simon, you struck a chord when you mentioned the money you lost. i recently lost $115 thousand because a neighbor scammed a bank and took a loan out on my property in New Mexico. when he couldn't pay the payments, foreclore occured and he took bankruptcy. then the federal government stepped in and i couldn't get my property back. even though we proved it was mine. you can't sue the government, so we sued all that had touched paper work. i got $11k. then i had dental expense which took $5600 and now i'm broke and waiting on my social security retirement check. it's hell to be cheated and conned. it makes you have all kinds of insecure feelings, feelings of rage, feelings of hurt, betrayal, loss and utter helplessness. my lawyer reduced the legal fees or i would not have gotten the $11k. then i got sick and that took more. one of the prescriptions cost $450.00 for 30 days. the illness is another story entirely and i won't burden you with those details.

i do understand how you are feeling. such losses that you've experienced. i wish i could help you more. i make a mean sour cream cookie and i wish i could just hop the big pond and we would sit and eat cookies and drink tea and talk.

keep posting, we share and we care. xoxoxo pat