July 26th 2014. Day 17 at the Mental Health Clinic.
Discussion
For those that have donated funds, thank you, once again. Thanks to your generosity, I have €420 to pass to Marv!
Also, to those that have sent me emails, I hope you have my replies too.
I've been trying to get in touch with Marv and have sent a further email and text message today. I'll let you know ASAP.
Also, to those that have sent me emails, I hope you have my replies too.
I've been trying to get in touch with Marv and have sent a further email and text message today. I'll let you know ASAP.
Edited by 5potTurbo on Wednesday 16th March 11:08
!! UPDATE ALERT !!
Marv responded to my text, and asked me to update you, pretty much quoting him here:
"I've got my own bed in the shelter last week (address also), next week new ID (*card), registered at ADEM and actively looking for work. Winter was very hard, court thing pending next week."
ADEM = http://www.adem.public.lu/fr/index.html
Govt body to help employers and jobseekers
I asked Marv to let me know exactly where he is so I can pass on the very generous donations from the lovely people in PH world.
I'll let you know how we progress.
Thanks again, Russell.
Marv responded to my text, and asked me to update you, pretty much quoting him here:
"I've got my own bed in the shelter last week (address also), next week new ID (*card), registered at ADEM and actively looking for work. Winter was very hard, court thing pending next week."
ADEM = http://www.adem.public.lu/fr/index.html
Govt body to help employers and jobseekers
I asked Marv to let me know exactly where he is so I can pass on the very generous donations from the lovely people in PH world.
I'll let you know how we progress.
Thanks again, Russell.
Edited by 5potTurbo on Wednesday 16th March 14:10
Dear all,
I met Marv today for the first time! What a genuinely lovely bloke. I'm very pleased to say he's clearly bouncing back and was very positive having seen his young son this morning. We met in the city and went for a coffee and a good chinwag.
He was truly touched by the generosity of strangers, as I have been too. Thank you all once again.
Marvin said he'd have an opportunity to use someone's computer tomorrow so he'll log in and post an update and thank you message himself.
In the meantime, Marvin's on the right...the round faced one is me.
I met Marv today for the first time! What a genuinely lovely bloke. I'm very pleased to say he's clearly bouncing back and was very positive having seen his young son this morning. We met in the city and went for a coffee and a good chinwag.
He was truly touched by the generosity of strangers, as I have been too. Thank you all once again.
Marvin said he'd have an opportunity to use someone's computer tomorrow so he'll log in and post an update and thank you message himself.
In the meantime, Marvin's on the right...the round faced one is me.
Hello to all of PH,
here's the update I wanted to do yesterday, but the day went a bit differently than planned and I ended up having no access to a computer.
I really want to thank all of Pistonheads for their support and the kind words, and reading up on the thread now, it is truly astonishing.
I would also like to thank the generous people that have sent money to Russ (5PotTurbo) that he passed on to me. I already bought a pair of sneakers during the spring sale here to replace my old, worn, full-of-holes shoes that I used to wear. No more wet feet and dirty socks! Thank you very, very much!
And last but not least, I want to thank Russell for taking time out of his Saturday afternoon to meet me in the city. If anyone else from here has had the pleasure of meeting him, I am sure they would agree that he's a great guy. To do that for a stranger, you have to be.
Now the update:
For about 5 and a half weeks now, I have been a regular at the shelter in the city where I live - thus I was able to get on a waiting list for a bed of my own and with it, I got tickets to go eat at Stemm vun der Strooss, which is like a social restaurant for people with little to no means - a meal costs 50 cents.
Since the 8th of March, I've finally had my own bed. I do sleep in a room with 3 other guys, but the atmosphere is amicable for the most part. I've met a couple of cool blokes, two of whom I have become friends with, and I stay away from the addicts and their poisonous atmosphere.A social worker is helping with with all the bureaucratic nightmare fuel I have to go through to get back into the system.
I was able to register the shelter as my address, so I have again been able to look for work. I have already sent many applications, some for jobs I would very much like to do, other for jobs to keep my neck above water whist I look for something that suits me.
This morning, I picked up my new ID and used it to open a bank account - the anonimity is officially over now, I reckon.
I have been trying to see my son on as regular a basis as possible, and thankfully this has largely been happening. It's fantastic to have the little man back in my life, and our relationship has been continually improving to the point where now, we can have a productive father-son relationship based more on friendship than authority. I love him very much and would hate to be a figure of authority in his life (which I have only known as a negative so far).
The court affair is still ongoing, tomorrow (March 22nd) will be judgment day. I am practically crapping my pants from anxiety and nervousness but alas, I am somewhat optimistic.
Overall, I am looking to be in an appartment by June or July provided I can find work by May, which should be feasable. After that, babysteps back into life and putting money aside to be able to go on holiday with my son.
I will update this more as events unfold.
here's the update I wanted to do yesterday, but the day went a bit differently than planned and I ended up having no access to a computer.
I really want to thank all of Pistonheads for their support and the kind words, and reading up on the thread now, it is truly astonishing.
I would also like to thank the generous people that have sent money to Russ (5PotTurbo) that he passed on to me. I already bought a pair of sneakers during the spring sale here to replace my old, worn, full-of-holes shoes that I used to wear. No more wet feet and dirty socks! Thank you very, very much!
And last but not least, I want to thank Russell for taking time out of his Saturday afternoon to meet me in the city. If anyone else from here has had the pleasure of meeting him, I am sure they would agree that he's a great guy. To do that for a stranger, you have to be.
Now the update:
For about 5 and a half weeks now, I have been a regular at the shelter in the city where I live - thus I was able to get on a waiting list for a bed of my own and with it, I got tickets to go eat at Stemm vun der Strooss, which is like a social restaurant for people with little to no means - a meal costs 50 cents.
Since the 8th of March, I've finally had my own bed. I do sleep in a room with 3 other guys, but the atmosphere is amicable for the most part. I've met a couple of cool blokes, two of whom I have become friends with, and I stay away from the addicts and their poisonous atmosphere.A social worker is helping with with all the bureaucratic nightmare fuel I have to go through to get back into the system.
I was able to register the shelter as my address, so I have again been able to look for work. I have already sent many applications, some for jobs I would very much like to do, other for jobs to keep my neck above water whist I look for something that suits me.
This morning, I picked up my new ID and used it to open a bank account - the anonimity is officially over now, I reckon.
I have been trying to see my son on as regular a basis as possible, and thankfully this has largely been happening. It's fantastic to have the little man back in my life, and our relationship has been continually improving to the point where now, we can have a productive father-son relationship based more on friendship than authority. I love him very much and would hate to be a figure of authority in his life (which I have only known as a negative so far).
The court affair is still ongoing, tomorrow (March 22nd) will be judgment day. I am practically crapping my pants from anxiety and nervousness but alas, I am somewhat optimistic.
Overall, I am looking to be in an appartment by June or July provided I can find work by May, which should be feasable. After that, babysteps back into life and putting money aside to be able to go on holiday with my son.
I will update this more as events unfold.
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