Re: Medical bill help for a veteran
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:17 am
Dear Sirs/Madames,
I was married to my Vietnam veteran husband for 25 years and we have medical bills. He went through many health issues over the years. Of course, diabetes or he would have retired after his two tours, left leg amputation in 1999 with sepsis and many complications following. He developed Mesothelioma, had a stroke, and previous to his death in May we found out how very weak his heart was and he became septic and had the other leg amputated. He should have been 100% disabled for at least the last 15 years of our marriage but did not file for anything as he felt he would be miss treating his precious Army. He was more than just a soldier as his many medals and letters of commendation attest to.
Because of his refusal to ask for benefits, I am struggling to attain DIC benefits. I recently moved to Florida to be near the little bit a family I have left.
We lost our 28-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose March 17, I lost Jon May 9, and my only brother three weeks ago. I work full-time (not sure how I'm doing this) but without John's income, I am just not making it. I have had to utilize the emergency number several times as my heart is shattered. My rate of pay in Florida is the same as Ohio but the cost of living is so much higher. I also got a moving company who Lost, damaged, or stole almost all of my belongings. I don't understand why the military is fighting me so hard on this. I'm in terrible pain emotionally to the point that my heart hurts physically many times in dealing with the veteran and medical bills. One of Jon's DD 214's was lost in a basement flood, the military copy lost in the St. Louis fire and no one will go into the archives to get it. I have no fight left and I'm afraid of becoming homeless because rent is so high.
Thank you for any help you can give me in finding help. I am in Pinellas county Florida. Clearwater.
Thank you again just for being there!
Sincerely,
I was married to my Vietnam veteran husband for 25 years and we have medical bills. He went through many health issues over the years. Of course, diabetes or he would have retired after his two tours, left leg amputation in 1999 with sepsis and many complications following. He developed Mesothelioma, had a stroke, and previous to his death in May we found out how very weak his heart was and he became septic and had the other leg amputated. He should have been 100% disabled for at least the last 15 years of our marriage but did not file for anything as he felt he would be miss treating his precious Army. He was more than just a soldier as his many medals and letters of commendation attest to.
Because of his refusal to ask for benefits, I am struggling to attain DIC benefits. I recently moved to Florida to be near the little bit a family I have left.
We lost our 28-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose March 17, I lost Jon May 9, and my only brother three weeks ago. I work full-time (not sure how I'm doing this) but without John's income, I am just not making it. I have had to utilize the emergency number several times as my heart is shattered. My rate of pay in Florida is the same as Ohio but the cost of living is so much higher. I also got a moving company who Lost, damaged, or stole almost all of my belongings. I don't understand why the military is fighting me so hard on this. I'm in terrible pain emotionally to the point that my heart hurts physically many times in dealing with the veteran and medical bills. One of Jon's DD 214's was lost in a basement flood, the military copy lost in the St. Louis fire and no one will go into the archives to get it. I have no fight left and I'm afraid of becoming homeless because rent is so high.
Thank you for any help you can give me in finding help. I am in Pinellas county Florida. Clearwater.
Thank you again just for being there!
Sincerely,