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Kathy Moore's avatar

☕️ I can’t tell how much I appreciate the MeidasTouch. I wish I could give and donate but I’m on SSDI and it’s so hard just to get by on that but I will continue to be a cheerleader for you guys. 🗣️📣💙☕️⚖️

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Debi Heather's avatar

Yes, so many great people writing and informing. Would love to contribute but SS doesn’t go very far. Hope the new regime leaves it alone.

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Kathy Moore's avatar

That’s what I’m afraid of. I worked over 20 years and paid my taxes until I started having “back” issues and had to go on disability. I’ve had 3 spinal fusion surgeries and still deal with chronic pain. It’s bad enough I have to deal with this condition going on over 20 years now but now these people are talking about taking it away like we are nothing!? I depend on my SSDI and Medicare to live on like so many others in the same situation in this country. The thought of a Washington bureaucrat threatening to take this away like we are nothing is more than I can bear!

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Rena's avatar

I am lucky in that SS supplements my retirement income but isn't all of it. But I have close friends who rely on it 100% (and on SSDI). I am very worried.

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Ed Garland's avatar

Agree. I just rejected a neurosurgeon's recommendation for spinal fusion. I've chatted with too many people who've had the surgery and still suffer chronic pain.

I also abandoned spinal injections after side effects and less and less time in between where I felt better. Just stretching, exercising and visiting my chiropractor.

Will be experimenting with acupuncture soon. Anything except major back surgery for this "Senior" Senior, LOL 🤣

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Lisamanv's avatar

My husband had it in June and is thrilled he did.

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Julie Marshall's avatar

Kathy, I really do feel for you. I’m in a similar situation. Retired and have chronic pain in my back due to due to 2 compression fractures thanks to osteoporosis. Luckily, my husband has his military retirement but if he should die (he has severe heart problems) and the new administration does what it says it’s going to do then I will be living under the poverty level. Scares me but like the others said, congress also has democrats who will vote things down and other republicans who agree with them. Ss hasn’t been lowered in all these years and if enough people get angry and fed up enough, we can take to the streets like they’ve done recently in other countries. Don’t let the fear overwhelm you especially if we don’t know if it’s really going to happen. Trump and his people love to stir us up and keep us agitated. Hang in there sweetie!

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Robot Bender's avatar

I'm in the same boat, Kathy. They infuriate me with their callous cruelty.

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Cathy Delia's avatar

I know you probably hear it all the time, but hang in there. I can't imagine having to deal with chronic pain, but you're obviously a fighter.

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Ed Garland's avatar

They need to tread carefully if they don't want to see a unified suffering people in the streets like we experienced during the Civil Rights Movement. Let them keep effing with programs we depend upon and there will be folks of all varieties linked up arm in arm against them all. 😡

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Mo's avatar

I will hobble, Iimp or crawl to be sure our SS and Medicare are safe!

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Amy Walter's avatar

Same here, would donate if it wasn’t already so hard to get by BUT I stay engaged and vote in every election from local elections to President. I love the Meidas community 💙

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Ruth Wright's avatar

Me too💙

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Ed Garland's avatar

Yup. So am I. Our oldest daughter may give us a gift membership. Hoping yes and soon!!! 😊

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