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Q: Double Whammy For My Brother And Me

asked by: zoom314 on June 19th, 2004

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Double whammy for my brother and me, he has both lung cancer and emphysema (6-12 months according to his doctor and he doesn't have enough capacity left to survive the operation, so they won't operate and he dies) and now his house (a mobile home and land) is up for sale (for $50,000.00) and hopefully i'll be able to move by july 5th 2004, if it sells the mortgage will get paid off and his family intends to pay off his credit cards and his pickup truck too, nothing like having to live on $790.00 per month from ssi(that's what I get, i'm disabled).

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cosmoslilangel

replied on October 30th, 2004

New User

I read what has happened to your brother, however I see nothing about your "double whammy"? I am very sorry to hear about your brother however, that has to be awful...We just had a fireman complain of pains in his stomach, and he was given 6 months, he left behind an 18 month old baby girl and his wife, he didnt make it 3 weeks...So, as they say, hope for the best but be prepared for the worse. Crying or Very sad

zoom314

replied on October 30th, 2004

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Well it was a double whammy for my brother. I'm surviving, repairs(car, house, tv) that are needed will get done slowly and car insurance will be saved for over 3 months before it expires. But that's life when one has a small income and is physically and mentally disabled. (arthritis, stiffness in both ankles cause of no rehab 2 years ago when I broke my lower left leg, concentration, anxiety, depression, weight, lower back problems) and this may not be a complete list either as it's hard to remember all of the problems that I have.

cosmoslilangel

replied on October 30th, 2004

New User

So you're the survivor that has to take care of all the things that you listed taking care of??? I see...Yeah, I have a lot of the same problems that you mentioned...However, i'm not mentally disabled...Sorry, to hear about your troubles, it must be very hard for you to deal with all of that and to deal with losing your brother at the same time... Crying or Very sad

take care

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