Application 161722: Coal Miner Needs Medical Exam

Current Status: Paid

On 2010-08-13, Modest Needs sent payment via Check in the amount of $469.00 to Chest Diseases of N.W., PA on behalf of this deserving individual.

This request for help was funded at the recommendation and through the support of the friends and partners of Modest Needs Foundation.

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This application has 100% of the points it needs to receive a Modest Needs grant.

This application has been fully funded. To see the thank you note left by the person who placed this application, scroll down this page to 'Testimonial'

Of course, if you want, you can allocate some points to a different application

Application Details

Coal Miner Needs Medical Exam | Cost to fully fund this application: 563.00 Modest Needs Points

The figure above includes the cost of fulfillment.

I asking for your help with payment of a doctor's bill related to my Black Lung claim. I worked 21 years as an underground coal miner and have been disabled for three years now. We live in a very modest, older home in a rural community. Although we somehow manage to keep our bills current, our taxes and insurances paid on our SSI checks, there is next to nothing left for anything extra. It seems that no matter how hard we try, it's been impossible for us to save enough to pay the doctor and put gas in the car to make the almost 400 mile round trip.

It is unlikely that I will be able to return to gainful employment since I've had two open-heart surgeries in less than three years.; most recently in February 2010 after having a systemic staph infection that 'dissolved' the heart valve replaced in 2007 and also required an aortic root replacement. I will not be eligible to draw my miners' pension or Social Security for at least six yrs. at 62.

Approval of my Black Lung claim would add a little extra income and allow us to save a little to cover unexpected expenses like this in the future. Thank you for taking your time to consider this request.

Applicant Profile

This application for our Self-Sufficiency grant comes to Modest Needs from a household of 2 adults and 0 children.
This household earns 79.91% of its household income.

This applicant lives above the poverty line and probably won't qualify for other types of help.
This household has received state or federal assistance in the past 30 days.

Notes from the Modest Needs Staff

This applicant has applied for help from Modest Needs in the past.

This applicant has never received assistance from Modest Needs before.

Testimonial

This person has left the following thank you note:

When Karen told me that my request for help with the doctor bill was fully funded, I was awe-struck. I began to search my heart for the right words to express to you how much your generosity truly means to me. And I decided that the best words seem to be, Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! I've never had to ask for help until I became disabled and it wasn't easy for me; but knowing that you, as a group, have made it possible for me to take the next step towards getting out of the 'living-hand-to-mouth' cycle as well as feel more secure about my 'golden years'. Again, I truly appreciate your contributions and thank you!!!! Ron B. P.S. This has to be the MOST UNBELIEVABLE birthday gift I've EVER received (8/12/1954) RB