Episode 33
Stepping Up: How You Can Make a Difference for a Veteran in Need
Summary:
As a 100% permanently disabled veteran, Roderick faces severe challenges following a devastating flood in Virginia. With an unsupportive VA and his wife battling terminal liver failure, they urgently need help relocating to Minnesota for safer housing.
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Chapters:
0:00
Introduction and Importance of Community Support
0:31
Introduction to Roderick Squares aka Grid Squares
1:02
Challenges Faced by Grid in Virginia
1:39
Wife's Health Condition and Call for Support
2:25
Urgency of the Situation and Donation Appeal
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Left in Exile Intro
Left in Exile Intro
Transcript
Dr. Jim: When things get tough for the people that are in our community, what are we known for? We are known for stepping up
if there's one Conversation that I want you to listen to the entire way It's this one and i'm doing this as a standalone conversation For this episode of the podcast because it is critically important that we all step up as a community for One of the folks in our community who has sacrificed more than what we will ever know and now needs our help
the person I'm talking about is Roderick Squares.
For those of you who are on TikTok and YouTube, you might know him as Grid Squares and he is a hundred percent permanently disabled veteran who is in critical need of support and help as he and his wife plan a move from Virginia to Minnesota
landlord didn't really cover [:And in addition to that. The Veterans Administration and support systems around them are completely unhelpful due to Changes that have been going on from the political landscape that they're in as well so you're talking about a pretty critical disaster that they dealt with an unsupportive VA system and The need to move elsewhere to secure more stable Housing so we're talking about a critical Set of needs that needs to be met for someone who has sacrificed a tremendous amount in protecting and serving our country.
critical situation that GRID [:I will include all of the appropriate Information in the show notes, and I would encourage anybody that is able to donate so that they can actually secure and cover all of the expenses that they need to cover as they make their move from Virginia to Minnesota, it's going to be a massive help.
And for people like grid who have a lot of money. Thank you. Given and given in service of their country and their citizens, it becomes critical that when They are in need of help. We do what we can and do whatever we are capable of doing to try to help them and support them as they make this transition.
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