Would having prior valid TNs reduce risk or is there any such notion as having too many TNs? I have heard of this anecdotally but it might have been speculation on their part.
Can a person be eligible to purchase a ACA health plan in CA if they're on a B2 visa considering they have been in the USA for several years on prior work visas?
I know there are some recent changes with OBBBA that will kick in Jan 2027 but as per my understanding only affect PTCs not ACA eligibility.
Irregular bowel movements, cramps that I couldn't attribute to what I ate, inexplicable fatigue. Eventually it was a bright red blood in stool which made me force my doctor to take it seriously.
Stage 4 as well, diagnosed in 2021. Lifelong vegetarian, mostly ate organic foods and generally active. I always suspected something was wrong with my gut, but didn't think it would be cancer. No genetic component either.
Thanks, I am intimidated by the process of court but I'll look into it. Will they be notified automatically, or do I have to serve them the notice?
It is insane that we tolerate this in 2023. I actively switch to other providers even if speeds are lower, but it is impossible to avoid their monopoly. Short of lobbying for municipal broadband, I am at a loss as well.
Accidentally submitted it without a description so I'll just put it here.
Xfinity (Comcast) support is non-existent and actively lies to me about promotions or what I will be billed. Every time I call them to dispute, they waste an hour of my time and either throw me a $10 credit that I'm not sure is even getting applied. Different departments don't know about what the other is doing.
I'm now getting charged $70 for international calls I did not make.
How can I escalate these issues? Can I just cancel all association with them cleanly by reporting them to my credit card company? They seem ok with atrocious service because of their monopoly. Why do we put up with this blight?
Health really is the only wealth, amen to that. Ah, my 5FU was a 2 day pump affair that left me in a totally nauseous haze; I do not miss that at all. 4 out of 7 days is great.
I hope you are able to get to even more tolerable therapies in the future!
Stage IV CRC as well. Agreed, for the vast majority, it is still cytotoxic chemotherapy. I used to follow these innovations hoping to bring it up with my onc, but rarely do any of them work better than standard of care in vivo.
I hope you're handling maintenance chemo okay. Tumor DNA can change over time, so get a biopsy at some point to see if you qualify for other treatments.
16 GB is a really nice offering at that price point for AI workloads. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a higher end Battlemage offering and some real competition for Nvidia.
Thanks for the AMA, Peter! What are the options for a TN visa (Canadian) holder if they become permanently disabled (cancer treatment) and are unable to work at all? Are they able to renew their TN visa assuming the employer is okay with that?
We don't want to do it but sometimes we do if it means getting to work on interesting things/paid competitively.
I've had interviews with heavy LC and ones where I got plain old fizzbuzz and there wasn't much difference in staff competence or how quickly we delivered.
If anything, the place with the low bar had more well rounded peers I wanted to spend time with after work.
Exactly. The only way to get SSDI is to quit work forever.
On cancer (stage 4) treatment, but returned to work part time by stretching myself. However, it makes me ineligible for SSDI since it is above the ludicrously low earnings threshold.
Exactly. It sounds so cliche but just keeping active and finding purpose really helps me cope with the day to day. Dealing with Leukemia at 15 must have been truly scary, I'm glad you're well!
I appreciate the kind words. That's wonderful, I know of a couple others in my support group that have survived it. Cancer is truly the most enigmatic disease, no two people experience it the same.
I hope your mom recovers well. I'm on chemo indefinitely so its a matter of finding a cure before chemo stops working for me. I'm only in my thirties so it might just happen!
I love niche forums like HN because it satisfies my itch for mind expanding content. The closest I got to that was OG StumbleUpon, if you know, you know.
I'm unfortunately not passionate about much nowadays; in treatment for stage 4 cancer, so I'm fairly exhausted all the time. I'm glad I can still maintain my cognitive abilities during chemo so I can still do my job.