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I can hear the hunger coming.
November 7, 2022
It’s about this time each year I post about running out of food when I lived in Louisville and had no income. For about a year I was unable to work before I received disability.
Through the help of friends and my mother, I made it. I have no idea how I made it but I made it.
An old boss and a good good friend put me on retainer to do technical writing for his practice management system. That was $1000 a month, which paid my rent and utilities. My mom paid my phone bill and sent me $300 a month. I had food stamps, another $194 a month. Amazing I remember the exact amount.
At my last job I was making over six figures. I made over six figures for the last decade I worked as a healthcare systems analyst. I was at the top of my game.
And then bipolar brought me down hard. I lost everything. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. But I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
There is no need for anyone to go hungry in this country. We are a society of wealth and excess. There is more than enough. But we all must do our part.
Please give generously to your local foodbank. Not just during this season of giving, but always.
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