When we are young it is so easy to be complacent and self-assured. However, once we are older, I think that many of us can see how some folk end up having such hard times. A breakdown in the family circle, bereavement, a mental breakdown, lack of work, various kinds of health issues, are all examples of how a slippery slide into homelessness can occur. Ed has been through all of these events in less than a year and has no medical and is ineligible to apply. One time when trying to apply for some government help, he was told and I quote "you have to go back to the country you came from." If he had the cash flow to fly halfway around the world, he wouldn't be in this situation to begin with. Heartless and brainless remarks like that one are sadly commonplace with a system that is quickly falling into a gigantic shit-heap.
With the lack of support now days, it can be all to easy for someone suffering health problems to lose their home and job and in no time at all, a smart and intelligent citizen can become a down and out. Think that this is not true? Take a look around. It is almost impossible for the average person to imagine, thankfully, how desperate it must feel to have no home, no money, no family, poor health, no food and little hope and perhaps that is why, people are reluctant to give money to the people who need it the most. Ed gave money to organizations like Greenpeace and the ASPCA for years, now he is looking for donations himself. Again it is sad how quickly the tables can be turned. This isn't a rant designed to tug at the heart-strings even though it is pretty hard for it not to. Ed has lived on handouts and donations for a long time now, living in homeless shelters, the back seat of cars but mostly inside a weather-beaten tent that really should have been thrown away years ago.
I am writing this with tears in my eyes because I love Ed with all my heart and it is tearing me apart to see him like this. We are not looking for millions, just enough to find a home and stay there which these days is not cheap but it is nothing compared to the thousands of dollars the average person wastes on themselves each year. Did you spend $20 at Burger King recently? Ed has to feed himself for a week on $20 or less. It is kind of sad that most messages he receives are still all about what albums are up for reviews, does it really matter anymore? We are starting to ask that question regularly. Considering the vast sums of money being spent, of late, on death and destruction, it really is a disgrace that genuine people and children are homeless. Look at the ridiculously large bonus payments bankers are set to receive, yet again? Also it is depressing that people with serious life-threatening health problems who don't have insurance are treated the same as anybody else, surely those people should have some kind of priority, sadly this is not the case with the US system.
Anyway, this post has been made against Ed's wishes but I felt it is something that needed to be done. Don't treat it as another plea for cash, even though that obviously is what needs to happen. This is just a girl who is hopelessly stressed and emotionally crippled over her mans terrible situation. I love Ed, I don't want to lose him. Thanks for reading.....Sally Bethhall.
PS: People have asking what is in the future for Doommantia.Com if Ed doesn't return. The answer is a simple one, NO ED, NO DOOMMANTIA!
