Eugene, OR, US
Judy S-B expressed gratitude for DonStClair
Thank you, Don, for your advice. Even though you missed my message and responded months after I no longer needed help with this, I wanted to express my gratitude to you for your message. Reading your words made me feel supported. It was in fact "routine". I did get phone help from someone at White Bird, back in September, and sent off the form in a timely way. A month later I got a response from the SSA office in PA that no further action was needed. So it was a success! Warmly, Judy
*****p.s. Now that I'm pondering it, I think I remember that you did communicate with me briefly back last August or September, to say that you were too busy to help me but that I should try White Bird? If that memory is correct, you did help me in a timely way after all. Blessings, Judy
DonStClair shared a gift with Judy S-BI have successfully applied for SSI, and helped several people win their SSI cases. I know the ins and outs of how it does and doesn't work and what it takes, and the resources you need. I will informally advise you on what you need to do, and can make referrals to the right (there are wrong) lawyers in town when you are at the stage of needing them. I work with the process shared by the groundbreaking legal self help nonprofit Nolo Press of Berkeley and their guidebook and website, http://disabilitysecrets.com
I am not a lawyer nor a doctor and am not dispensing legal or medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, etc. Just a peer support person.
Note: I often do not see Kindista messages or forget to check in here. Please email me at donsaintclair (at) gmail dot com and let me know directly that I have a Kindista message. I will switch to here to work with you.
Katherine Sloan expressed gratitude for DonStClair
Feeling blessed by your blessing to me and our community of sharing of your large bank of knowledge and referral! Thanks for your help and hope regarding my heart failure! You have breathed life and hope into me again :) Blessings!!
DonStClair expressed gratitude for Kavana Tree Bressen
What an amazing giving visionary activist. I have always admired your dedication and spirt, Tree! FIrst person I thought about as I get active on kindista here. This is gratitude for your gift to the community at large, not anything specific, other than your always given gift of a smile!
Kavana Tree Bressen shared a gift with DonStClairAdeena Sarah expressed gratitude for Tara Jones
Thank you Tara Jones for adding music and poetry to my life through the gifts I found from you at the Celebration last Saturday: a Cheryl Wheeler cd and Gurumukh Singh cd, and a book of selected poems by Neruda and Vallejo. I also noticed all the many gifts you left on the table for others to enjoy, and thought that was very kind of you. Take good Care, Adeena
Jason Lieberman expressed gratitude for jeremy spafford
Thank you for giving me a lift in a pinch! You saved me a half-hour walk home when I really just needed to get to bed. Thanks for being part of what makes our community great!
jeremy spafford expressed gratitude for Neighborhood Anarchist Collective and The Kindista Massage Train
Thanks for a wonderful relaxing way to wake up this morning! Thanks for the massage sarah smiles
DonStClair expressed gratitude for Judy S-B
Thank you Judy for sharing this wardrobe storage box with me! It was needed and you went out of your way to go to your storage unit to meet me to give me this, I deeply appreciate your kindness and generosity with your time!
Judy S-B shared a gift with DonStClairJudy S-B expressed gratitude for DonStClair
Don, an extremely belated THANK YOU for the advice you gave me 18 months ago, about my chemical sensitivities and detoxing! (I have copied the whole thing onto my email, so it will not get lost again!)
You are a contribution to me and our community/ies, and I really appreciate your time and generosity.
Blessings, Judy 503 2six7-78four5
DonStClair fulfilled Judy S-B's requestAdeena Sarah expressed gratitude for Oblio Z Stroyman
Thank you Oblio! And I love how it tastes.
Oblio Z Stroyman shared a gift with Adeena Sarah Karly Loveling expressed gratitude for jeremy spafford
Thanks for showing up at the Market and the park to take pictures of my choirs. And thanks for giving me what you got. I hope they are helpful in your endeavors!
jeremy spafford fulfilled Karly Loveling's requestBekah Hill expressed gratitude for Adeena Sarah
YAY!!! So happy to have received this table so I can do my project! THANK YOU ADEENA!!!
Adeena Sarah fulfilled Bekah Hill's requestThe Kindista Team expressed gratitude for Thomas Price, Alegria Alegria, Kavana Tree Bressen, Anna Jackson, and Megan Swan
Alegria, thank you for the use of your canopy for the earth day festival today! It kept the Kindista crew dry during the rain!
Thomas, thank you for transporting the canopy and setting it up for us.
Tree thanks for letting us borrow your table.
Anna, thanks for creating a magical space for sharing gifts.
Megan, thanks for helping table this week.
DonStClair expressed gratitude for Suzanne Denker
What a kind thing to have happen, to have someone show up at your door with a gift of happy plants! Kindista, you cool. Susan, you generous. Thank you all!
Suzanne Denker fulfilled DonStClair's requestJudy S-B expressed gratitude for Adeena Sarah
What a labor of love that was, cleaning the disgusting refrigerator for me, so I could keep my word to my landlord! Thanks also for the time you spent on the phone with me, helping me figure things out, and for all your kindness, love and grace. You are awesome!
Adeena Sarah fulfilled Judy S-B's requestJudy S-B expressed gratitude for Adeena Sarah
Adeena, Thank you so much for listening to my stories & feelings & being willing to hear about my transformation. I'm so happy about our 45 minutes of conversation. You are an amazing person & I'm grateful to know you. Blessings, Judy
The Kindista Team expressed gratitude for Megan Swan, Williex Merritt, and Sara Clark
Thank you all for an inspiring and deeply nourishing board meeting this morning!
Logan Scott Flores expressed gratitude for Megan Swan
Your leadership in promoting a gift economy
DonStClair expressed gratitude for Kavana Tree Bressen
What an amazing giving visionary activist. I have always admired your dedication and spirt, Tree! FIrst person I thought about as I get active on kindista here. This is gratitude for your gift to the community at large, not anything specific, other than your always given gift of a smile!
Mary Byrnes expressed gratitude for Adeena Sarah
Adeena, My kitties and I are so delighted with all the cat treasures you shared! They were so curious about all the new things and I let them examine everything before they sat down to dine. Thank you so much!
Mary
Adeena Sarah shared a gift with Mary Byrnes
