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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHappy ending??!?!?!?
I already shared this with a couple of other members, but I had a call this last Friday!
I have been put on a housing list and will be in an apartment by Jan 29th at the latest! And through the program I go for help with my PTSD treatment, I will be working in a special job program. It is to help restart my resume and we can watch my stress levels and the way my meds are helping with it! I will be working in a coffee shop!!!! yeah!!!!!!
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I was so happy!!!
sl8
(13,862 posts)Just kidding.
It is really great that things are looking up for you.
I'm a little jealous of the coffee shop job.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I thought they were going to have me do the café. But when they said no, it was the coffee shop I almost fainted! I LOVE coffee. I know the lingo and can suggest things with ease!
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Hope things steadily move ahead. I can sympathize with the PTSD.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Here is a heartfelt hug for you.
Can't get enough of those, my friend.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I am so happy!!!
DoBotherMe
(2,340 posts)Never give up! That's what my step-dad always said. I'm so happy for you Dana ; )
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I just want to dance and sing and.....
The American Dream still lives no mater how much the Conservative Republicans and tea baggers try to kill it!!!
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)So very happy things are coming together for you now, seems to take forever though, doesn't it?
Wish I could do more than just wish you well...
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)And if you know some good recipes, send them my way!
The program will make sure I have all I need to start a home! Everything! The cook wear, plates, utensils, bedding, towels, cleaning supplies, hygiene products, furniture, coffee pot, shower curtain, curtains, even a TV!
Quantess
(27,630 posts)I was reluctant to open this thread because I thought it might be about porn.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Need to fix that somehow....
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I am in Tucson, I will have a job, an apartment all my own and everything I need to start a home! I am so happy!!!!!
and Thank you for being there as one of my DU cheerleaders!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)After everything you've been through, you deserved a break. Best of luck!!!
Happy Holidays!!!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Thank you and Happy Holidays!!!!
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)If I did not have my DU family to be there with a friendly ear, good vibes and help... I don't want to think where I may be without it!
onestepforward
(3,691 posts)Wishing you great success!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Not only do they only pay a percentage of their pay but the agency makes sure the landlord keeps the place up.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I will pay 30 % of what I make a month. And they are supplying everything I need to get started. And it all will be mine to keep!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)He lives in California so it's an apartment complex. I was looking at places back east and noticed they don't even HAVE these huge apartment complexes that often take up a whole city block and house more people than some towns back east. The HUD vouchers are for actual HOUSES.
BTW: In places like Cleveland you can still get a house for 20k.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)but I think I've read them all and have been sending good vibes your way the whole time.
How about a happy beginning to the rest of your life? Enjoy your journey and take care - keep updating us!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I will! DU is my home away from home!
LittleGirl
(8,290 posts)Is there anything you need that I could help you with?
for example:
clothes?
toiletries?
cleaning supplies?
a desk?
if so, PM me and we can decide if there is something I can do.
I live in Tucson too.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Down to toilet paper! I will be able to cook my first meat in the place the very night I move in!
LittleGirl
(8,290 posts)Keep me in mind if something you need isn't there! Good Luck!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)Like the other poster said, I've been reading your posts and cheering you on even though I didn't reply to all of them. After reading the struggles you've been through I just want to say you deserve every good thing that comes your way! I wish you only the best!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)I have a lot still to do to be totally self sufficient , but this is a start!
Chaco Dundee
(334 posts)You are on the way.iam happy for you.best of luck.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)Glad to hear. You've had such a rough go of things, that you are overdue for some good fortune.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)ashling
(25,771 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Cha
(297,521 posts)Beginning for you, LFR!
The Power of Hanging in There!
Hekate
(90,773 posts)Happiness from Solstice to Solstice.
rurallib
(62,441 posts)phase of your life.
Hope you've kept notes - you may have book material.
Phlem
(6,323 posts)I have it too.
Make sure you take your meds and get some physical activity. And absolutely take it one day at a time.
I'm a firm believer in these words. "Take Care of Your Self So You Can Take Care of Others."
I'm so happy for you I could burst!
Sissyk
(12,665 posts)I really hope it works out for you. You've been on my mind lately.
ps: I thought this was another porn thread!!!! Happy ending???????!!? LMAO!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Seriously, sounds like a wonderful environment!!
So happy for you!!!
alfredo
(60,075 posts)It's much too easy to get triggered. Just about anything can knock you out of the here and now and back into a life and death situation. The medication and followups at the VA has helped.
It isn't always easy to nail down what causes a particular case of PTSD. An IED, a bloody battle, rape, or like the François Truffaut movie "400 blows" where you suffer a life of humiliation and violence, can cause PTSD.
I'm glad you are getting help.
libodem
(19,288 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)I had a very pleasant surprise and was glad I didn't just trash the thread based on the title!!
This is great news and I'm very happy for you.
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)Worried senior
(1,328 posts)also and am very happy things are really looking up for you.
idwiyo
(5,113 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)nolabear
(41,990 posts)You deserve it. You've stuck it out through some hard times.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Happy for you that things are turning your way.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,191 posts)It's always good to hear when the scales are finally starting to adjust back in favor of someone who really deserves it. Like you.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Sorry, I was out for the hollydaze!
congrats!
Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)I've been following your posts for months, and you were right about Tucson being the place for you! I am so glad that everything is coming together for you. I've been in similar circumstances, and sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling. Please keep us updated? You know we're all hoping for you! Yeah, a place to call your own.....can be heaven on earth!
HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)Nothing better than a place to call "home".
reACTIONary
(5,771 posts)NBachers
(17,135 posts)We will have a DU housewarming party when you start posting from your new digs.
Fill yourself with gratitude, but watch amping out on the caffeine.
I hope you'll be able to listen to some tunes in your new home.
Just think - walk in, close the door, and you're . . . HOME!
What a beautiful word that is, isn't it?
mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Cool?
emsimon33
(3,128 posts)ConcernedCanuk
(13,509 posts).
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I can well relate as up to 9 months ago I had been living in a trailer with no hook-ups for 6 years, with marginal income.
Unexpected windfall allowed me to buy my FIRST home, and provide modest income -
It's a "culture shock" (a good one) for sure.
ENJOY IT ALL TO HECK -
oh
by the way
CC
peace13
(11,076 posts)This is great news!
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)I am so glad you have made it home and now good things are happening! W00T!
Julie