, PTSD, financial struggles—as if any of that makes it okay.
To put it bluntly, there is absolutely no justification for such human filth. Only a true monster could lay hands on children. May they burn in hell forever...