Hi Pete.I'll repost these posts to your email as well.Very humbled and gratefully yours,Kelt(Jim)
This will not be a short post.
This will not be a short post.
Maine is a beautiful state but it is tough to make a living here for many.Myself included.
I have never been able to grow any form of retirement account over the years as places I worked
for sold out/closed etc.causing employees like me to liquidate savings to make ends meet while looking for work.
I worked for Fedex from 2004 to June 2009 and netting about 50K per year (that's good around here).On 9/27/07 I was struck
struck by a reckless driver while delivering and sustained hyperextension injuries on my right side with other
symptoms such as headaches and insomnia.(My lawyer was useless).I couldn't afford to go on disability so I toughed
it out and with my wife riding with me helping I gradually recovered over the next year and a half until I was told
Fedex would not renew my contract because they feared I might relapse.
So I took jobs with couriers (making 1/2 what I made at Fedex) and learned about online stock trading from
one of the drivers.
Well,I sold everything and anything I could get my hands on.My WWII artifacts,other antiques,tools,yard equipment
and so on and got a subscription to Breakthrough Tech Alert and bought into NNVC and ISCO to start.
I worked with them enough to make enough to help buy 20K shares of CTIX with enough left over to flip and generate
some pin money to help with the house bills.
The "Formatech" debacle delayed my hopes with CTIX for another year.
Meanwhile the lawsuit against Fedex started in 12/2010 and still continues with hopes of a settlement now
projected for Feb 2014.(if that holds up)
Over the last year and a half my health started changing and not having insurance , my Dr.wouldn't see me or
my wife.My right shoulder was dislocated to boot.I covered my wife's needs when she had to use the ER at the
hospital until we got help with medical needs through grants from the hospital but I just toughed it out with
the shoulder.I then found a new Dr.in June this year and she helped my shoulder and discovered the tumors.
Also during the last year and a half,my Grand Daughter,Connie was diagnosed with Axenfeld Reigers and has to go to
Boston specialists for surgeries on her eyes.She is now blind in her left eye and will likely lose sight in the
right eye as well.All the surgeons can do is relieve the pressure in her eyes.
November 2012 my oldest stepdaughter,Louann (37) had several strokes and lost her job at Macey's and her husband,
Ron,is laid off until spring construction resumes.
Helping with travel for Connie and keeping Heating oil/Propane/electricity for ourselves and Louann and Ron was
expensive.Oil was $3.69/gal last winter and $1000 to fill each tank(2 tanks) which would last about a month.
I am still dodging disconnect notices and mortgage issues following Chapter 13 filing 2/2012.
They haven't started forclosure yet,probably because of the overload of failed loans after 2008 but they will
catch up at some point.
I had hoped to acquire another 10K shares of CTIX last winter bringing my shares to 30K but instead things went
the other way.Instead of being able to invest my "Earned Income Credit" to buy more shares,I had to help get
everybody through the winter and to Dr's visits.I will do it again if need be.Family is family.
My share count has gone from 20K down to where it is now at 2100.
If I can find work (I am very versatile but 60 vs a 20yr old is no contest here),I may be able to stretch the
remaining shares until the Fedex settlement.I will have to wait though,until my 6 week immunotherapy is completed.
Pete,I also wish to thank your wife for your help.She is your main responsibility and the fact that you are trying
to help tells me that she is behind you in this also.
I don't even know her name but please give her a "generous" hug and "Thank-You" from me.
I hope to play golf with you at some point (Play? What is that?I've forgotten what it is like to have fun)
I hope this explains a few things.
Thank you (all) so much again for your kindnesses.
Jim Maffei
