Colin In London

or those who have reached out, I am alive, and still here in #LdnOnt. I won't get into all the details, but just as things turned a corner and got better for me two months ago, my health took a turn for the worse. I'm slowly coming around.

I'm really up a creek. I really need some help Monday, and I'm willing to pay... although I can't really pay very much. I need someone on Monday afternoon who can pick me up at Vic after my surgery and drive me home. Please, please... if you can help, please DM me.

My landlords have let me know that they are at least starting to consider selling the house I live in. I'm crushed because the best case scenario, if they do, would be finding a room to rent somewhere here in London. With my health issues, the idea of moving is terrifying.

CJME Reads The Marvel Universe The Prologue, or Me Explaining How We Got Here.

The first issue of my Substack is now live at:

cjmeinldnont.substack.com/p/cjme-reads...

I really hate asking for help, and hopefully now that I got approved for ODSP it will be the last time... But the food situation is bad. Gonna order groceries tomorrow, but not much in budget. If you can chip in, even a few bucks, please DM me.

I really hate asking for help, and hopefully now that I got approved for ODSP it will be the last time... But the food situation is bad. Gonna order groceries tomorrow, but not much in budget. If you can chip in, even a few bucks, please DM me.

Waking up knowing the Trillium money went into your account overnight & then straining for an hour between buying fresh food or paying down your phone bill a bit in hopes you're not cut off so the government can reach you in case they need more info to determine if you need help or not.

Just spent my last 34.17 on paying my phone bill down. It's less than half of what I owe but hoping it buys me a couple weeks before they cut me off anyway.

Still waiting on both the CPP-D appeal and ODSP application. In debt. Phone about to be cut off again. Eating garbage. Waiting on more tests & test results. Waiting on a consultation after latest X-rays. In pain, but my pain management meds make me sleep too much. Can't focus.

I'm not opposed to a little bit of traditional ceremony, but it's 2025 already. We can likely do away with the smoke signals, just send us a text message when you figure it out.

Woke up screaming this morning. Worst neuropathy flare-up I've ever had, literally feels like someone hammering a railroad spike into my shin. Taken as much pain medication as I'm ever supposed to take at a time, it hasn't even taken the edge off Head chock-full of the most intrusive thoughts. Fuck.

One Year: A long and occasionally a tad graphic thread:

This morning, I had more X-rays. I had to walk over to St. Joe's and back, so the mystery thing that makes my iron drop has kicked in full force. I'm going back to bed, and I will likely be unconscious all day again.

All this from roughly 30 minutes of mild exertion.

I have to be at the Primary Care Clinic on Platts at 10:30 on Wednesday morning and right now have no plan for getting there. Can anyone help?

I'm still waiting on an exact confirmation on the exact time, but I have a post-surgery medical appointment on Wednesday morning that I could really use a little help getting to. If anyone can help, either in person or with some cab fare, I'd really, really appreciate the help.

I'm still waiting on an exact confirmation on the exact time, but I have a post-surgery medical appointment on Wednesday morning that I could really use a little help getting to. If anyone can help, either in person or with some cab fare, I'd really, really appreciate the help.

PP & The Cons are clearly Leafs fans. It's the only thing that explains them blowing so many 3rd period leads, all around the country, in such a short period of time.

There is nothing. Thanks.

There are days when the depression is so heavy that it physically hurts. Today is one of those days. I've barely moved all day. Lots of intrusive thoughts today.

Let's start here today.

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To clarify, this happened once before and it was a mistake, with an easy fix that only delayed payment a couple days. My point is that by sending this to someone in medical crisis, who has depression and anxiety, after business hours on a Friday... well, it's just cruel.

Here's proof that the good people at OW don't understand mental illness. I got notification at 10pm on a Friday night that my benefits, which were to be paid Monday, have been put on hold.

They are literally trying to kill me.

I'm just making myself feel worse trying to crunch these numbers. THere's nothing to be done for it. I'm gonna take a couple percs and go back to bed.

It's so frustrating. Even if I only pay the bills that absolutely have to be paid at this point, even if I sacrifice and put off anything that isn't super-urgent, there's not enough. Even if I cut it all out and live on instant ramen and water for a month, it's just not enough.

OW is fucked. The 'shelter' portion of the monthly assistance is less than $400. There isn't a place in the province where you can be sheltered for that. A cot in a closet will run you $500+ in most places. The full monthly OW of $733 doesn't even cover my rent.

You're right, none of the options are great. What's even worse is the sad fact that the math bears out: If you don't vote, it's a vote for PP & The Cons, and if you cast a vote for anyone but a Liberal candidate, it's a vote for PP & The Cons. I fear he's gonna win because of that.