Supreme Court is right, Corporations are just like (mean) people

by Leslie Jacobs


In Feb of 2010, my mother fell at Bank of America because the sidewalk was broken and had not been shoveled completely.  When she fell she hurt her face, back, neck, legs and arms. (I have photos!) The bank and the carl warren company said they would pay for everything. I have it in writing!  Then, BOA fired them and got another company down south called Sedgewick.  These people have horrible customer service. It took them months to contact me. Only reason they did?  I screamed into the phone, I have breast cancer, so please answer me.  They did. It took only two hours.  (BTW, my mother was an employee and retired from BOA in the 90's)

I had already turned down 45, 000 from Carl Warren.  When she fell in Feb, our stock market account had 57,000 in it. Now, it would be over 75,000--but instead there is nothing. My mother and I paid out monies that I was told would be coming back to me. So, I didn't mind helping my mother, first she was my mother and second---I would be getting this money back. So, I put out 20,000 for two months in a home that her insurance would pay, but the woman who disliked my mother said, my mother didn't need to be in a home. She would be better at home...so I brought her home and paid 1,150 dollars a week for every week she lived-- (almost 14 weeks).

BOA said, yes of course we will pay for that!  But, they didn't. 

Now, BOA is paying me 10,000.  It seems the statue of limitations ran out in 2012.  We were still talking--and still talking today--but now they are giving me 10,000.  If the lawyers and BOA can get all of there ducks in a row and finally pay me a 10th of what they owe me.

I will do nothing towards BOA, but I do hope people will walk in and take their money out of their accounts and leave BOA in ruins, like they have tried to do to me.

So, the supreme court was right, corporation are just like people--some times they are mean like BOA...sometimes they are great like The Container Store.  If you would like to help me.

Please go to gofundme.com/leslieJ and give. Thank you!


My skin is falling off...

by Leslie Jacobs


YUCK! It's just like getting a sunburn and having the burnt pieces fall off to reveal new skin underneath.  But, this time I didn't lie in the sun and read a book, or talk to my friends enjoying a great day.  I have spent the past 6 weeks, every week day getting radiation on my breast for I have breast cancer.

Now, what the doctor and nurse have been checking me out for the past 6 weeks has come to pass--my skin is falling off. It itches, and it doesn't hurt yet...but when the skin falls off I'm afraid it will hurt. My neck itches as well as the inside of my breast--but I can only scratch my neck. There is no help for the inside itch...except sleep.

So, today I pray, My Life is Fantastic, Thank YOU GOD.

Even though I am struggling financially and physically...everything is still good.

 


Courageous? Me?

by Leslie Jacobs


I just had a phone call from a friend who left this message: "You are courageous and brave." I don't know about that---but it made me smile as I listened to it.  So, thank you.

Today, as I was taking a power nap on my porch, my 9 year old neighbor  Ian popped in and screamed in sheer terror as I said Hi.  He didn't see me on the couch, and fell to the ground.  The reason he came over was to make sure I saw the note he slipped in the mailbox.

"Did you hear banging on the front door?" he asked.

Maybe, Ian I did--hard to know I was napping. I thought.

No, I said. I didn't.

You have a note.

(The front said, 'Leslie' and inside 'hope you feel better' and was unsigned.)

Why didn't you sign it? I asked.

"It was suppose to be a surprise! Ian responded.

What a great kid.

Five minutes later Mom was yelling at the three of them for the mess they left in the kitchen after snacks. Mom--please write a book!!!!

 

 

 


Asking for HELP...again

by Leslie Jacobs


I'm not the type of person who ever asks for help.  I do it all myself, until I can.t--and then I complain.  But I'm learning to ask for help--and trading services such as babysitting or my Skype organizing for what I need. 

Right now--here is what I need:

My gutters cleaned, my lawn raked and a trip to the dump.  That's what I need for the outside--for the inside I need my basement cleaned and painted and made into a place where I can do my art. I also need a car that works, and of course my whole house painted inside...

But, the first thing I need to do is get to radiation so I can fight my biggest battle so far--getting rid of my breast cancer. Only 18 more sessions to go. Yeah...everything I know will get done in due time--except my due time is today.

What is the hardest asking for help you have done?


Corporations are (Mean) People

by Leslie Jacobs


When the supreme court said that corporations are people a few years ago. I thought--Good that means they will be nice to people. Nope, they are mean to people. Look what corporations did to our economy in 2008...and we are still suffering for it. I'm not asking them to bed over backwards, just be fair and honest to everyone. Is that too hard?


When I need laughs

by Leslie Jacobs


When I am sad, by circumstances or nature I have my  sure fire ways of being happy. I list everything I am grateful for and watch sitcom bloopers on You Tube. Just put the word blooper and your favorite situation comedy  in the search box and enjoy the laughs. If you watch enough you can laugh yourself out of the bad mood.

 Two and half men, The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family are my favorites and they always make me laugh out loud.

So, Thank you Chuck Lorrie, and everyone else connected with these shows. I can hardly wait for your next season!